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SHIPLOGIX AUTOMATED TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
NETS RETAIL GIANT 20% SAVINGS DURING FIRST YEAR Even Mother Nature can't slow things down. Feb 17th, 2006 - SEATTLE, Wa. www.shiplogix.com - ShipLogix, a provider of web-hosted Transportation Management Systems for shippers, carriers and their business partners, has something to brag about this winter. The ShipLogix Transportation Execution Platform (STEP) enabled one of the nation's premier retail distributors to realize a 20% reduction in freight expenditures since its deployment one year ago. STEP automates the full shipment lifecycle, beginning with the release of purchase orders by vendors for shipment. The system then optimizes these orders, creates an executable shipping plan, and initiates a cascade tendering process which automatically assigns the lowest cost carrier to the shipment. Status updates, shipment rating, and freight settlement complete the process. Prior to the deployment of STEP, the retailer, whose security requirements prohibit the use of their name, controlled the freight decision of hundreds of suppliers through a static routing guide. They needed a way to automate their inbound transportation and institute a dynamic way to determine the best routes, because their existing processes resulted in higher freight costs. The retailer's suppliers needed a system that could always find the lowest cost shipping options that met inventory deadlines. The solution was ShipLogix. Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow - or in this case, an ice storm - can impact ShipLogix's ability to deliver automated solutions that operate in the most difficult of times. The retailer had to close their head office due to a severe ice storm in the Midwest, but saw no interruption in their Transportation Management System - or their continued savings."STEP is a rapidly-deployed way to achieve enormous cost reductions," said Alan Van Boven, chief executive officer of ShipLogix. "The retailer already has plans in place to roll out additional features of STEP in 2006. During this next year, they project freight cost reductions to rise above 30% of pre-STEP expenditures." Since the retailer's implementation of STEP, a significant reduction in freight expenditures from automation and optimization has been underscored by the improvements in transportation workflow. These freight savings opportunities will grow by the addition of outbound shipment management which gives the client an enterprise view of their complete supply chain for the optimum utilization of their private fleet along with common carriers. The client's optimization technology will be expanded to include pooling which facilitates a greater savings potential from optimization processes. The client also plans to accomplish integration of STEP with a major retail solutions provider to gain more advanced supply chain planning capacity, and add financial and workforce management capability. About ShipLogix ShipLogix, a d/b/a, is a Software as a Service (SaaS) provider of Transportation Management Systems. The ShipLogix Transportation Execution Platform (STEP) is a robust suite of solutions which facilitate collaboration between shippers, carriers, suppliers, and logistics service providers. STEP combines essential tender, track and trace functionality with inbound vendor/supplier collaboration and best-of-breed executable optimization. Advanced freight settlement functions complete the optimal solution for the full shipment lifecycle. STEP is branded and distributed through a network of channel partnerships that include several of the top 10 US-based third-party logistics providers (3PLs), key enterprise software partners, and VAR relationships in specific vertical industries. To learn more about ShipLogix, please visit www.shiplogix.com or call 1-888-486-7447. Contacts: Alan Van Boven, president,
ShipLogix Jill Ivie, Ivie Communications
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