i2 Helps The Home Depot Keep Promises

Company: Founded in 1978, The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement retailer.

Situation: The Home Depot recently sought a better way of working with its multiple carriers to plan capacity. Although joint capacity planning would likely result in a rate reduction for The Home Depot, the company was more concerned with gaining service improvements, which would benefit the retailer and its business partners.

Process: i2’s carrier bid optimizing solution enables The Home Depot to send a request for bids for full truckload shipments to carriers, who create bids and send them back to the retailer. The Home Depot then analyzes the bids, asks for any needed clarification, and if necessary, conducts additional rounds of bidding.

Results: Using i2’s solutions, The Home Depot has cut transportation costs, enabling the retailer to keep its promise of guaranteed lowest cost to its customers.