Collaboration Features and Functions
True collaboration across a global and disparate set of entities and information systems requires a neutral and secure environment. It is key that this environment enable all players to engage in an electronic dialogue to collaborate in acquiring, transferring, transporting, and settling with regional and international trading partners. In addition, the data model should take into account the different roles of all participants and manage these through a set of rule-based processes. As such, the system implementation should include clear definitions in terms of buy-sell relationships, financial terms, service level agreements, as well as related contact details and user profiles for suppliers, customers, and related service providers.
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- Web-based community marketplace
- 24x7 customer support and data audit trail
- Real time information exchange between all parties
- Exchange information electronically, irrespective of data format and technical capabilities
- Single source of shipment information
- Integrate trading partner information into key business systems
- Profiling tools and applications to define roles and privileges
- Shipper community collaboration, including general management, finance, operations, manufacturing, logistics, distribution, purchasing, materials supply, planning, and customer service
- Service provider collaboration, including customs brokers, freight forwarders, carriers and NVOCC, terminal operations, storage providers, banks, and others
- Applications and tools to create company, geographic, and individual level profiles, which enable communication between entities and individuals
- Applications and tools to support exchange of data and the creation of appropriate trade and transportation documents
- Support for the interactive exchange of data with internal and external as well as inter and intra-enterprise applications to include TMS, WMS, ERP, SRM, CRM, and SFA
- Support for the exchange of data through EDI, XML, and hard copy documents
- Integrate trading partner information into key business systems
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International Trade Logistics (ITL) Features and Functions
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