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• Niagara Overview• Our OTM Profile• Utilization of Dock Manager• Dock Manager Value

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Agenda

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Niagara Overview

Family Owned and Operated since 1963

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Niagara Products

Largest U.S. private label bottled water supplier

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Niagara GrowthOur sales have increased double digits every year for the last 30+ years

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Niagara’s Customer Partners

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Niagara’s Sites

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Manufacturing Capabilities

– 68 high speed bottling lines with speeds up to 1,800 BPM– Manufacture our own bottles, preforms and caps– Production capabilities: 8 oz.,12 oz.,17 oz.,0.5 L,20 oz.,1.0 L,1.5 L,1 G

Fastest injection molding, blow molding, and filling equipment in theindustry converting raw resin to finished goods

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Investing in Plant AutomationLaser Guided Vehicles (LGVs) Robotic fork lifts Utilized in half our facilities Better accuracy, safety and

efficiency of material handling

Automatic Storage and RetrievalSystem (ASRS)

21,508 pallet storage locations

Allows for 3 times more storage than floorstack

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OTM ProfileModules

• OracleTransportationOperationalPlanning

• Oracle FreightPayment, Billing,and Claims

Geography

• US inbound andoutbound

• Mexico inboundand outbound

Modes

• Truckload

• Intermodal

• LTL

Volume /Lead Time

• 650,000+shipments/year

• Lead time: 24hrsto 10 days

Carrier Base /Lanes

• ~75 ActiveCarriers

• 1,650+ Lanes

• Utilize carriercapacity andallocation

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High Level Process Flow

EBS

OTM

Carr

ier

Order /DeliveryCreated

Order /DeliveryCreated

OrderReleaseCreated

OrderReleaseCreated

Org /Date

Change

Org /Date

Change

DeliveryAppt

Scheduled

DeliveryAppt

ScheduledBulk PlanBulk Plan

TenderingProcess

(204)

TenderingProcess

(204)

CarrierResponse

(990)

CarrierResponse

(990)

TripCreated

TripCreated

Trip Pick/Pack,Shipped,Closed

Trip Pick/Pack,Shipped,Closed

ShipmentActuals

ShipmentActuals

ShipmentEvents

ShipmentEvents

ShipmentEvents(214)

ShipmentEvents(214)

FreightInvoice(210)

FreightInvoice(210)

FreightSettlement

FreightSettlement

AcctPayables

AcctPayables

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DC appointment scheduling tool for loading and receiving

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Dock Manager

LoadingCustomer DeliveryCustomer Pickup

PreloadWarehouse Transfer

ReceivingInbound

Warehouse Transfer

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Dock Manager Flow

CarrierScheduled

CarrierScheduled

O/R Bulk Planinto ShipmentO/R Bulk Planinto Shipment

Shipment AgentTriggers PL/SQLto Assign Appt

Shipment AgentTriggers PL/SQLto Assign Appt

UpdatesShipment Stopw/ Appt Times

UpdatesShipment Stopw/ Appt Times

DockSlot

Available?

DockSlot

Available?

Moves toShipments

WithoutAppointments

Moves toShipments

WithoutAppointments

Action Check toPrevent

Tendering w/oAppt

Action Check toPrevent

Tendering w/oAppt

Tender Sent toCarrier

Tender Sent toCarrier

Carrier Acceptand modify appttime if needed

Carrier Acceptand modify appttime if needed

NiagaraScheduled –

Delivery Apptscheduled

NiagaraScheduled –

Delivery ApptscheduledDelivery

ApptType

DeliveryApptType

DeliveryAppttype

DeliveryAppttype

If CarrierSchedule,

Carrier SendsDelivery Appt

If CarrierSchedule,

Carrier SendsDelivery Appt

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Dock Manager Set-up• Location Resource• Slot Intervals• Location Resource Type• Calendar

LocationResources

• Assigns Contact Type• Calls Stored Procedure• Adjusts Carrier Capacity

Agent

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Location Set-upShipment Management -> Location Manager -> Resource Tab

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Location Resource TypeShipment Management -> Location Manager -> Resource Tab

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Calendar Set-Up

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Contact Profile

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Location Resource

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Dock Manager

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Carrier Portal

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Dock Manager ValueWarehouse

• Level Loading: dock and labor• Dock Utilization: decrease the risks

of overbooking• Labor Utilization: ability to plan labor

more effectively• Preload: visibility to preload

shipments

Carriers

• Loading: minimizes loading delays /detention charges

• Tenders: includes appointmentdetails

• Carriers collaboration: modifyappointments

• Preload: mark shipments as preload

"Delivering an unbeatable combination of quality, price, and service throughhard work and innovation."

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Thank You