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QAD Transportation Management System

QAD Transportation Management System. Midwest User Group September, 24 2007. Agenda. Who, What and Why QAD TMS? Business Drivers Transportation solution Sample Customer Accounts Common Questions Your Questions?. What and Why QAD TMS?. Six components make up QAD TMS:

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QAD Transportation Management System

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  1. QAD Transportation Management System Midwest User GroupSeptember, 24 2007

  2. Agenda Who, What and Why QAD TMS? Business Drivers Transportation solution Sample Customer Accounts Common Questions Your Questions?

  3. What and Why QAD TMS? • Six components make up QAD TMS: • QAD Freight Management • Global Trade Management • Trade Compliance • New With Version 7.0 • Transportation Tracking • Desktop Shipping • Freight Approval • Configurable • Components share the same database, rules and workflows, and UI • Integrated to QAD Enterprise Applications • Reduces costs and ensures global compliance • Streamlines transportation processes

  4. Who is Precision Software? QAD acquired Precision Software 1 year ago – Sept. 2006 Precision was founded in 1984 Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland US HQ in Chicago QAD Center of Excellence in Dallas Offices in Rotterdam, Dudley and Bucharest 102 Employees Worldwide 900+ clients operating in 57 countries Over 40 joint-customers with QAD 4

  5. Top Business Drivers Lean Pressure to improve operational performance 67% 45% Competitive advantage in price and service 44% Improve customer satisfaction TMS 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Streamline operations/productivity 83% 76% Reduce transportation/shipping-related costs 66% Improve customer satisfaction 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Sources: AberdeenGroup, 2006 (Lean) & ARC, 2006 (TMS)

  6. Global Trade ManagementA Growing Concern “80% of the world’s GDP will be sold across international borders by 2027, compared to about 20% today. Cross-border trade will grow from approximately $5 trillion today to $70 trillion by 2027.” “7% of international trade cost, equaling $420 billion annually, can be traced to the inefficient administration of customs regulations and documents.” United Nations

  7. Global Trade ManagementComplex Requirements • An intricate process by any standard… • A typical international transaction requires • 35 documents across • 25 parties complying with • 600 regulations and • 500 trade agreements • 190+ countries

  8. The Power of QAD TMS QAD TMS helps you to control your business processes through dynamic workflow You may configure rules pertaining to country, customer, product or many other variables Proven business processes combined with configured customer information powers your operation Regular automated content updates are provided by subscription 8

  9. QAD Freight Management • Dedicated shipping and freight management solution • Parcel / LTL / TL / LCL / FCL • Consolidations and Load Building • Inbound and Outbound shipments • Reduce transportation costs • Automates freight rating, routing, and service levels • Increase shipment visibility • Provide proactive Shipping Notices and Delivery Information • Improve on-time delivery performance • Bi-directional interface • With QAD as well as other major ERP & WMS systems

  10. 4 Systems for 4 Carriers UPS terminal Sales Order Entry FEDEX terminal Picking Packing DHL terminal Carrier X terminal Labels x 4

  11. A multi-carrier system Sales Order Entry Carrier’s www Scanner & scales Carrier A e-message Tracking number Picking Electronic communication of manifest details Standard Station Carrier B e-message Packing Carrier C e-message Carrier D e-message All Labels Documents (with tracking numbers)

  12. Worldwide Carrier Support

  13. QAD Global Trade ManagementDomestic & International Trade Documentation • Automate & Manage export and import processes • Electronic filing to expedite goods clearance • Letter of Credit adherence and tracking • Comprehensive database of domestic, international, and multi-lingual documentation • Comprehensive library of pre-created documents • e-Page forms tool • Document imaging and archiving • Preferential Trade Management • Free Trade or Country-specific Pricing Agreements • Determine entitlement for preferential treatment in destination country (ie, reduced or zero rate of duty)

  14. QAD Global Trade ManagementePage Design Management International Trade Logistics

  15. Automate Screening of Restricted Parties Denied Parties Sanctions Lists Embargoed Countries Manage Classifications ECCN #’s Harmonized Tariff Codes Commodity Codes Manage Import / Export Licenses Link to products, partners Decrement based on value/quantity Fulfill Audit Requirements User / Date / Time stamp on all transactions QAD Trade Compliance

