Objective
The Shipping System facilitates efficient
packaging methods and ensures the accuracy of freight charges based on actual
product shipping weights and up-to-date carrier rates.
The Value of the Shipping System
- Operator workload is reduced by means of controlling the
packing process. Packers see only the orders that are due to ship.
- Up to date shipping rates and electronic scales provide more
accurate shipping costs
- Provide customers during the order entry process an estimated
cost of shipping
- Shipping costs and tracking numbers are automatically updated
in the Sales Order module
- Reports can be previewed on-screen and/
or e-mailed
Matching SYSPRO to Your Business
- Calculate packed weight based on manually entered weight
or from an electronic scale
- Ensures the most up to date shipping rates from FedEx,
UPS, or Airborne carriers. The system also caters for manually entered rates
- Integrates with electronic scales
- Records items being packed into a box. A query option
allows verification of the box contents
- Sales Order status is automatically updated
- Shipping charges are posted to the Sales Order
- Tracking numbers are posted to Sales Order
- Shipping labels and Bill of Lading documentation
- Shipping Manifest documentation
- Carrier Close Day function
- Optional change of status to 8
Audit Trails and Reporting
- Query tracking and box numbers on-screen
- Print shipping labels for each of the supported carriers
- User defined formatting of the Bill of Lading
- Print manifest documents used by carriers
Integration
- Integration with the Inventory Control and Sales Order
modules
- E-mail reports via the Office Automation Module