Executive Overview
Chief Operational Officers, responsible for managing the efficiencies
of international trade, juggle a complex environment
where the movement of goods on behalf of the customer spans Countries,
Time Zones, Products, Carriers, Overseas Agents, Suppliers, Customers and Electronic B to
B requirements. There is increased financial
pressure to focus on core competencies and look to outsourcing critical components. Emerging as fundamental to all of these objectives
is the leveraging of partner and customer relationships to automate the information flow
from the issuance of a Purchase Order to the delivery of Goods to the Ultimate Consignee.
Features of the automation of a Buyers supply chain must be
integrated to the transportation Intermediaries who control 85% of all Freight moves into
and out of the United States.
Some of the features required are:
Capability to electronically receive
the buyers PO
Processing of booking information
allowing the Buyer to interact in real time,
Production of the documentation for
exporting goods by a specific mode of transportation
Integration of the data produced on
Export with US customs compliance products
Real time updating of information via
the web for customer supply chain visibility
Custom customer driven reporting
requirements
Enabling collaboration that increases
visibility and promotes the sharing of information
SecureTracking.Com and TradePoint Systems combine to integrate the
information required to manage the supply chain on behalf of the customer. Fact based
decision making empowers the Freight Forwarder and Customs House Broker to control the
relationship and remain the key component between Buyers and Sellers world wide. Benefits realized by the Customer directly
translate into a stronger position for you the intermediary.
Improved product visibility
Lower cost of customer service
Lower landed costs
Greater flexibility to manage demand
fluctuation
Improved inventory turns
Faster time to market
Pre-populate US customs entry
information
Full collaboration across all parties
involved in the transaction
SecureTracking.com, Shipping Harbor and Tradepoint Systems solutions
are powering leading edge company’s initiatives for customer facing solutions.
Our Solutions are being utilized in over 30 Countries 7*24 with
hundreds of Buyers benefiting from the services provided and controlled by the
intermediary. Today provides the best
opportunity for intermediaries to control their customer’s information flow before
the customer dictates the solution to the intermediary.
The New Frontier
In 1990 we began the process of providing visibility through
intermediaries to service their customers. These early system were one-way in that they
represented information formerly viewable only to the intermediary . Today SecureTracking
Professional is an advanced collaborative shipment information system. We have integrated
with several of the major software providers servicing the intermediary market in the US.
Contact Information
Kevin B. Gavin
President
Sectra, LLC.
26 Millyard unit 7
Amesbury, MA 01913
Phone: 978-834-7803
Summary
Features of the
Intermediaries Enterprise Solution are interconnected, information and process-based;
focused on increasing the in speed of communication; fact-based decision making; full
transparency, common measurements; and lower barriers to market entry by intermediaries
than traditional EDI approaches. Benefits realized from this new tightly integrated
information chain include improved data quality, lower costs of operations, greater
flexibility to manage demand fluctuation driving to improved customer service, and
improved shipment collaboration and visibility to all interested parties. e-Business has
influenced new opportunities for companies to shop the globe, with the option to leverage
new regions of the world more effectively than ever before. But as companies have access
to new Supply chain management options, it is imperative that the intermediary control the
delivery of key data and process information to retain the value add in an ever changing
market place. This phenomenon will raise the bar of financial and performance expectation
for every intermediary. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) has emerged as the most
essential requirement to create and sustain a strategic advantage over a your competitors
as well as prevent your customers from demanding integration with many different systems.
Sectra, LLC. and the staff of SecureTracking.com can help. |
