KWIK TRIP RECENTLY SELECTED THE GRAVITATE BEST BUY & DISPATCH SOLUTION TO SUPPORT BETTER SUPPLY AND LOGISTICS OUTCOMES FOR THEIR FUEL ORGANIZATION. THE SOLUTION IS AN INTEGRATED BEST BUY & DISPATCH SOLUTION, BUILT FOR THE C-STORE BUSINESS AND IS CURRENTLY BEING IMPLEMENTED AND SET TO GO-LIVE IN Q3, 2021. ERICA KIES IS OVERSEEING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND RECENTLY SAT DOWN WITH GRAVITATE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, TOM HUNT TO CHAT ABOUT THE DECISION TO GO WITH GRAVITATE.\

3 weeks ago, Gravitate Founder, Mike Scharf and I attended the SIGMA conference in San Antonio. Since this was the first conference many folks had been to in over a year, there was a lot to talk about. For those who missed the event, or forgot to take notes, I put a summary together of some of the key takeaways that came from presentations, meetings, and conversations.

Getting fuel in the ground at the lowest possible cost is the ultimate goal of the supply and logistics team. That was the case before COVID-19 and it will be the case after COVID-19. The only thing that has changed during the pandemic are the complexities of achieving this goal. While market volatility and lower refined product prices have created new opportunities for supply teams, it has created more complexity for transportation departments in executing supply strategies. As such, it is more important than ever to have a unified technology platform that not only optimizes supply decisions, but also integrates those decisions with dispatch and the drivers.

A summary of Q1 2021 key refined products news from industry leaders in the refining, wholesale and c-store industry.

Up until now, forecasting fuel demand for several different tanks across hundreds of stores—with precision, down to the hour—has proven difficult and elusive. But what if a solution existed that could accomplish these tasks and more? Find out how you could start making better supply, inventory, and transportation decisions today to operate more efficiently and maximize profits.

Shifting times have resulted in a pivot for propane wholesalers throughout the United States, and it’s now more crucial than ever for wholesalers to leverage existing and new technology to meet customers’ needs.

With 400 racks and each wholesaler having their own pricing methods that relate to OPIS low, customer profiles, product differentials, and seasonal market occasions, there are hundreds of complex formulas involved in fuel pricing. The market dislocation described above demonstrates how it is vital that you track the spot fuel markets, rather than relying solely on the futures market. Gravitate’s Pricing Engine enables this pricing to be automated, replacing the formulas and manual, error-prone Excel-based processes.

The Merc allows refiners, suppliers, traders, jobbers, retailers, and procurement end-users to react and adjust to any fluctuations in the market; country conflicts, natural disasters, domestic refinery problems, or changes in domestic output. It provides consumers access to a visible cost basis for fuel supply agreements in real-time.

Empower your customers to log into the app and choose to buy a load of heating oil or gasoline when the market suits them. Executed deals then integrate seamlessly into your back-office systems.

Empower your customers to log into the app and choose to buy a load of heating oil or gasoline when the market suits them. Executed deals then integrate seamlessly into your back-office systems.

Every week Gravitate brings you the latest in energy markets. This week we look at the unlikely stability in crude, the impact of Hurrican Laura and the rise of renewables,

Introduction to three Gravitate solutions.