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Statement Reconciliation and Reverse Billingi-Supply maintains complete connote and price history for effortless reconciliation. Furthermore, i-Supply gives you the ability to Reverse Bill your carriers – shifting the burden of proof from you, the consumer, to the carriers.Documentation Managementi-Supply provides streamlined and accurate consignment entry, consolidation, printing and enquiry. Additionally, i-Supply can be easily integrated to your Warehouse Management Solution or Order Management System, to further streamline this process. Documentation includes: Manifest/Run Sheets, Consignment Notes, Labels and Proof of Delivery (POD).Freight Enquiry Managementi-Supply simplifies connote searches, automating freight carrier service enquiries and response tracking.Electronic Communicationsi-Supply proactively communicates with your internal and external customers to provide unparalleled excellence in service.Milk Run/Load ManagementA Milk Run comprises multiple consignments that are delivered on a dedicated truck. The charge for the load is determined by an hourly hire basis or is based on kilometres travelled and a demurrage for each drop. The load charge is split amongst the consignments in proportion to the weight of the consignment to the total weight of the load.Fixed Price QuotesThe ability to override the calculated charge with a quoted amount.The ability to enter the charge to be allocated to a customer. ImportThe ability to import rate tables for carriers.Add-on Chargesi-Supply's flexibility allows the ability to include:
Advance Delivery Notificationi-Supply electronically prepares and remits delivery and consignment information to external and internal customers.Proof of Deliveryi-Supply receives e-mail from the Consignment Receivers automatically, closing off consignments. This can facilitate the move to electronic commerce and can reduce the cycle time by confirmation of a consignments delivery.Automated Trackingi-Supply hotspots to freight carrier Web sites to automatically track consignments. Freight carriers are now using Web sites as a form of shipper and receiver call avoidance under the guise of increased efficiency. The theory is the responsibility for tracking consignments is now with shippers and receivers, this is poor customer servicei-Supply improves this process and can be alleviated by pro-active Advance Delivery Notification and Proof of Delivery.Freight Carrier Performance Measurement and Enquiryi-Supply captures actual delivery times and measures these against quoted ETA’s. This enables i-Supply to measure freight company performance. Consignment enquiries are efficiently generated and communicated throughout the supply chain.Freight ReportingAll information is maintained in i-Supply for accurate and advanced reporting.Quote/Rate Negotiationi-Supply prepares a briefing for freight carriers which provides the information required to prepare a competitive quote whilst not allowing the freight carrier to maximise revenue from the shipper/customer.Quote/Rate Analysisi-Supply makes quote analysis a precise science. Initially, quotes are analysed using available figures. Over time, as information is stored, rates are passed through historical data to determine exact cost. Statistics are maintained on route growth and decline, forecasting is a standard but controlled feature of the system.Connote Production and Referencingi-Supply generates all connotes and maintains a complete historical record. Default information is maintained for ease of input.Customer Billingi-Supply can produce freight invoices instantly as price is calculated when the connote detail is entered.Performance MonitoringFull records are maintained in i-Supply to monitor performance of freight carriers. Performance reports are available to assist in decision making and with the rate analysis enable valuing of total cost of relationship with a freight carrier.
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