Lunado
Every choice explainable, even afterwards.
Lunado ships daily through multiple carriers. We captured the decision rules and built a tool that calculates the best option for every shipment and explains why, with a Power BI dashboard behind it for costs, lead times and savings.
The situation.
Every shipment meant fresh homework: price, speed, terms. Two planners with the same information made different choices, both defensible. And afterwards it was hard to explain why it had become option A and not B.
What they wanted: faster, more consistent choices, seeing the best option for each shipment and why, and a clear view of lead times, costs and savings afterwards.
What we found.
Rate agreements and service levels were scattered across the place. A lot of knowledge lived in the heads of experienced planners. The process worked, but it took time and quality depended on who was on shift.
Our approach.
We didn't start with the tool but with the rules. What weighs more, price or speed? How do you handle exceptions? When can you deviate on purpose? Those agreements existed, just not on paper.
Then we built the decision tool. For every shipment it lines up the options on price, lead time and reliability, calculates a best choice and explains what it is based on. Deviating is always possible, with a short reason in the log. That is deliberate: a tool that overrules planners gets bypassed, a tool that records their judgment gets used.
What we delivered:
- A decision tool for planners with clear steps and an explanation for every recommendation
- A Power BI dashboard with lead times, costs per carrier and realized savings
How it landed.
A regular carrier turned out to be just as fast for one shipment, but 18 percent more expensive. One click sent the shipment with the better option, reason logged. That shifted the conversation about carriers from gut feeling to facts, including with the carriers themselves.
What it delivered.
Consistent choices, lower costs, less debate. Planners stay in charge, the tool provides the overview. Management sees what it delivers instead of having to take it on faith.
Time and team.
Four to six weeks, from rules to dashboard. Planning, purchasing and finance at the table, one product builder and one analyst from CribConnects AI.
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