ConAgra’s Rate Upload Tool

A “Simplified” Version of

Rate Maintenance

Dawn James

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

Agenda

• ConAgra overview

• What is the Rate Upload Tool?

• Reasons for development

• Limitations

• Web interface

• Mass uploads

• Financial Accounting Reconciliation (FAR)

ConAgra Foods Overview

99% Consumers with at least

one ConAgra product in

their kitchens 36,000 employees

HQ: Omaha, NE

ConsumerFoods

Private Brands

CommercialFoods

41%

25%

34%

Consumer Product Portfolio

What is the Rate Upload Tool

(RUT/MUT)?

Simplified Rate

Maintenance

Rate Upload

Tool (RUT)

Mass Upload

Tool (MUT)

Financial Accounting Recon

(FAR)

Trans Budgetin

g

Freight Pricing -

Sell Rates

Reasons for development

Complexity of OTM UI

• Requires expertise

• Room for error

• Time consuming / Full time job

• Only mass load capability is through a multitude of complex csv files

Ease of Maintenance

• Rates and commitments can be modified by multiple people, not just SME’s

• Real time loads allow the ability to react quickly to changes

Data Integrity

• Our lane names have meaning

• Data necessary for reporting

• Multiple commitment count & allocation tables

• Validation rules

Limitations

Flexibility

• Extensive development time (1100 hrs & counting)

• Requires IT assistance if changes are required

• Rigid rules drive consistency but also constrain against changes

Mass Upload

• Loading directly to OTM tables with limited validations

• Propensity for load errors without adequate master data cleansing

Rate Upload Tool (RUT) Web

Interface

Functionality

• Web-based, user friendly front end

• Create and auto-assign lane names

• Create / Edit / Expire

• Rates / Commitments / Accessorials

• Converts data to csv and loads real time to OTM

Modes supported

• TL / IM / LTL / CPU / Vessel / Drayage

Validation Rules

• Data integrity

• Reduces human error

Web Interface – Create Lane, User

Entry System generated

intelligent lane id

Connected to Rand

for accurate

mileage

Linked to location and

postal code validate

tables for data

integrity

Lane type for

segregation

Web Interface – Create Lane, OTM

Results

Keeps data integrity so

all elements load

through csv

Mileage & Lane Type

stored as Lane Attributes

Web Interface – Create Rate, User

Entry

System generated,

intelligent rate

record id Ability to edit

or expire the

record

Rate Service

options based on

mode

Total RPL uses

mileage

Formats to .csv and

uploads by clicking Save

button

9 data points auto-

convert to 3 csv files

Web Interface – Create Rate, OTM

Results

Ties RATE_GEO_COST

to X_LANE

Web Interface – Create Commitment, User

Entry

Automatically

converts count to

percentage

Automatically

calculates 1-year

expiration date

3 data points auto-

convert to 6 csv files

(count & allocation)

Web Interface – Commitment Count, OTM

Results

One record created

for each scac

Creates count and

count usage records

Web Interface – Commitment Allocation, OTM

Results

Creates allocation and

allocation usage

records

Web Interface – Create Accessorial, User

Entry

Links to all

available

accessorial codes

Ability to enter multiple

charge types (per mile, per

shipment, pct of base cost,

etc)

Web Interface – Create Accessorial, OTM

Results

Attaches to the

associated rate

record

Creates the

accessorial cost

record

Web Interface – Validation Rules

Validation rules to

reduce human error

Mass Upload Tool (MUT)

Functionality

• Mass upload capabilities

• Create / edit / expire

• Lanes / rates / commitments / accessorials

• Condenses .csv files into necessary fields and reconstructs for load to OTM

• Download existing records for analysis, edits, and reload

Modes supported

• TL / IM / LTL / CPU / Vessel / Drayage / Rail

Validation Rules

• Limited

• Requires more expertise and thorough data cleansing

Mass Uploads – Lanes & Rates

CHARGE_AMOUNT CHARGE_MULTIPLIER_SCALAR CHARGE_MULTIPLIER MIN_COST RGC_EFFECTIVE_DATE RGC_EXPIRATION_DATE RATE_GEO_COST_SEQ

