Freight assignment reimagined — How Gleitsmann Security Inks keeps multimodal transport assignments under control
From manual price requests to a structured market overview: an industry solution that tackles complexity right at the source.
Complexity as Everyday Life: Chemical Logistics in the Spot Market
Gleitsmann Security Inks (GSI), part of the French IN Groupe, is a specialized manufacturer and supplier of security chemicals, printing inks, and related specialties. The company serves demanding markets worldwide with products subject to strict dangerous goods regulations and transport that must be planned with precision.
GSI’s logistics are shaped by multimodal transport chains: air freight for time-critical shipments, sea freight for volume transport, and land transport for the final leg. Each mode comes with its own requirements, carrier structures, and pricing dynamics.
On top of that is the volatility of the spot market. Freight rates fluctuate significantly depending on seasonality, capacity bottlenecks, and geopolitical conditions. Anyone who wants to stay responsive in this environment needs more than experience: they need real-time structure and transparency.
Dangerous Goods Compliance
Manage ADR, IMDG, and IATA regulations in parallel
Multimodal Coordination
eamlessly connect air, sea, and land
Spot Market Volatility
Compare prices, decide quickly, document consistently
Carrier-Management
Many providers, inconsistent quotes, no overview
When requests turn into a time trap
Manually obtaining freight quotes not only takes time; it also creates structural blind spots. Requests sent by email, follow-up calls, and offers that are hard to compare because they come in different formats are everyday realities for many logistics managers in the chemicals industry.
Lack of comparability
Offers arrive in different formats and currencies, making direct price comparisons nearly impossible without manual effort.
Long response times
Bis alle Carrier geantwortet haben, ist das Zeitfenster für günstige Spot-Konditionen oft bereits geschlossen.
Incomplete documentation
Award decisions are difficult to trace, both internally and externally. Compliance requirements become a burden.
Fragmented carrier base
Different points of contact for each mode. No central system. Knowledge stays with people instead of processes.
Clarity instead of spreadsheet chaos: The shift to structured freight awarding
The decisive change at Gleitsmann Security Inks did not come from a reorganization or new hires, but from introducing specialized software for multimodal freight awarding. The solution addresses exactly the touchpoints where time and visibility were previously lost.
The principle is simple: freight requests are created centrally, sent automatically to all relevant LSPs, and incoming offers are compared in a standardized format. What used to take hours now takes minutes — fast, clear, simple.
Before
Manual requests, unstructured quotations
After
Fast decisions, full transparency
Introduction
Central software, standardized comparison
What the software solution changes in practice
Structured offer comparison
All LSP quotes — air, sea, and land — are shown in a consistent format. Prices, transit times, and terms can be compared at a glance, with no more manual consolidation.
Automated tendering
ne request reaches all relevant LSPs at the same time. The software handles sending, tracking incoming offers, and automatically reminding recipients about unanswered requests.
Complete documentation
Every award decision is documented in a traceable way. The full history is always available for audits, internal review, and compliance checks
Measurable impact — not just perceived improvement
Introducing the solution at Gleitsmann Security Inks has delivered clear, measurable results across the entire freight award process. The metrics below reflect the results from the past year.
12.100€
Process costs saved
Process costs saved through completed freight awarding transactions
97
Process hours saved
Hours saved through automated workflows
40.000€
Costs saved
Process and transport costs saved in the last year
What the software solution changes in practice
Fast responses, quicker RQFs, and better offer comparisons
Using the platform has significantly improved the way we work. In the past, we had to send each inquiry individually, which made it much harder to keep offers clear and comparable. Now we benefit from faster responses and a clearer overview, which helps us make well-informed decisions. This improvement not only increases our efficiency, but also makes a valuable contribution to our digitalization project.
Lisa Noack
Head of Logistics
Gleitsmann Security Inks
Why now is the right time
The chemicals and paints industry is facing structural pressure that will only intensify in the years ahead. Rising compliance requirements, more volatile freight markets after the post-COVID normalization, and growing competition for LSP capacity make manual processes a strategic risk.
Companies that do not digitize their freight procurement today will fall behind competitors that can respond more quickly to market changes. The spot market rewards speed and structure — two qualities that are difficult to achieve with manual processes.
Regulatory pressure
ontinuously increase documentation requirements for dangerous goods transport.
Market volatility
Freight indices show: those who do not compare quickly end up paying systematically too much in the spot market.
Skilled labor shortage
Automation protects knowledge and processes regardless of individual employees.
What happens when you master the challenge
The difference between a manual and a digital freight procurement process is not incremental — it is structural. Here is a direct comparison from the perspective of day-to-day logistics operations.
Before
Chaotic email-based LSP requests
Incomparable offers
Long waiting times
Incomplete documentation
Knowledge tied to individuals
No visibility into the spot market
After
Centralized digital tendering
Standardized offer comparison
Fast decision-making support
Complete audit trail
Process-based knowledge
Transparent real-time visibility
Oyaso: The platform behind the transformation
Specialized software for digital freight allocation and multimodal carrier management helps you stay in control while operating in the spot market.
Oyaso is built for the specific needs of chemical, paint, and hazardous goods logistics: structured tenders, compliance-safe documentation, and full market visibility in one system.
If these challenges sound familiar in your own operation, a focused, no-obligation conversation may be worthwhile. Not a generic product demo, but an analysis of your specific freight allocation setup.
Quick implementation
Integrated into your existing processes
Compliance-safe
Documentation and audit trail from day one
Measurable result
Transparent savings within the first few weeks