The retailer-distributor is using TelaFuel, a browser-based application suite, to improve management of fuel replenishment operations across all of its company-owned convenience stores and wholesale petroleum operations throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
With TelaFuel, R.E. Powell Distributing is electronically processing fuel replenishment [image-nocss] orders and optimizing the scheduling of its transportation fleet to better manage petroleum inventories and supply logistics, resulting in lower costs and greater administrative efficiency.
"Our decision to implement TelaPoint's Internet supply chain solution is a key part of our strategy to better use technology to improve internal operations and to serve the needs of our wholesale customers," said Gary Christensen, president of Grandview, Wash.-based R.E. Powell Distributing. "TelaFuel is helping us streamline our fuel forecasting and transportation dispatch operations by making the process more efficient."
"TelaPoint is proud to be a partner with R.E. Powell Distributing and is committed to assisting them in achieving their retail and wholesale petroleum objectives," said Louisville, Ky.-based TelaPoint's president, Mike Dahlem.
TelaFuel is an Internet supply chain software solution that includes Smart Replenishment, Smart Buying and Smart Invoicing. It helps companies realize fewer communication errors with transportation partners, lower fuel inventory and replenishment costs, make better fuel purchasing and pricing decisions and streamline fuel invoice reconciliation, said the company.
All TelaPoint customers have secure access through browser-based software applications allowing for timely and accurate communication with their authorized trading partners.
R.E. Powell Distributing distributes fuel, lubricants and propane throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho. It is an authorized distributor of Chevron, Texaco, Shell, Exxon, Conoco and 76 fuels. It supplies fuel to more than 200 retail customers and also owns and operates a chain of retail c-stores that operates under the name AmeriStar. R.E. Powell Distributing also operates General Transport Co., a major petroleum carrier in the Pacific Northwest.
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