  16. Trade Compliance Content Updates Denied Party List UN Terrorist List OFAC SDN List (Office Of Foreign Asset Controls) Dept of State Debarred Parties List EU Council Regulation- Taliban Dept of State Chemical & Biological Weapons Proliferators Canadian Economic Sanctions BIS / UN Unverified List (Bureau Industry Security / United Nations) METI Japanese Proliferators Concerns New OFAC NSPLC (Palestinian Legislative Council) list New United Kingdom Proliferation Concerns (UKPC) list

  17. Transportation TrackingGlobal Supply Chain Visibility • Real time event tracking • View where products are in the supply chain • Time Zone “aware” • User Definable Milestones • Rules based engine for building “Shipping Plans” based on product and destination • Build-in impact that weekends, holidays and carrier schedules can have on ETA’s • Automated Alerts • Trigger alerts for milestones based on time or event management • Transmit via e-mail, SMS or other electronic means • Integration • Fully integrated with QAD’s Supply Chain Visualization Portal

  18. QAD Desktop Shipping 18 • Leverages production rates and consistent process across all shipments • Designed for the non-production user • Across multiple carrier modes; parcel, road, rail, ocean, air • Restrict or Allow carriers & carrier services by user • Easy to use ‘wizard’ based data entry • Smart user interface directs user navigation based on inputs • Simple to use drop down lists to speed data entry • Multi-level address books, such as Personal, Corporate • Fully controlled by TRAXi3 rules and workflow engine • Fully integrated compliance checks, such as DPL

  19. QAD Freight Approval 20 • Powerful freight bill matching engine • Match Vendor/Carrier invoices against shipments or loads • Prorate invoices against individual products or orders • By weight, by volume, by value • Easily add and configure new Carrier data feeds • Simple flat file interface of vendor invoices • Generic interface to send approved transactions to A/P & G/L • Automatic approval of invoices based on acceptance standards • Exception based reporting for failed match results

  20. QAD ORDER TYPES QAD/TMS SHIPPING RULE BASED WORKFLOW QAD INVOICING INVENTORY A/P ACCRUALS Pick 7.9.13 Allocate 7.1.5 EDI ASN SO Entry 7.1.1 SHIPMENT Regular Shipments Break up into Dispatches Consolidate to Loads Confirm 7.9.5 AUTOMATIC Invoice PPA Freight Accrual Update BOL Pre-Shipper 7.9.1 Shipper 7.9.2 DO Confirm 12.17.22 PACKING FREIGHT RATING DOCS COMPLIANCE DO Pick 12.17.19 DO Entry 12.7.1 Confirm 11.7.1.16 The Power & Simplicity of QAD/TMS Shipping tightly integrated into QAD processes Shipping do all their work from QAD/TMS Workflow Screen RMA 11.7.1 RMA Pick 7.9.13 Allocate 7.1.6 Confirm 11.11.16 MO Pick 7.9.13 Allocate 11.11.6 MO Entry 11.11.1 RTS Receipt RTS Issue Updated – Oct 5 06 – K.Monaghan (QAD/PSL) Order Process Flows and Shipment Workflow

  21. Why a Global Shipping & Trade Management System Was Needed “We were moving tens of thousands of items per year using band-aids and bubblegum.” Roger Clement, Director of Logistics

  22. TMS Benefits for Speedline • Automation • Data population • Rule books • Document creation • Customer-specific • Efficiencies • Improved execution • One System • Shipment cycle times • Document distribution time savings • Accuracy • Eliminate re-keying of data • Freight charges • BOL data • AES Visibility Shipment status Tracking of shipments One central system for shipment history

  23. More Examples Elizabeth Arden 25% increase in volume shipped with a 25% reduction in overtime Emerson Process Management $10M reduction in shipping costs in 30 months Freudenberg-NOK Automation of documents, including customer-specific packing lists; Consolidation of shipments Flexsys Elimination of custom code required prior to upgrade of eB2

  24. What Versions does QAD TMS work with? All QAD versions Do I need to be a global shipper? No! Manage all of your domestic shipments Ensure proper compliance checks How long does it take to implement? Varies by project, but typically 2-3 months What is the payback period? Typically 6-12 months Common Questions

  25. Questions?

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