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Logistics: OMS for Postnord Int. 
(whole EU, 150 000+ transactions completed)

One client, one platform, and all logistics operations bundled. 
Explore the Nordic provider's business development story!

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3
years

of successful cooperation

EU

Countries: whole EU

3

different ongoing projects

>
150k

transactions completed

About the company

Postnord Int. is an extended arm of Postnord, the merged national post of Sweden and Denmark, outside the Nordic region. As an international
e-commerce logistics solutions provider, it works globally.

The focus is on helping cross-border e-commerce companies identify and establish themselves in new markets. Postnord Int. cooperates with a large number of well-established and skilled postal designated operators and other best-in-class last-mile providers throughout the world.

Globally Postnord Int. employs around 230 full-time employees, and the company's turnover during the business year 2021 was 2.4 billion SEK.

Project overview

The joint path of Linker Cloud and Postnord Int. kicked off with the implementation of our flagship product: the order management system, known as OMS for short. A tool used to gather crucial logistics data and functionalities in one place - from sales channels to courier services, for both omnichannel retailers and logistics operators such as Postnord Int. 

The biggest challenges the client faced before starting to work with us were:

  • the hassle of connecting new customers to the existing system for the start of logistics services, which took a lot of time and was relatively expensive;
  • insufficient warehouse management system (WMS);
  • difficulties in gaining new functionalities;
  • limited ability to scale the business;

Worth emphasising is that the software used in the logistics industry is often a tailor-made solution. Therefore, any modification, extension with added features, or connection to a partner's system becomes a real pain in the neck. The cooperation with Linker Cloud was planned to put an end to this.

Why Linker Cloud Logistics Platform?

Glad to say that in this case, we were able to stand out with at least a few advantages and provide Postnord Int. with exactly what they needed:

  • firstly, we already had an off-the-shelf product, aimed at 3PL providers, and designed to fulfil all their basic requirements. Thanks to the well-thought-out application architecture, new Postnord Int. customers could be connected to the system via a simple configuration, significantly speeding up the whole procedure and cutting its costs. Also, some of the customers could connect to the system directly thanks to the public Linker API.
  • secondly, our OMS system had a compatible WMS module, available at once, enabling the client to work in a unified, consistent environment - which was essential from their perspective and adequate for their needs at the time.
  • and thirdly, our team of experts and developers had subject matter expertise and a deep understanding of logistics. Whether on technological issues, which they were already very familiar with from working on our own system, as well as on operational ones, which were relevant from an ecommerce customer perspective.

At the same time, as a young, fast-growing company, we were able to offer considerable flexibility and support at every stage of the project.

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Working with Linker Cloud has given us the opportunity to accelerate and partially automate our processes in order to cope with the challenges in the market and be competitive for customers.


With the support of LinkerCloud, we are standardizing and streamlining the process of onboarding clients - while giving them access to a wide range of services in a single tool.

Bartosz Hnatyszyn

Managing Director at Postnord Int.

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Execution

Once a clear and coherent perspective on the planned implementation was agreed upon, we went into action, comprehensively handling the set-up of the whole warehouse processes - from order intake to dispatch, based on system solutions developed by Linker Cloud.

To achieve this, we had to dedicate our full expertise and knowledge so that the process parameters were satisfying, and the operation ran smoothly.

Moreover, we wanted to do this change in the most organised and seamless way possible, with as little disruption to the continuity of logistics support as required. That is why we also carried out the transfer of existing customers to our system and the new workflow.

Finally, we took care of integrating the new delivery methods by Postnord and Postnord Int., which were naturally important to the client.

 

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Implementation Process

Without hesitation, we can say that the implementation process itself was exceptionally simple and trouble-free, involving the system configuration and training of employees in its use (but it didn't require any development changes).

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Selected Results

Time flies, and we are proud of a year and a half of extremely fruitful cooperation. Over 150,000 transactions have been processed for Postnord Int. via our OMS platform, and their client base has tripled! Besides this, we have developed our fulfillment partnership by running 3 independent projects together, delivering orders throughout Europe while keeping a high standard and on-time shipping.

Postnord Int. has become one of our key providers, enabling us to fulfil even the most unusual orders - from small toys to oversized and heavy items. The exciting opportunities ahead are something we are really looking for!

3
years

of successful cooperation

EU

Countries: whole EU

3

different ongoing projects

>
150k

transactions completed