1500 SHIPMENT 0 7/15/2014

1 SHIPMENT.DISTANCE 100 7/15/2014

RATE_OFFERING_GID RATE_OFFERING_TYPE_GID EQUIPMENT_GROUP_PROFILE_GID RATE_SERVICE_GID EFFECTIVE_DATE RATE_GEO_COST_GROUP_GID

CAG/CONSUMER.HJBT_TL_RATEOFFERING TL CAG/CONSUMER.53_DRY CAG/CONSUMER.NORMAL_TRANSIT 7/15/2014 CAG/CONSUMER.HJBT_4566-3752_53_DRY

CAG/CONSUMER.HYWK_TL_RATEOFFERING TL CAG/CONSUMER.53_DRY CAG/CONSUMER.NORMAL_TRANSIT 7/15/2014 CAG/CONSUMER.HYWK_4566-3752_53_DRY

BUSINESS_UNIT_GID LANE_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE X_LANE_GID

CAG/CONSUMER.OB 1337 CAG/CONSUMER.4566-3752

CAG/CONSUMER.OB 1337 CAG/CONSUMER.4566-3752

SOURCE_LOCATION_GID SOURCE_CITY SOURCE_PROVINCE_CODE SOURCE_POSTAL_CODE SOURCE_COUNTRY_CODE3_GID SOURCE_GEO_HIERARCHY_GID SOURCE_REGION_GID

CAG/CONSUMER.4566 AZUSA CA 91702 USA LOCATION

CAG/CONSUMER.4566 AZUSA CA 91702 USA LOCATION

DEST_LOCATION_GID DEST_CITY DEST_PROVINCE_CODE DEST_POSTAL_CODE DEST_COUNTRY_CODE3_GID DEST_GEO_HIERARCHY_GID DEST_REGION_GID

CAG/CONSUMER.3752 FORT WORTH TX 76106 USA LOCATION

CAG/CONSUMER.3752 FORT WORTH TX 76106 USA LOCATION

Mass Uploads – Commitments /

Accessorials

• Commitments

• Accessorials

CAPACITY_GROUP_GID EFFECTIVE_DATE EXPIRATION_DATE X_LANE_GID NUMBER_OF_SHIPMENTS IS_ACTIVE

CAG/CONSUMER.HJBT_CAPACITYGROUP 7/15/2014 7/14/2015 CAG/CONSUMER.4566-3752 50 Y

CAG/CONSUMER.HYWK_CAPACITYGROUP 7/15/2014 7/14/2015 CAG/CONSUMER.4566-3752 100 Y

ACCESSORIAL_COST_XID RATE_GEO_GID ACCESSORIAL_CODE_GID

EXM_HJBT_4566-3752_53_DRY_07152014 CAG/CONSUMER.HJBT_4566-3752_53_DRY CAG/CONSUMER.EXM

CHARGE_MULTIPLIER CHARGE_UNIT_COUNT CHARGE_UNIT_UOM_CODE CHARGE_AMOUNT CHARGE_AMOUNT_GID COST_TYPE EFFECTIVE_DATE EXPIRATION_DATE

SHIPMENT.DISTANCE 1 MI 0.2 USD C 7/15/2014

Upload Notifications / Error Logs

Email notifications /

error logs are

generated and sent to

the end user for every

record commited to

OTM tables

Additional Functionality

Financial Accounting Reconciliation (FAR)

OTM base tables carry

only the ‘current’ tactical

information on shipments

Timing issues –

shipment/order changes within OTM after the

accrual were not reflected in the General

Ledger

OTM custom tables were created to

record ‘moment in

time of posting’

information on shipments and stored within OTM

Ability to make posting adjustments to the OTM

custom tables and flow to the general

ledger

Additional Functionality

Transportation Budgeting

Web based front end allows users to enter budget rates for plan / latest estimate / and

comparable history

Stored in custom OTM tables and fed through nightly ETL

Used for operational

reporting in FTI

Additional Functionality

Freight Pricing Management - Sell Rates

Functional for Ardent Mills domain

Adding freight to customer invoices

(PP&A) identified as a requirement for integration work

Will provide ability to load

rates into OTM to communicate

customer freight pricing

components to ERP

Q&A

Questions