Reduce Shipping Costs With ShipConsole

Reduce Shipping Costs With ShipConsole

WHY SHIPCONSOLE Product Overview ShipConsole is an Oracle Validated shipping solution that provides multi-carrier online shipping, label printing, and shipment tracking. It also supports instantaneous access to proof-of-delivery documentation, and ship confirmation in Oracle from a single interface. Who Should Read this E-book? Supply Chain Managers, IT Managers, Logistics Managers and anyone who uses LTL carriers for shipping Technology Platform Oracle Validated Integration with Oracle E-Business Suite Page 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Shipping Challenges Today 3 Chapter 2 Objectives 4 Reduce Shipping Costs 4 Improve Customer Satisfaction & Loyalty 5 Increase Productivity 5 Chapter 3 Why ShipConsole? 6 Chapter 4 ShipConsole SaaS Deployment 8 Appendix More Details 9 Page 2

CHAPTER 1 Shipping Challenges Today Multiple freight carrier systems aren t integrated and don t work with your back office systems Finding the lowest shipping cost and the most cost effective carrier for a package can t be done It s hard to get access to shipment status and proof-of-delivery documentation Sending advance shipment notifications to customers is manual and time consuming Automatically update freight charges and tracking numbers in Oracle Page 3

CHAPTER 2 Your Objectives Reduce Shipping Costs Use freight shopping to reduce transportation spending and automatically pick the best carrier level during pick release. Watch the video Page 4

WHY SHIPCONSOLE Your Objectives Improve Customer Satisfaction & Loyalty Automatically send shipment notifications, get improved analytics, integrated shipment tracking and instantaneous access to proof-of-delivery. Increase Productivity Improve shipping efficiency by more than 60% with a one-stop shipping process. Out of the box Oracle integration ensures that all shipping data is stored in the Oracle database. Page 5

CHAPTER 3 Why ShipConsole? One stop shipping process freight carrier integration, label printing and Oracle ship confirmation from a single user interface Out-of-the-box Oracle integration with carrier systems like UPS and FedEx eliminating the need for manual data entry Get instantaneous electronic access to shipment status and proof-of-delivery documentation Send advance shipment notifications with tracking numbers to customers Automatically update freight charges and tracking numbers in Oracle Reduce transportation spending with freight shopping in ShipConsole - compare freight charges and transit times across multiple carriers Page 6

ShipConsole Simplifies the Shipping Process Shipping in Oracle Before ShipConsole Multiple Interfaces Shipping Dept. It s easy to implement, easy to use and easy to maintain Without ShipConsole, you have redundant data entry, more data errors and slower transaction speeds as users are interacting with multiple interfaces because Oracle is disconnected from the carrier systems Order info, Ship Confirm Order Information Customer Service / AR Label Printing, Shipping Shipment Tracking, POD Freight Carrier Shipping Software Freight Carrier Website ShipConsole provides a single user interface connecting Oracle to the carrier systems which eliminates redundant data entry and data errors and improves transaction speeds ShipConsole is a multi-carrier shipping solution allowing users to ship via different parcel and LTL/TL carriers from a single workstation Redundant Data Entry Error Prone Slow Transaction Speeds Shipping in Oracle After ShipConsole Single Interface Shipping Department Customer Service, AR ShipConsole Order info, Ship Confirm Order information Label Printing, Shipping Shipment tracking, POD Freight Carrier Systems Less Data Entry Fewer Errors Faster Transaction Speeds Page 7

CHAPTER 4 ShipConsole Software as a Service ShipConsole can be implemented in your own data center or you can deploy a Software as a Service (SaaS) version. Benefits of the SaaS version include: Reduced costs with no upfront investment required Pay-as-you-go pricing that provides complete price flexibility Continuous and transparent upgrades delivering new features and functionality System security and data protection SSAE 16 Certified The SaaS version makes ShipConsole easier to implement, easier to use and easier to maintain! Try It Here ShipConsole SaaS Test Drive Page 8

APPENDIX Appendix More Details Multi-Carrier Rating and Shipping ShipConsole is a multi-carrier shipping solution that provides a single user interface for UPS shipping, FedEx shipping and shipping via other parcel, LTL and TL carriers. Address Validation The Address Validation feature allows you to ensure that you have the correct delivery address before you ship the package. This prevents delivery delays and possible additional fees. Shipment Tracking and Delivery Confirmation ShipConsole provides shipment status and simplifies the process of tracking shipments. Proof-of-delivery documentation is also instantly available with the click of a button. Denied Party Screening With the Denied Party Screening feature, shipments can be screened for restricted trade partners (as defined by the United States government) by destination party name and address. Rates from OTM & Oracle istore ShipConsole integrates with Oracle Transportation Management (OTM). Rates are stored in OTM and in other third party systems that provide rates for LTL/TL shipments. Page 9

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ajay Kapur Vice President, Products & Technologies Apps Associates LLC Ajay manages the Product Development practice based out of Acton. He has led the development of two products at Apps Associates: ShipConsole, a shipping solution for Oracle; and Report Lifecycle Management Solution (RLMS), an enterprise report management & search application. Before Apps Associates, Ajay held senior positions at companies delivering automatic speech recognition products such as Infinitive Speech Systems and Dragon Systems. Follow Ajay on LinkedIn Visit www.shipconsole.com to learn more Page 10