ShipitSmarter Basic

Optimize Shipping Costs and Improve your Services

ShipitSmarter.comA buyer centered portal

May 2010


Do Do you ask yourself these questions?How can I create and send shipments faster, easier, and with fewer mistakes?

Faster, Easier, Fewer Mistakes

How can my customer and I see where my shipments are and if there are any delays?

Efficient Tracking and Alerts

How can I be sure I have selected the best price for each destination? Best contract prices

How can I get an overview of all our shipments? Complete spend management reporting

How can I simplify my freight audit? Self-billing and invoice analysis leading to cost decreases of 5-8%


The concept

Leading to process control and optimization possibilities

An umbrella system for all your transportsShipitSmarter is a softwaresupplier and has no contracts with carriers


Internet

Inbound suppliers

ShipitSmarter integrates

Customers Returns

Seamless Integration: > 250 Partner integrated

Characteristics• Browser based

• Centric model

• Remote operations

• Pre-configured, template driven solutions

• One-stop-shopping

• “Tight” SLA’s to meet business needs

• Shared User

• “Pay-by-drink” vs. large upfront spending limited customization

• Hides Complexity for user

http://www.skynet.nl/index.asp

http://www.dachser.com/


Shipping before ShipitSmarter

Pack and weigh ∨

Choose carrier ∨Fill in label-form ∨Pickup ∨Email customer ∨Track (web/phone) ∨Customer receipt ∨Match invoice ∨

Labor-intensive

Low added-value

High chance of errors

Sub-optimal Invoice matching

Metrics are difficult to collect / evaluate


Shipping with ShipitSmarter

Pack and weight

Choose carrier

Print label

Pickup

Email customer (ASN)

Track (web)

Customer receipt

Match invoice

Your rates have all been loaded into ShipitSmarter. Cost is automatically calculated for each carrier. Lower cost alternatives are listed. User only has to choose and pick

Shipment status is constantly updated in ShipitSmarter

Self-billing automatically checks the invoices from the carrier with your reference-information as entered on the label.

Reports on performance and accuracy can be generated. All data can be exported to be used externally by operations or management


Real benefits

Automation•Reduce human error •Less data entry time

•Quicker response time •Interface with ERP/Finance•Self-billing

Centralization•Multi-location support•Standardize practices•Optimize shipment planning

Visibilty•Quick proactive alerts•Daily reports•Cost-centre accountability•Metrics to drive your quality

Reduce rates•Optimal rate / service•Shipment Analysis•Consolidate contracts


Initial Investment 10,000 USD

Fee-structure per-shipment ~1.2 USD

Time of implementation (Customization 1 month, Pilot 3 months)

Current Locations 20

On-site support 0

Users 150

Current volume > 20,000 shipments / month

Interfaces SAP

Carriers FedEx, TNT, DHL, UPS, Panalpina, local forwarders

1st year savings 10% of total shipping costs

ROI 100 – 10 – 1 ratio

Study: A Large Electronics Manufacturer

100% = total shipping cost > 10% = savings > 1% = variable fee


• Automatic Invoice checking– Year 1 5-8%, year 2 1%

• Easy cost allocation to customers & departments• Central Knowledge portal & usage of CTL contracts for all modes

(Express, Air, Road)• Customer Service improvement by pro-active tracking• Less administration costs and workload in shipping departments• No investments needed, move of IT investments from capital to

expense– Carrier connectivity outsourced to ShipitSmarter

• No entry (high investments) and exit (systems to be depreciated) thresholds

Your Business Case

SIS Enables you to focus on core competencies, not infrastructure


How do we implement it?1. Write project plan2. Start pilot with limited number of users and functionality 3. Evaluation and GO/ NO-GO decision4. Extent the user base and functionality and add specific software

where required (e.g. interfaces)5. Evaluation

What are the costs? 1. No software investments required, ShipitSmarter offers the system on

an SaaS (Software as a Service) basis2. Only variable costs have to be paid; a fixed amount per shipment3. Initial fees for project plan, implementation or custom-build software.


Some of our References

http://www.kavo.com/Default.aspx?navid=0&oid=002&lid=De

http://www.philips.com/index.html

http://www.springer-sbm.de/

http://www.exel.com/exel/home/

http://www.jabil.com/index.html


Thank you!

Please [email protected]

Pieter Nijman +31623269502 Peter Paul van Oosterhout + 31622693765

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