The Challenge
Halliburton faced an urgent challenge: their legacy online freight bidding system, used globally for transportation quoting, bidding, and tendering, was no longer supported and failing to meet evolving business needs. They required a modern, scalable, and flexible solution that could support thousands of users worldwide, deliver real-time market pricing, and be easily adaptable to future logistics demands.
The Solution: Designed & Deployed by nVision Global
Within a matter of months, nVision Global developed and implemented a next-generation global e-bidding platform that was purpose-built for Halliburton’s complex transportation ecosystem.
Key Features of the Solution:
1. Dynamic Market Pricing & Shipment Auction Tool
- Created an online freight marketplace where users could:
- Perform contractual rating.
- Access real-time, on-demand market quotes.
- Launch automated bidding events for competitive pricing.
- Enabled controlled environment auctions, giving Halliburton flexibility and cost transparency at the moment of decision-making.
2. Multi-Layered Electronic Approval Workflow
- Integrated corporate email-based approvals triggered by shipment value.
- Provided a tiered escalation process, ensuring that expedited or high-cost moves were pre-approved by the appropriate level of authority.
- Streamlined compliance and ensured budget control before shipment execution.
3. Shipment Execution Integration
- Once approved, shipments could be electronically tendered to the selected carrier.
- Created a fully auditable, automated workflow from quote to execution.
- Gave Halliburton immediate visibility and control over freight spend and transit planning.
Business Impact
- Thousands of global users were onboarded with minimal disruption.
- Improved decision-making speed and shipment cost control.
- Eliminated reliance on outdated, unsupported systems.
- Empowered Halliburton with a tool built for today’s needs and tomorrow’s challenges.
A Game-Changer at the Speed of Business
Halliburton’s new Expedited Freight e-Bidding & Approval Solution – designed by nVision Global – gives them what legacy systems never could: agility, control, and strategic scalability. The platform now serves as a central hub for real-time shipment decision-making, competitive bidding, and cross-functional collaboration.