BOSS Terminal Management System Overview

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1 BOSS Terminal Management System Overview Presented By: Rob Chastain Principal Consultant The Integra Group Jeff Dipaola Traffic System Specialist United Bulk Terminals, Davant Powering the marine industry with quality technology solutions 1

2 Powering the Marine Transportation Industry With Business Management Software Background: The Integra Group Dedicated to serving the Marine Transportation Industry since 1999 and with over 50 years of collective industry experience, The Integra Group has a wealth of expertise to benefit any inland waterway organization. Headquartered in the St. Louis, MO area, The Integra Group s BOSS MS software helps drive the business operation of many of the most well-respected operators along the inland waterways. BOSS MS The BOSS MS suite of applications provides mission-critical business management software to the Marine Transportation Industry including full support for Barge Line, Terminal, Fleeting and Maintenance & Repair operations.

3 Highlighted Marine Customers

4 Approximately 60% of the Dry Bulk Barge Industry uses some form of Integra Software

5 Overview Proven The BOSS framework is running dozens of mission-critical systems today; both within and outside of the Marine Transportation industry. Web Based Provides easy anywhere access; reduces training, deployment and software support costs. Flexible The flexible Building Block design provides tremendous savings by reducing the cost of software changes. Secure Strong role-based security model that includes multiple levels of credential settings, and easy administration. 5

6 The BOSS Terminal Management System is one of an integrated suite of BOSS MS systems designed to operate marine transportation businesses.

7 BOSS Terminal Software is currently running at United Bulk Terminals, Davant is the nation s largest dry-bulk, full-service blending and storage/transfer terminal, serving worldwide import and export customers. Three miles of river frontage on LMR MP55 Three ocean vessels can be serviced simultaneously Multiple storage yards, and multiple docks

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9 Contract / Rate Management Terminal Customer Contracts Transfer Rates Production Guarantees Tiered Storage Rates Barge Demurrage Schedules Blending Much More. Standard Rate Management Barge Handling Vessel Dockage Shifting (Internal and External) Cover Handling Cleaning Fuel Escalations Unlimited User Defined Ancillary Events / Rates!

10 Operations: Dispatch Drag / Drop Execution of most common activities: Arrive Tow Shift / Switch Barges Load / Unload / Direct Transfer Tow Arrival In Area Switching Shifting Load Unload

11 Operations: Dispatch Built In Billable Events Barge Handling Load / Unload / Direct Transfer / Truck Transfer Vessel Dockage Storage Internal / External Shifts More Functional and Flexible User Interface Edit existing or create your own (no need for software changes): Fleet Areas, Docks, Stock Yards / Stockpiles, Etc. Production Systems, Flow Paths, Terminal Equipment Ancillary Events / Activities (billable or not billable)

12 Operations: Inventory Quickly and Easily View / Manage Your Customer s Inventory

13 Operations: Inventory Inventory Summary and Detail Report Acme Incorporated 1 1 Yard Yard Yard Yard 2

14 Accounting Billing / Invoicing Billable Items Automatically Presented to Accounting Users No need to manually search through events Eliminates concerns about missing or duplicated invoices. Missing Rate Management Eliminates need for proactive rate maintenance Role Based Invoice Creation / Approval / Printing ** Before BOSS MS we had 5 or 6 people responsible for billing, we now have only one. -- Jeff Dipaola, United Bulk Terminals, Davant Accounting System Integration Oracle, Dynamics GP, MAS 500, Peachtree, others. File Based or Direct Connect

15 Reporting Operations Reports Fleet Summary ** Saves hours a day not having to manually aggregate data from boat logs and s. --Jeff Dipaola, United Bulk Terminals, Davant Morning Information (operational details and key metrics) Daily Arrivals / Departure Barge Demurrage Inventory Detail / Summary / Events Performance Reports TPH (tons per hour) Reports / Metrics Production System Utilization / Performance Average Vessel Load Out Ship Loading Performance Many More

16 Customer Communications Send Filtered Reports to all of your Customers with a Single Click! Released Barges Inventory Detail Loaded Barge Arrival Click to Send

17 Customer Communications Communication History Search Similar to an out-box Provides history of all sent reports, including the sender, receiver, date, and the ability to view the document as sent.

18 Other Customer Quotes The BOSS Terminal System has increased our staff efficiency tremendously. All information is now real-time, and our inventory numbers are now reliable. It has saved us several hours a day gathering information. And, the support provided by Integra has been perfect. - Allen Newman, Logistics Mgr., United Bulk Terminals, Davant BOSS MS has increased our overall efficiencies two fold. - Jeff Dipaola, United Bulk Terminals, Davant 18

19 Thank You For more information please contact: Mike Cossins The Integra Group Office: Mobile: