Many companies combine their iSeries and shipping solutions to improve operational efficiency, optimize IT resources, and more.
After carefully weighing the pros and cons of different platforms, your company made the decision to use the IBM iSeries to integrate all aspects of your business. The iSeries won because of its reliability, lower cost of ownership, superior processing power, flexibility, and expandability. But despite having such a powerful platform, shipping—one of your most mission-critical applications—is still managed on a collection of PCs and servers. Why haven't companies made the switch?
"We got them for free from the carriers."
"Shipping doesn't get a lot of visibility in our organization."
"We've already invested in building an interface to the PC system."
Hundreds of iSeries users have replaced their PC shipping systems, and the results have been exceptional. What benefits do companies realize when they start using their iSeries for shipping? Why should they make that move?
Reason 1: Improve Your Customers' Order Experience
An iSeries shipping system enables real-time shipping information to be made available at virtually any point in the order fulfillment process. Empower customers by letting them know their shipping options and costs as they place their orders. Rate-shop in real time to provide available carrier and service type options and their associated costs just by selecting the customer's preferred option from your current order-entry screen. The information is captured and used when the order is shipped.
Case in point: One of the largest wholesale distributors of food service equipment parts in North America promises customers that orders received by 5:00 p.m. will leave the warehouse that same day. By having shipping software on the iSeries that's integrated to ERP software, shipping charges are calculated at time of order, eliminating guesstimates or calls to the shipping department for cost calculations. Customers then have the option to select the best shipping method, based on cost and urgency. By leveraging the iSeries for both order management and shipping, this company has a 95% success rate in achieving same-day shipments.
Read the full, FREE white paper "Eight Reasons to Use Your iSeries for Shipping" and learn how eight companies, each with complex requirements and complex systems, leveraged the power of their iSeries and Varsity solutions to...
- Provide better customer service
- Improve operational efficiency
- Optimize IT resources
- And more
Check out Varsity's product offerings in the MC Showcase Buyer's Guide.
Marc Herman is the president and CEO of Varsity Logistics, Inc., the leading supplier of iSeries-based shipping and logistics software. Mr. Herman holds an MBA from Harvard and has over 10 years experience managing high-growth business-to-business software companies in both Fortune 500 and start-up environments.
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