Freight Management & Freight Forwarder Software

Freight forwarders are constantly challenged to effectively manage their operations and costs with unpredictable cargo volumes. In a market where fluctuations are the norm, the key to realizing profitability and efficiency in managing the shipment process lies with solutions that are transactional and collaborative in nature. Global access by trading partners to create, update and track shipments is critical to forwarders competing to provide superior services to their customers. Web-based, on-demand solutions offer a cost-effective and affordable way for organizations of any size to share and integrate information with internal and external stakeholders. With an on-demand SaaS model, forwarders can easily scale their resources to meet changing needs, without the upfront capital costs of an installed solution.

Descartes’ Freight Forwarder Software, ForwarderLogic, is a comprehensive, modular, on-demand freight management platform for managing the planning and execution of import and export shipments for multiple modes of domestic and international transportation. With Descartes Freight Forwarder Software as part of Descartes’ Global Logistics Network (GLN), freight forwarders, importer/exporter traffic departments, carriers and 3PLs can realize the benefits of real-time information exchange throughout their freight operations process – from purchase order, bookings, security filing and customs entries all the way to warehousing and final delivery – through a single interface.

Potential Benefits of Descartes Freight Management and Freight Forwarder Software

• Improve end-to-end visibility of the import/export logistics and compliance process
• Handle more shipments with less overhead
• Provide real-time transit information to customers
• Increase information integrity and accuracy
• Eliminate duplication and errors
• Meet regulatory requirements
• Enable collaboration between regional offices and supply chain stakeholders
• Connect with trading partners in real time
• Lower the cost of integration with agent, carrier and warehouse applications
• Facilitate the coordination of customs compliance requirements
• Streamline invoicing and payment processes
• Reduce upfront investment costs and risk

Features

• Automated data entry and extraction
• Secure integration capabilities with external systems, including:
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Supply Chain Inventory
  • Rating Management and Accounting Control
  • Event and Workflow Management
  • Trade Documentation
  • Customs Management (ABI, AMS, ACI, AES, B13)
  • Track and Trace and Reporting
  • Carrier connectivity and data integrity conformance through the Descartes GLN for multiple modes of transportation
  • Booking and track and trace with the other portals
  • Track and trace management tools
  • Templating tools for efficiency
  • Maintaining carrier tariffs and sell rates tables by station, client and trade lane
  • Customer-facing extranet for users and partners
  • Reporting analytics through Descartes Reporting Services
  • Filing of US Customs entries leveraging the Descartes CustomsLink application