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International Freight Consolidators
Freight Supply Chain (FSC)
Presentation to:
2IFC - © 2006
1. Web-based Value Chain System Accessible by all stakeholders, anytime, anywhere,
including Buyers, Interstate Warehouses and Cartage Contractors
2. Collaborative Configurations Configured to support Mitre 10’s flow of Suppliers,
buyers, order processes, deliveries, and monitoring and reporting requirements
3. Real-time Information Leveraging Demonstrated bottom-line benefits to Mitre 10 due
to dynamic collaboration with others Improved decision making capabilities as a result of
order, product, documentation and shipment visibility
Status alerts and arrival forecast delivered to key Mitre 10 personnel
Demonstrated collaborative management of container movements and container costs
Early access to critical performance indicators, and costing
4. Zero Implementation and Support Cost
Key FSC Benefits Currently Enjoyed By Mitre 10
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Secure log-on with high-level data encryption
Restricted user views and page access privileges
Pre-set defaults to optimize productivity and accuracy when ordering - maintain discretional mark-ups and landed costing estimates for analysis against actuals
Value Chain Tracking System
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Cargo
Commercial Invoices
Ocean Bill of Lading /
Sea Waybill
Supplier Name
Shipping Line
Vessel Name
Voyage Number
Value Chain Tracking System
FSC tracks all of the following in real-time:
Purchase Order
Number
SKU / Product Number
/ Catalogue Number –
by Department
Container Number
Container Contents
Part-shipments
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Java scripted on-line Help Manual
Modify own password anduser details
User Features
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Supplier restricted to specific orders and specific fields within order – confirm and finalise order on line
User-defined order header parameters – e.g. to match consignments back to source documents, or track events to meet promotional deadlines
Optimise cost containment before finalising Order
Supplier Orders
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Manufacturer details maintained against Supplier
Key stakeholders brought up to date with changes in procurement activities
Supplier Orders
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Purpose-built for Mitre 10 to receive, via electronic transfer, direct container ordering from buyers on suppliers
Programmed and configured for:
M10 Direct Container Buy (DCB) Program
Direct transfer via FTP of approved orders from
MITRECOM
Validation of orders, error detection and error
processing
Receipt at IFC on dedicated FTP Server
Automatic generation of Supplier Order
Automated email notification of successful
order creation
Efficiency gains at M10
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Full-scale web tracking of products
View product receipts against order, including part-shipments
Product Tracking
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Shipment Tracking FSC’s real-time monitoring technology draws together events for
single-point shipment visibility
Query utilities
KPI’s
Track date milestones
Consolidationpoint
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Uses pre-set business rules to trigger user alerts for effective management of container movement costs
Tracking includes:
Container Tracking
Demurrage start date
First day of
availability
Pick up from port
Notification to DC
Delivery to DC
Received by DC
Empty container
returns
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Proactive notification of recent supply-chain events & changes – configure to retrieve key or critical information on-line, on each login:
Information Management Manual
View departure dates
not met
Shipping dates
confirmed
Shipping documents
uploaded
Deliveries due today
Landed costing
finalised
Full activities log
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Complex behind-the-scene alerts and reminders triggered for important events or when priorities are raised
System and exception reporting via e-mail and includes:
Information Management Automated
Notification to Supplier for new orders
Notification to Forwarding Agents to commence tracking order
Supplier reminder to ship goods
Declaration/Routing Orders are out-of-date
Requests for missing documentation from Supplier or Agent
Daily track dates exception report
FTP Orders successfully received via M10 Direct Container Buy
Program (DCB)
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Calculated at product level, based on customer exchange and cross-border customs exchange rates
Facilitates evaluation of actuals against targets and analysis of supply chain metrics… all before cargo delivery
Landed Costing
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Export data to other business applications for further analysis – data available for exporting include in-transit data, demurrage status, lead times, KPI dates, future debits, etc., current & past 5 years
Export to File
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Import data from most business systems via e.g. MSExcel Create Purchase Orders and update stock lists in single step
Import from File
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A powerful tool to mine your own business data & export for further analysis and data presentation
Build unlimited number of customised query templates and save them for reuse
CSV Report Builder
e.g. forecast container arrivals for next 6 months
Product
details and
frequencies
shipped
from port
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List of purpose-built reports and functionalities to Mitre 10’s requirements and specifications
Value-added collaboration
Promotional Start Date target monitoring
Identify all known Transhipment Ports
Order Track Dates Exception Report – details late
departures and warehouse receipts – emailed by system
daily to M10
Date of Departure Tracking Report
Import Shipment Summary Report – in csv format
Calculation of lead time by supplier by product
Outstanding Orders Into Warehouse Report
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The introduction of an efficient and modern on-line purchasing, monitoring and tracking system at Mitre 10 has assisted with the following demonstrated efficiencies:
Efficiencies Secured
All State Import Departments now use a common product
code (APN) for ordering
Ordering on Suppliers, Forwarder instructions, periodic
Interstate Departments document interchange, and
monitoring of shipments now done in real time, on line
Consolidation from multiple suppliers to single discharge
port is completed on line
Co-ordination of deliveries, landed costing, exception
reporting and monitoring of containers available on line
Manage track and trace by exception via exception
reporting, automated alerts and reminders
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Full data backup regime includes:
Data Security
Application and data replication maintained on secondary (backup) server
Secondary server is promoted to production server within minutes of failure of primary server
Authorised Importer User can download all product masterfile data for local backup, at any time
Performance and shipment data retained for statutory 5 year period
Hourly backups of current and historical data
Overnight tape backup
Backups retained on site and off site
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Product Road map
Additional electronic
feeds from WMS, stock
planning & control,
RFID, trucking co.,
shipping lines, customs
Single stop web portal
for rates, quotes, route
planning & bookings
Comprehensive
container monitoring
Automated data feeds
via email responses
Short to medium road map for FSC:
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Zero Cost
No implementation cost
No software cost
No training cost
No licence fee
No maintenance and support fee
Australian made - with local (Melbourne) support
Minimal client hardware system:
Users – basic entry level business desktop
computer with Internet browser ( MSIE 6 )
Site - Broadband connection