Improving transportation functionality and optimisation of transportation costs is always a challenging task for any organization.  Xagent Alerts brings a visibility to your complete transportation process helping planning and managing transportation through implementation of timely notifications, reporting and collaborative workflow. Xagent Alerts can also automate and improve data exchange between systems involved in all stages of transportation planning and realization.

Implementation of Xagent Alerts in your transportation department may bring concrete financial results which include but are not limited to the following:

• Reduce unnecessary transportation costs through improved visibility of the entire supply chain
• Optimizing orders destined for the same geographical location
• Early detection of orders at risk of requiring rush transportation because of delays within the warehouse
• Reduction of losses caused by improper transportation conditions
• Optimize transportation costs by monitoring transportation prices and pricing conditions, as well as eligibility for discounts
• Improve customer satisfaction by providing customer-specific reports
• Monitor carrier performance and compliance to ensure that the correct carrier is used at all times
• Reduce transportation costs by implementing improved workflows and approval processes

Proactive Monitoring and Alerting

• Transportation planning: volume / weigh capacity control on the early procurement / sales process stages
• Supplier / Customers account blocked / changed
• Shipment and delivery status: confirmation, transportation status, goods receipt, PGI
• Rush orders notification: special rush transportation required
• Transportation vendor contracts is due to renewal
• Price control: critical transportation price changes, price set to expire, eligibility for a transportation price discount
• Complaints: incomplete delivery, received / shipped good posted on blocked stock
• Special material status notification: orders contained certain materials require a special transportation conditions, materials customs clearing status

Positive Communication

• Goods shipping / receipt confirmation: vendor / customer acknowledgment
• Critical (rush order) transportation status: shipment current location, customs status
• Dashboard: transportation company / shipment / routes reporting, analysis and visualisation

Integration

• Internal transport-related data collection from company systems: stock controls systems, production planning, TMS, physical access control system

Mobile and Workflow

• Transportation and shipment workflow procedure: shipment creation, approval, transportation facilities physical access (in / out) approval and control
• Transportation Critical events / reporting to mobile devices.
• Transportation agents / drivers notification: expected time to start loading, readiness for a loading, loading complete
• Truck re-routing and rescheduling