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Issue 2 I Vol 2 I Mar May 2011
TECHNOLOGY
Softlink's Logi-Sys catapults business growth through visibility, integration V. RAMANUJAM
LEADING service providers are
bringing a quality philosophy to
their freight forwarding, Customs
clearing, warehousing and other logistics
functions. The concepts of doing it right the
firsttime, understanding full needs of custom
ers eliminate poor quality and excess costs
in the service, thus giving value-additions to
customers and enable continuous improve
ments in performance and so that their ser
vices become hallmarks of top performers.
Today, the 21" century systems of logistics
are increasingly becoming information-inten
sive, and service providers from around the
world cannot be leading-edge players without
first-class IT systems.
Clearly, this requirement which continued
from the 1990s into the 2000s is now a pri
mary need for operators and the winning com
panies are those with source data capture,
real-time IT systems that provide access and
update, leading-edge applications and capa
bilities, and advanced decision support sys
tems for freight forwarding, delivery, logistics
planning, transportation management, ware
housing and accounting. Software companies
which are keen in providing more quality sys
tems for less cost have already responded to
this need and started introducing a number
of IT initiatives, creating a niche market for
superior quality IT tools. Mumbai-based Soft
link is a leading software provider dedicated
to enable companies in logistics industry to
simplify operations through highly specia lised,
segment-specific software products.
Providing simplified tools for operations
since nearly two decades, Softlink has to its
credit over 60,000 satisfied users in organi
sations exceeding 3,000 across the globe. Ex
porters, importers, .CHAs, Customs Brokers,
Freight Forwarders, NVOCCs, 3PL companies,
lATA cargo agents and warehouse operators
and logistics service providers have all bene
fited in terms of productivity and operational
efficiency through use of Softlink products.
Softlink's latest enterprise level soft
ware for logistics industry, Logi-Sys, is a web
based, comprehensive, modular application
that combines all operations and functions of
logistics service providers into one integrated
system. "Developed in over 200-man hours,
Logi-Sys is the most exhaustive and exten
sive system available for logistics industry",
says Amit Maheshwari, CEO & MD, Softlink.
Responsible for Softlink's overa ll global
operations Amit Maheshwari, founder of the
company, has a rich, two-decade cumulative
logistics industry knowledge, experience and
technological expertise. A graduate in Elec
tronic Engineering, Maheshwari's role spans
strategiC planning, information management,
financial resource management, product de
velopment and marketing. Under his leader
ship, Softlink has now grown to have strong
presence in every major city in India including
Mumbai. Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad,
Kolkata and New Delhi.
Logi-Sys is a modular, scalable and ex
tensible enterprise-level application that
improves productivity and control within the
organisation and enables effective decision
making and profitable business growth, Ma
heshwari claims. "The different modules
of the system integrate the wide range of
business functions of the logistics service
providers, so that the various departments
can easily access and share information
and communicate with each other", he told
ACAAf NEWS in an exclusive one-to-one. Ma
heshwari expla ined, "A web-based modular
ERP system, Logi-Sys can fulfil the needs of
all segments of logistics industry such as
3PL, NVOCC, Freight Forwarding and CHA.
The system works on a centra lised database
linking all departments and branches of a
company".
Briefing on the function ofthe system, Ma
heshwari told this correspondent, "For exam
ple, an enquiry received can be locked into
the system using its sales & service module
and all the interaction of the salespersons on
phone or by visits can be recorded. Al l ver
bal and written quotations can be generated
from the system. Once the order is confirmed,
booking can be made and can be forwarded
to airl ines or shipping lines for confirmation".
Tulsidas Khimji implements Logi-Sys
SOFTLINK announced the selection of Logi-Sys, a comprehensive solution for logistics solu
t ion provider, by Tulsidas Khimj i Private Limited (TKPL) for its software upgrade. Companies,
including Agil ity, DB Schenker, LP Group and many more la rge and medium logistic compa-
nies are turni ng to the solution, which seamlessly integrates their operat ions, to reduce costs, speed
time to market and improve collaboration.
