Value-Added Transport Management Systems
In addition to the softwares features, PlanForge has developed a value-adding Web Portal that integrates with the PLATO transport management systems to enable end to end process visibility, management and decision support information. This portal offers the following.
- Visibility: The portal enables beginning-to-end management through status driven events, either electronically or manually updated through the system. An absolute necessity in the transport process.
- Workflow Management: Administration of events is absolutely key to the entire transport process. Through effective administration and documentation of events, documentaton that requires action, the system forces each step to be taken and concluded promptly. In this way the life cycle of a load can be effectively managed throughout the course of the transport job.
- Notification Management: The system can be set up so that completing certain events, or reaching prescribed milestones, that require action to be taken, will alert the necessary parties. The value of this feature in transport management systems is clear. Allowing for proactive management, taking action immediately to improve or correct service levels and to ensure that a load doesn't wait around "in limbo" costing you money. Alerts are sent via SMS or Email.
- KPI (Key Performance Indicator) Management and Dashboards: This gives one access to all real-time information along the systems network, through a summarized dashboard display. Scheduling effectively is far easier with all the available information at your fingertips. Customers, transporters and internal stakeholders all have access to role-based views.
- Reporting: A standard set of operational and management reports contain detailed information invaluable in understanding the KPIs or in custom analysis through our excel reports. To keep customers informed one can use the systems to generate custom reports easily.
- User management: individual access to certain files and systems can be limited through user access configuration and management. For example, allowing only those directly involved in finance to view the profitability of a load's transport.
Supply Chain consultants
After running distribution operations and with many years logistics, fleet and supply chain management experience we understand the needs and demands of ensuring that supply chain professionals receive the resources and materials they require to complete their job successfully.
Our supply chain and fleet management consultants help clients to increase productivity and control costs through varied process evaluation and planning services.
Efficient Logistics Services
By choosing PlanForge and our PLATO Systems software solutions, you will have already made the right choice in the management of your fleet. There is however more to successful supply chain management than simply outsourcing our powerful software solutions.
Our consultants are experienced in, and our services are designed around, helping clients to align our software application with key business objectives, creating a central focus around which all our efforts work.
This consultancy service benefits clients, showing them how to better optimise their performance by using the tools and techniques offered by our supply chain and fleet management software.