ShipperPlus

Shipping is a significant percentage of your total manufacturing costs. The goal seems simple, deliver your customer�s goods at minimum cost and on time.

In the real world you create operational plans that move large numbers of LTL orders to many customers, no small task.

You have to find a way to: ￭ Create intelligent transportation plans for consolidation, routing, scheduling and carrier selection. ￭ Reduce total operating costs. ￭ Respond to changing customer demands. ￭ Prophesy ShipperPlus is a Transportation Management Solution designed for manufacturers and shippers.

ShipperPlus combines load-building optimization, rating and routing decision support for least-cost outbound or inbound shipping.

Benefits include: ￭ Increased Profitability - leverage real time opportunities for shipment consolidation. ￭ Reduced Transportation Costs - automated load planning saves 10-20% on ￭ transportation costs. ￭ Time Savings - make last minute adjustments and changes late in the shipping cycle. ￭ Exceed Customer Expectations - meet dock schedules and deadlines every time. ￭ Increased Operational Efficiency - optimize distribution patterns using carrier selection, dynamic pooling, route building and cost analysis.

ShipperPlus delivers immediate results, empowering users to: ￭ Consolidate shipments and optimize loads in real time. ￭ Route shipments efficiently and profitably. ￭ Rate and select carriers (including private fleets). ￭ Consider pooling, LTL and multi drop/pick options. ￭ Accommodate last minute customer changes. ￭ Our customers gain increased operational control, efficiency and on-time performance. They respond faster to changes in operational plans and typically save 10%-20% on total transportation costs.

ShipperPlus integrates with existing applications and can be implemented in a fraction of the time and cost of other products. For private fleets, ShipperPlus, works with Prophesy Dispatch & Accounting to deliver an "end-to-end" load building and shipment solution.

Here are some key features of "ShipperPlus":

￭ Consolidate orders by customer and drop-ship location. ￭ Import orders from any system. ￭ Build and plan loads later in the cycle to ensure profitable shipping. ￭ Optimize utilization of fleet and carrier resources. ￭ Route and rate shipments through pool point and cross-dock locations. ￭ Manage both outbound and inbound freight. ￭ Dynamically recalculate pooled loads using different carriers/pool points. ￭ Handle unlimited number of depots and delivery locations. ￭ Build multi-pick/drop loads. ￭ Full-featured LTL and TL rating system with user defined rates. ￭ Compare private versus public fleet costs. ￭ Interactive decision support via profitability analysis and cost allocation. ￭ Supports CPM, CWT, flat rate, pallet rating. ￭ Supports split state rates, stop-off charges, accessorial charges and fuel surcharges both variable and fixed. ￭ Rate shipments for costs and charges then calculate profitability of shipments. ￭ Accommodate unlimited customer charge (revenue) rating structures. ￭ Seamlessly export customer transactions to your billing system. ￭ Generate load plans, bills-of-lading and other shipping documentation. ￭ Accommodate last minute shipping changes with revised documentation. ￭ Review loads and shipments on interactive maps. ￭ Interact with maps to change plans. ￭ Integrates with existing Financial, ERP, WMS and SCM applications. ￭ Interfaces to outside rating services. ￭ ODBC Compliant. ￭ Support and maintenance via Software Investment Protection Plan (SIPP)� ￭ Comprehensive end-user and technical training.