Making Dairy Greener
Dairy.com Makes it Easier to Do the Right Thing
A commitment to environmental sustainability means finding better ways of performing dozens of critical processes across the dairy supply chain—milk production, transportation, trading, scheduling, cleaning and sanitation, and manufacturing.
At Dairy.com, we help customers do a few of these things better, such as finding spot loads closer to their plants, converting empty truck miles into backhauls, and enabling better scheduling decisions and reduced miles.
| Challenge |
Objective |
Dairy.com Solution |
Results |
Farm-to-Plant Milk
|
Reduce miles that milk
travels, thereby consuming
less fuel and producing
less greenhouse gas |
Dispatch
- Real-time visibility of orders and available loads
- Manage large volumes and complex milk flows
- Supports agency collaboration
|
- Produce "greener" schedules with more favorable farm-to-plant movements
- Automatic communication of schedule changes facilitates optimal response to disruptions
- Customers have significantly reduced average miles per load
|
|
Bulk Dairy Commodities
|
Reduce miles on spot,
internal, and contract
moves for Cream,
Condensed Skim,
Cheese, and Powders |
Trading Exchange/Scheduling
- Find nearby loads instantly on the Dairy.com spot market
- Share "live" schedules across plants, haulers, and trading partners
- Measure, analyze, and reduce mileage; reporting provides for ongoing improvement
|
- Millions of travel miles eliminated on movement of Cream, Condensed Skim, Cheese, and Powders
- Produce "greener" schedules by reducing mileage
- Customers have tracked mileage reductions of more than 10%
|
|
Transportation
|
Eliminate empty truck
miles with increased
backhauls and continuous
moves—reward
“green” hauler practices |
Transportation Exchange
- Easily find spot backhauls
- Re-contract freight lanes to leverage backhauls using our national network of experienced dairy haulers
|
- Rebidding lanes reveals optimal movements and backhauls, reducing fuel consumption, costs, and environmental impact
- More business awarded to "green" haulers, saving money and the environment
- Customers have experienced rate reductions of up to 40%
|
|
Electronic
Information
Exchange
|
Reduce paper consumption
and movement/
storage of documents |
All Dairy.com Solutions
- Information presented to both parties through a secure Internet connection
- Historical data instantly available online
|
- All dairy-related document available online (e.g., milk tickets, shipping/ receiving schedules, transaction details)
- Customers have reduced printing, mailing, and storing documents
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Contact Dairy.com at 800-761-8296, press 1 to learn how we're helping customers to do the right thing for the environment while improving profitability.
