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A Big Win: UFlex Industries’ Global Control Tower Journey with KlearHub

Discover how UFlex Industries seamlessly integrated KlearHub, propelling their supply chain into a new era of efficiency, transparency, and unprecedented control. 

Company Introduction

Global packaging and polymer company, UFlex Limited is a multibillion-dollar enterprise, with nine state-of-the-art manufacturing locations worldwide. At the forefront of embracing digitalization and technological advancements in manufacturing, UFlex takes immense pride in being a pioneering partner of KlearNow.AI. 

Challenges 

UFlex faced significant challenges in the logistics and supply chain industry, particularly in customs clearance. The existing system relied on complex, manual processes gathering documents across multiple countries, coordinating with thousands of customers, across multiple departments resulting in wasted time and resources, lack of visibility, clarity, and insight.  

“The complexities in customs clearance and supply chain logistics were hindering our growth. The manual processes were outdated, leading to inefficiencies and errors that impacted our operations. We needed a solution that could bring clarity and efficiency to these critical aspects of our business.”

KlearNow.AI Solution 

In 2019, UFlex found an ideal partner in KlearNow.AI, which provided a unified solution to revolutionize their logistics and supply chain. KlearNow.AI’s platform streamlined customs clearance, supply chain logistics, and documentation processes. The introduction of AI/ML technology transformed the antiquated system into a searchable, actionable, and error-free information hub. 

“KlearNow’s solution was a breath of fresh air for our organization. It brought modern technology into an industry still reliant on pen and paper. The ability to have information stored, searchable, and actionable in one place was a game-changer for us.”

KlearHub, emerged as a transformative solution for UFlex. It provided a global customs control tower, offering complete visibility, a simplified dashboard, and better system management. KlearHub allowed UFlex to have one hub for global track and trace requirements, a central document repository, and intelligent global supply chain business analytics. The integration of AI/ML technology simplified information management, making it a unique and smart solution. 

Reduction in Human Error: KlearHub significantly reduced human error, optimizing operational logistics cost by approximately 75%. 

Efficient Logistics Supply Chain: The streamlined processes led to a more efficient, cost-effective, and transparent supply chain, providing clarity to both internal and external stakeholders. 

Documentation Management: KlearNow’s solution resolved challenges related to documentation, offering a smart, searchable, and error-free repository. This eliminated constant follow-ups and errors in the chain of command. 

Global Track and Trace: The implementation of KlearHub provided UFlex with a centralized hub for track and trace, document repository, and business analytics requirements. This resulted in a 90% reduction in demurrage and per diem charges. 

Enhanced Productivity and Customer Service: KlearHub empowered UFlex’s CSR teams, allowing them to focus on daily tasks, customer service, and collaboration with internal partners rather than logistics-related issues. 

Integration Simplicity: The AI/ML platform seamlessly integrated with UFlex’s existing systems, providing a unified and searchable data repository by simply copying in KlearNow.AI to their email chain.  

“KlearHub transformed our global track and trace requirements. It simplified our processes, reduced demurrage charges significantly, and allowed our CSR teams to focus on what matters most – providing exceptional service to our customers.” 

With KlearNow.AI you can

BOOST STAFF EFFICIENCY 10X
Eliminate data entry function
Eliminate manual entry errors
Reduce compliance risk with accurate data
Gain operation efficiencies with automation
Gain on-demand access to customs documents

CONTROL COST 
Limit IT and workforce costs
Triple your business with current team
Efficient forecasting by staying in the know

EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS
Access customs & shipment data in real-time
Continuous learning AI engine
Digital data anytime anywhere
Efficient forecasting by staying in the know

Ready to futurize your logistics? Contact info@klearnow.com today and embark on a journey towards streamlined efficiency with KlearHub – your supply chain co-pilot. 

“KlearHub has been a game-changer for our operations. It eliminated frictions in our supply chain, reduced delays, and provided unparalleled customer service. I highly recommend KlearNow AI’s innovative solutions, especially KlearHub, for any global manufacturing company seeking transformative improvements.” -Anantshree Chaturvedi, UFLex Vice Chairman

 

Streamlining the Customs Clearance Process

How KlearNow.AI’s digital customs clearance platform enhanced efficiency and reduced costly errors for a large electronics manufacturer for aircrafts.

 Company Introduction/Challenge

This customer is a large manufacturer and importer of electronic devices into the United States specializing in entertainment systems for commercial aircrafts. 

Prior to KlearNow.AI, this customer faced several challenges; over payment in duties and billing, managing multiple brokers, issues with customs clearance and classification; resulting in costly errors. 

Importing high volumes of goods can lead to errors and inefficiencies if dated manual processes are being used. Searching forshipping documents and 

following up on shipment statuses by shifting through emails and phone calls is inefficient and takes time away from growing the business.

KlearNow.AI Solutions – The Customs360 platform is our full-service model. Fueled by our AI/ML-powered engine, we digitize paper-based transactions enabling KlearNow.AI US partner customs brokers & transporters to deliver visibility. We help customers manage their brokers, mitigate risk and scale their business with our 360 view. 

