Why use our service?
See what makes eCargo better than traditional transportation and logistics management processes.
Realise Operational Savings
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Traditional Process
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eCargo
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Prepare run sheets then phone, fax or email to carriers.
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Automate communication of freight requirements to freight providers.
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Each dispatcher and site manages freight movements in their own way, requiring reliance on key staff and non-alignment between sites.
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Standardise freight execution processes across the entire business.
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Build pallets and load trucks/containers based on personal knowledge of products. Dependencies on key staff, optimal load is not achieved when dealing with large quantities.
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Optimise loading at the push of a button. Increase space utilisation and reduce the numbers of containers/trailers/wagon used.
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Delivery requirements change, but carriers are not informed; insufficient vehicles are sent to pick up goods.
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Real time visibility over freight requirements increases time available for better planning and execution of transport.
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Manual reconciliation of freight invoices with actual freight movements, if at all. Proof of delivery queries and exceptions hold up invoice payments.
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Automation of freight cost calculations, providing a standard workflow for invoice management.
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Leverage web based technology
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Traditional Process
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eCargo
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No visibility of freight movements across sites or by management.
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Accessibility from anywhere, anytime.
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Discrepancies in delivery data between manufacturers and freight providers.
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A complete synchronisation of data, all parties view the same information.
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Daily activities occur on paper or email and are not archived for future reference.
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Safe and securely managed. All transactional data is stored securely on our servers and backed up.
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Complicated & costly maintenance of B2B interfaces with many service providers.
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Integrate once - and only once.
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Achieve strategic goals
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Traditional Process
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eCargo
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Implement new logistics initiatives to reduce freight spend but have difficulty measuring the actual impact on freight spend.
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Measure year on year freight costs by month and volume. See how your logistics initiatives have reduced your freight spend.
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An inability to accurately measure the performance of freight providers, due to lack of complete and timely data.
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Measurements of freight provider performance, daily, weekly or monthly; input of key performance goals into service level agreements.
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Larger suppliers attempt to lock customers in through proprietary systems and integration with core systems.
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No lock-in. eCargo is a neutral party whereby suppliers can be unplugged and replaced with minimal change to the business.
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Scale across the business
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Traditional Process
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eCargo
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Different processes and tools used to manage each mode of transport. No integration between modes.
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Multi-Modal capability provides an end to end visibility - whether by road, rail or sea. Provides shipping schedule and vessel booking management.
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Little visibility over inbound freight for raw materials and stock from other sites/suppliers.
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Control of inbound logistics and optimisation of in/outbound vehicle movements.
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Distributed management of dispatch and invoicing.
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Centralised management of dispatch and/or invoicing.
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