Cargo & Freight Transportation

Improve demand forecasting and capacity utilization to increase profits

With dynamic market conditions, increasing competition, shifting capacity and demand, as well as economic pressure to improve yields, air cargo and freight companies are looking to adopt sophisticated revenue management strategies to manage capacity through effective allotment planning and minimize the risk of capacity, while also maximizing profits.

JDA provides a sophisticated approach — Price Sensitive Revenue Management — to help companies forecast demand for products and capacity, while optimizing rates in each market based on local competition and conditions. This dynamic, automated and flexible approach leverages advanced statistical methods and optimization algorithms for maximum profitability.

JDA's innovative software and services for the cargo and freight industry enables companies to:

• Improve revenue and profits. Air cargo and freight companies can plan budgets, forecast revenue, manage capacity and optimize prices to achieve profitability.
• Improve forecast accuracy. Companies can achieve more accurate and reliable demand forecasting, which in turn helps create achievable sales and allotment planning.  
• Optimize rates dynamically. JDA's dynamic pricing capability allows companies to remain more agile and react to competitive changes in the marketplace instantly.
• Optimize asset utilization. To optimize pricing and revenue potential, companies can determine the optimal split between allotments and spot capacity to maximize utilization of inventory and capacity in the areas where demand is the greatest.
• Monitor and measure success. With JDA's advanced reporting capability, companies can analyze and monitor performance with respect to sales target and revenue/profitability goals.

Why JDA?

JDA Price Sensitive Revenue Management solutions enable air cargo companies to improve forecast accuracy, reduce lost bookings and increase capacity and utilization of assets while improving overall profits through advanced demand forecasting, price optimization, revenue management, asset optimization and analytical services. Continental Airlines Cargo, Cathay Pacific Cargo and Delta Air Lines Cargo are just a few of the industry leaders that have turned to JDA to improve pricing, efficiency and profits.