Work with knowledgeable broker partners. This customer’s previous broker was clearing goods under the wrong HTS codes, resulting in processing delays and higher duties. With our trusted compliance experts, KlearNow.AI helped this client identify the correct HTS codes for their goods. 

Mitigate Risk. With high volumes of shipments every year, this customer was looking for a solution to organize the chaos. They did not have a solution in place to view all their incoming shipments and a big concern for them was staying compliant and managing risk. 

Comprehensive Reporting and Analytics. With the Klearview dashboard, this company was able to pull custom reports without having to spend ours pulling data from spreadsheets and emails. With our patented AI/ML technology, this customer was able to make data driven decisions with clean, accurate data. 

Plan Ahead. On our platform, this customer was able to plan shipments and manage exceptions. We provide transparency with advanced customs and freight status visibility. 

With KlearNow.AI you can

BOOST STAFF EFFICIENCY 10X
Eliminate data entry function
Eliminate manual entry errors
Reduce compliance risk with accurate data
Gain operation efficiencies with automation
Gain on-demand access to customs documents

MANAGE AND STORE DOCUMENTS ON ONE PLATFORM
Digitize, manage, and retain documents in one place for easy search and audit trails.
Storage of documents on the platform for local mandatory periods

EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS
Access customs & shipment data in real-time
Continuous learning AI engine
Digital data anytime anywhere
Efficient forecasting by staying in the know

 

Fuel your visibility with the KlearNow Customs Engine

Company Introduction

This company is a world-leading group, specializing in butt-welding fittings and piping. They are a large importer of steel and carbon into the United States, with most steel imports coming from China and India and carbon fittings imported from various parts of Europe.

Challenges

With 500-1000 containers a month, having a robust platform to track all their incoming shipments was key to implementing a third-party solution.

Importing high volumes of goods can cause errors and inefficiencies through manual processes. Searching for shipping documents and following up on shipment statuses by sifting through emails, and phone calls is inefficient and can take time away from growing the business.

Lack of transparency throughout all the key players in the supply chain had caused compliance issues, over payment in duties and staff inefficiencies.

Solution

KlearNow’s Customs Engine product on its AI/MLpowered platform eases supply chain bottlenecks by digitizing paper-based transactions & enabling customers to self-file through our customs system.

Visibility and Transparency

Prior to KlearNow, this customer used to sift through thousands of emails and their ERP system to track shipments and manage all their shipping documents. With their in-house broker, they needed a platform to provide true visibility across the board.

Demurrage Management

With KlearNow’s Custom’s Engine, this customer was able to save on demurrage fees with live shipment updates and intra port- visibility. “Right now, what we’ve seen is the savings on the demurrage charges, specifically getting containers way ahead of the time. So because of that efficiency, we have seen savings, we have dropped dramatically on the demurrage charges.”

Plan Ahead

With our engine, this customer was able to plan for shipments and manage exceptions. The KlearNow.AI Customs Engine provides accuracy with advanced customs and freight status visibility.

“Now I have visibility. One of the main goals to be able to jump into the platform and one have visibility but two, eliminating all these crazy excel sheets that we were running.”

 

Giving your logistics program the Customs360 view

Company Introduction/Challenge

This company is a global manufacturer of monolithic and pre-cast refractory ceramics. They import various materials from all over the globe- from China, Brazil, Peru, Germany, Denmark, and India into the United States to produce re-fractured ceramic products. Before KlearNow.AI, this company dealt with several brokers and freight forwards on countless platforms. It became increasingly cumbersome to manage all their key players within their supply chain. From tracking shipments to ensuring they remained compliant, their previous processes were decentralized, and they needed a solution that could give them one platform to do it all.

“We’ve had issues in the past of customs compliance and so we needed a partner that helped us close that gap a bit as well […] KlearNow.AI provided us a single home base for visibility and helped us stay compliant.”

KlearNow.AI Solution

Customs360 The Customs360 platform is our full-service model. Fueled by our AI/ML-powered engine, we digitize paperbased transactions enabling KlearNow.AI US partner customs brokers & transporters to deliver visibility . We help customers manage their brokers, mitigate risk and scale their business with our 360 view.

Manage your brokers

This customer used several brokers, which led them to manage all their shipments via multiple platforms and spreadsheets. With KlearNow.AI, they were able to have a single source of truth for all their shipments. After piloting the platform, they started to transition all their brokerage business to KlearNow.AI.

Stay compliant

With high volumes of shipments every year, this customer was looking for a solution to organize the chaos. They did not have a solution in place to view all their incoming shipments and a big concern for them was managing risk.

Get a 360 View.

With KlearNow.AI, this customer was able to gain true visibility across all the key players within their supply chain. On our platform, this customer was able to house all their shipping documents in once place, track their shipments and check for compliance issues.

“The concern was there was no single place to go look at what we had coming on the import side. It led to gaps in visibility, it led to risk and compliance [issues] because on any given shipment, we’d ask ourselves, “who was our broker?”, “who was our forwarder?” We just didn’t know.”

Scale your Business

KlearNow.AI acts as an extension of the team, without having to add headcount, we take care of the duties and payments for customs.

“[KlearNow.AI] was the perfect solution of what we are looking for. I don’t have to staff 10 people in logistics that spend time managing shipments.”

 
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