Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Solution

Recent industry reports and surveys indicate that almost 75 percent of U. S. manufacturers and suppliers are using, or are considering, an outsourced logistics provider. Realizing that logistics represents a key competitive advantage, these manufacturers and suppliers consider only the best third-party logistics providers (3PLs).

3PLs build their positive reputations by enabling manufacturers and suppliers to become more efficient, competitive, and to focus on their own core competencies. The 3PLs that are emerging as the leaders in delivering the key competitive advantages are those that employ Robocom’s 3PL solution, ROC Enterprise.

ROC Enterprise, a suite of leading supply chain management solutions developed specifically for third-party logistics providers, yields reliable results for:

• Information Access
  Our Web-based solution is available anywhere and anytime to provide an unlimited array of information access options.
• Cost Management
  Cost-saving features reduce 3PL operating expenses by using bar code, RF, voice, and RFID technologies, along with extensive labor forecasting and management.
• Increased Revenue
  Advanced technology provides new opportunities for revenue generation. RFID, Internet-based freight management, customer service, and Web stores are among the newest features available to our 3PL clients.

ROC Enterprise is designed to provide all the supply chain solutions your company needs—now and in the future:

• Event Management
  Our dashboard allows you to maintain a constant view of key productivity indicators such as labor utilization, fulfillment, and warehouse optimization. Order Management functionality allows your customers to enter orders online.
• Warehouse Management
  Configure your warehouse functionality and hardware devices by the workflow of each client. By defining processes such as receiving, picking and shipping, as well as RFID, RF and voice, by client, your staff can match their service level with parameters that will meet the accuracy and real-time requirements of the client.
• Transportation Management
  The Transportation Management module provides the functionality needed to manage your own fleet, broker freight from other carriers, and track on-board shipments. It also provides sophisticated rating, billing, and payment processing capabilities. The traffic management component manipulates customer orders to create optimal loads, pre-assign carriers, balance trailer weights, and review route and stop configurations.
• Business Intelligence
  Our Business Intelligence module captures current and historical data into a data warehouse. The data is archived, utilized for reporting and analysis, and accessed by occasional users.
• Finance
  A powerful accounting system combines warehouse and freight billing, along with other revenue generating functionality, to meet your specific requirements. The rules-based billing engine uses pre-determined rates to generate client invoices automatically. Our unique wizard simulates rate and contract changes to determine revenue impact and runs “what if” scenarios.
• Enterprise Application Integration
  Our Enterprise Application Integration module allows you to easily communicate with customers and trading partners, eliminating expensive VAN-to-EDI costs. EDI, XML, flat file, and SAP are among the currently supported interfaces.

Additional cost saving, revenue increasing options include:

• Labor Productivity Management
  Maximize your warehouse and transportation productivity with labor forecasting and management tools that are based on engineered labor standards or historical averages.
• RFID
  Let us show you how to offer RFID as a value-added service for your customers that will guarantee increased profits.

Robocom is dedicated to helping you collaborate with your customers to meet consumer demand and deliver on time at the lowest cost. With ROC Enterprise, you can deliver on promises to your customers, increase customer satisfaction and customer retention rates, and improve overall profitability.

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