An ISO 9001:2000-certified company, TKPL is a leading globa l logistics solution provider and wel l
known specia list with proven record of integrity and rel iability in global logistics. They are one of the old
est Custom house agent and lATA Agent in India and specialize in customized Supply - Chain logistics
HEMANT BHATIA, Director solutions. The company has extensive worldwide agency network, which enables it to provide freight
forwarding and Global logistics. One of the early pioneers, TKPL provides a range of services from air
and ocean logistics to multi modal, consolidation, NVOCC, Customs brokerage, warehouse and consultancy. Over 100 years old, TKPL
offers re liable, consistent and cost-effective logistics solutions with a clear focus on customer satisfaction as the key to its success.
"With Logi-Sys, we will be able to support a mUlti-pronged logistics process to set ourselves apart from our competitors and
provide more value to our customers," said Mr. Hemant Bhatia, Director, TKPL. "Logi-Sys will play an instrumenta l role in helping us
collaborate more effectively with our customers and to achieve new levels of service customization, which wil l lead to a high percent
of reduction in time to market for our customers. We have had a long association with Softlink and know them to be rel iable and
proficient technology partner."
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The system helps in freight forwarding by
managing entire operations and generates all the required documents like AWB, HAWB,
BL, HBL, Manifest, Cargo Arrival Notices, De
liver Orders etc digitally, creating a paperless
office. The freight forwarding module also
helps in consolidation and keeping track of
containers. It also includes imports activity
right from pre-alerts, generating CAN and DO
to profitability and profit sharing. The Cus
toms clearance module facilitates regulatory
compliance and documentation by facilitating
online filing of Shipping Bills and Bills of Entry
through Icegate. The tightly integrated full fea
tured accounts module ensures that all the
revenue related information is directly posted
in accounts. It facilitates automated gen
eration of invoices on the basis of contracts
(quotations), freight and actual expenses,
regulation of Credit limits of the customers
and many more advanced features.
Maheshwari is proud of the fact that Logi
Sys has a very advanced accounting system
with provisions of stringent checks and balances like approvals etc. It also meets all re
quirements of Tax management and foreign
exchange remittances. Billings for shipper,
consignee or the agent are generated automatically by the system.
Speaking on its advanced features, Ma
heshwari said, "Logi-Sys provides advanced
features like automatic alerts and notifica
tions via SMS and emails. It can also send
daily status reports to shippers and consign
ees automatically at a pre-defined time and
frequency. The system is developed using
state-of-the-art technology and uses MSSQL
as its database. Being a modular logistics
service providers have choice to implement
any module as per their requirements".
Logi-Sys is available both under SaaS and
in licence mode which can be implemented
by the LSPs on their own servers, the CEOMD said.
Some of the additional modules like ware
housing, transport, container management
are under-development and will be released
in the next few months, Maheshwari told this
correspondent. He added that Logi-Sys can
be used by transporters, freight forwarders, 3PL or 4PL companies and CHAs.
Asked about Softlink's another product,
Live Impex, Maheshwari said that the prod
uct offers a comprehensive, online Customs clearance solution, anytime, anywhere, and
cargo forwarding through Indian Customs.
"The system can be used by importers, ex
porters or their CHAs, to handle the transac
tions with the Customs. Live Impex supports
both manual Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills
as well as online transactions via Icegate.
To a question on the salient features of
the system, Maheshwari replied, "Created
with over 20 years of domain knowledge, Live
Impex efficiently handles all intricacies of
complex Customs clearance process in India. The system is being made available to users
on pay-as-you-use basis and is available on
demand, eliminating investment on servers
and software licence. Live Impex includes
many high-end features like SMS, e-mail,
updates to customers, as well as provision to
daily status report. The system also includes
many other features like licence muster, MIS
reports and masters for duties and classifi
cation that is always updated. In a nutshell, Live Impex is a comprehensive solution for
Customs clearing in India "~
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