21-04-2010, 11:44 PM
Logistics is the management of the flow of goods, information and other resources, including energy and people, between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet the requirements of consumers. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material-handling, and packaging, and occasionally security.
The logistics and transportation activities are moving towards the centre stage world around and becoming the most critical business function in todayâ„¢s world of immense competition. Today, quickest and efficient supply chain management is the key success factor for many business sectors.
Surface transport still rules as the most widely used mode of logistics in our country. Itâ„¢s high time; the transportation companies switch to futuristic technology solutions to manage the ever growing industry requirements and never ending customer demands. The solutions that move beyond just logics, towards being efficient, cost effective and quick.
The goal of the entire solution is to work as a mini ERP solution for the haulage business entities with minimum investment and maintenance costs. The benefits arenâ„¢t cost alone, it will benefit you to stay ahead by offering high visibility of consignments to your entire team and for the clients. Also assures customer satisfaction, transparency and effective control for the business.
The modules of the proposes software follows
Application Module
Application module provides the solutions for the branch installations and corporate installation. The ease of operations assuring higher speed on lower configured computers is the major goals of this module. This is the most widely used part in "Logistic Management System" since the branch applications uses this module. The features of this module are listed here.
Route Based Trips Management
Complete Vehicle Management
Door Pick Up Support
Door Delivery Support
Location Based Door Delivery Loading Sheet
Entire Customer Details at All Branches
Central Admin Module
Central Admin module is the administrative module to be operated by the Head Office of the company. Here various options are provided to control the Application Module. This is again an offline application where Head Office can generate various reports, view or edit branch filled in forms etc. The charge settings applied can only be modified from this version.
The changes made through the central admin module will get reflected in branches only after two synchronisation process, ie. The synchronisation from the Central Admin Module and the synchronisation request from the branch module. The features of this module are as follows¦
Paid, Payable, Partial Pay Feature
Operational Accounts
Centralised Administrative Controls
User friendly Local Data Backup
User Initiated Local Data Restoration
Centrally Controlled Invoice Rate Settings
On-line Admin Module
The online admin module controls branch creation and editing, application user creation and their permission management etc. Online Admin module is a part of Central admin module with same capabilities and goals. This module works online; needs internet connectivity. The purpose of this module is, some of the administrative part can not be placed on an offline application due to Technology Cross-validation rules.
Versatile Branch Commission Setting
Admin Controlled User Management
Consignments Temporary Unloading
Temporary Trips Management
Branch Locked Customers
Multi Branch Customer
Application Sync Module
This part connects and synchronises the branch applications with the central server and database whenever is initiated. The synchronisation being the core of the solution, it serves as a communication tool between branches and head office, as a back up office for database, helps to restore the data whenever is required at a branch.
Duplicate Customer Merger
Customer Credit with Limit
Installations over Internet
Multi-Phase Automation
Multiple Companies through Single Interface
Automatic Remote Data Backup
Automatic Online Data Restoration
Multi-Phase Automation Management Module
Multi phase automation is a unique module that provides many beneficial features. The module provides the advantage of allowing phased automation of branches and later adds new branches with previous data back up. The branches will be created even if they doesnâ„¢t have computers, and track the consignments when it reaches other branches. This is tracked through Inward/Outward of Non Computerised branches
Inter Branch Intranet Synchronisation
Auto Bug Reporting System
Automatic Application Updates
Extended web portal
Online Customer Support
Online Booking Enabled
Intelligent Consignment Tracking
The system can be developed using .NET Technlogies with MSSQL Database