PROTEUS® FREIGHTWARE TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
25 July 2007 

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Companies involved in the Logistics and Transport industry today need to react to demands for real time information, requiring instant access to live data. The solution is a complete end-to-end Transport Management system,

which must have comprehensive functionality, and be easily integrated with third parties, customers and suppliers to deliver optimum operational efficiency.

PROTEUS® FreightWare is a flexible Transport Management Solution that has the key elements required by those professionals responsible for improving transport and logistics operations. It has been designed to optimise operations, increase productivity, drive down costs and improve customer service. It enables transport and logistics managers to have total visibility and control over the day to day operational processes on a real time basis.

PROTEUS® FreightWare functions include:
• Activity Management
• Transport Management
• Delivery Management
• Client Management
• Order Management
• Despatch Management
• Track & Trace
• Collections Management
• Vehicle Routing and Scheduling
• Billing • Mobile Connectivity
• Quotations

A highly functional and proven application suite, PROTEUS® FreightWare can be seamlessly integrated with the PROTEUS® Warehouse Management software suite to provide end-to-end supply chain execution.

PROTEUS® FreightWare Activity Management can give your company increased competitive advantage by providing control and enabling you to get the right goods to the right place, at the right time. The PROTEUS® FreightWare Activity Management module allows users to raise quotes, trigger activities, and track & trace products through to delivery and to the consignee. It gives a full audit trail of documentation allowing comprehensive reports to be produced. It will prioritise orders to be delivered in a logical sequence, showing any export details. The FreightWare® Activity Management module can be fully integrated into any ERP solution.

Benefits include: • Instantaneous quotations • Full track and trace of orders • Actions can be planned and easily managed • Dynamic views of data for order analysis and planning • Real time reports • Accurate stock visibility across multiple sites • Accurate prediction of delivery dates • Stock location and visibility

PROTEUS® FreightWare Activity Management features: • Quotations for Collections & Deliveries • Delivery Validation with Business Rules • Track & Trace • Activity Triggers • Order Manager Viewer on line • Electronic Order & Delivery Confirmation • Order Prioritisation • Export Details • ERP Integration

PROTEUS® FreightWare Transport Management has all the fundamental functions expected by transport operation professionals, and provides the tools that the transport office needs to respond and manage activity volumes, and customer demands. PROTEUS® FreightWare Transport Management provides real time information, giving customer service departments the information they require in order to achieve customer satisfaction. All stock movements are clearly visible, and can be traced from despatch to delivery. Vehicle scheduling can be matched to Driver Briefing to optimise delivery routes and driver schedules. Loads are assigned to vehicles to optimise space, according to weight & dimensions and the load plan. PROTEUS® FreightWare Transport Management can be fully integrated into an existing WMS Solution or PROTEUS® Warehouse Management software suite, achieving operational effectiveness, and providing complete control of the Supply Chain required by those professionals responsible for delivery of goods.

PROTEUS® FreightWare Transport Management features: • Activity Manager • Delivery & Collections Pricing Rules • Trip & Drop Routing • WMS Integration • Vehicle Scheduling • Load Assignment • Driver Briefing • Despatch Manager • Driver Records • Special Instructions

Benefits include: • Accurate prediction of delivery dates and times • Real time driver scheduling • Real time reporting • User friendly information tools • Highly visible audit trail