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Business Integration | Enterprise Shipping Management | Global Trade & Logistics
Business Integration
- Alan Cross Joins Kewill
Kewill has appointed Alan Cross as vice president of professional services – Europe, further expanding its Global Trade Management team in the region.
Read the full article at - Logistics Manager - NEC Europe ramps up communications for global competetiveness
Using Kewill, NEC Europe’s 3,000 users in 19 operating companies can now manage purchase orders, invoices and despatch notes to their many suppliers, to the tune of thousands of orders per day.
Read the full article at - IT Backbones - Nisa-Today's to use web tool for local sourcing
Created by Kewill, the Web Forms system will allow smaller local suppliers to communicate with the symbol retailer using the internet without having to invest in special systems.
Read the full article at - Retail Week - Data security is top priority in electronic trading, say Kewill
Security is a major issue in electronic trading, according to a recent survey. Research by Kewill, which provides global solutions for the dynamic supply network, reveals that 69% cite security of data as a high priority.
Read the full article at - Post Magazine Online - Filling the black hole in supply chain data
Order data is not always rich enough to give retailers and suppliers the insight they need to improve store replenishment, says Jacquie Boast, Chief Operating Officer of Kewill Europe. What is the answer?
Read the full article at - Telegraph Business Club - Kewill driving efficiency gains for RAC Auto Windscreens
A further example of work being undertaken to gain improvements through electronic messaging comes with the news that Kewill is providing RAC Auto Windscreens with a new, streamlined electronic communication platform. It will involve use of Kewill’s fully hosted managed solution, InsuranceXchange (KIX).
Read the full article at - Broker's Monthly - MID winning the war against the uninsured motorist
It remains a sad fact of life these days that the honest and law abiding citizen not only has to fund their own life style, but also those who do not believe in, nor have any desire to follow such principles.
Read the full article at - Brokers Monthly - Consumers in the driving seat
Focus on supply chain management is crucial in controlling rising claims costs and keeping customers happy and, as Ana Paula Nacif writes, new technological solutions can also make the process more productive
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Enterprise Shipping Management
- Educate the Shipper, or fix the software?
A new look at accessorial fees, by Peter Stavarski
Lately, I’ve been spending a significant amount of time with larger shippers (>1K/packages per day) helping to define business rules, routing guides and taking as much of the guess work out of shipping as possible. In most of these large implementations, the shipping component is a black box that doesn’t require any real-time human interaction once it’s in production.
Read the full article at - Parcel Shipping & Distribution - DHL cutbacks signal changes for online retailers
The cutbacks announced this week by delivery service DHL will force online retailers to update their shipping software and likely will mean changes in shipping labels, say executives at shipping software vendor Kewill Americas. And larger e-retailers that ship in bulk directly to DHL hubs may have to revise their operations, they say.
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- Gaining a competitive edge with fulfillment
As online sales become a larger part of their business, retailers are looking for new ways to automate their fulfillment systems to reduce operating costs without increasing delivery times, have more control over their carrier network, and provide greater visibility into the fulfillment process to enhance the shopping experience. - Five ways to cut time and costs out of getting orders to customers
With a design for a new sophisticated warehouse and the company’s reputation for service on the line, Zappos.com Inc. vice president of fulfillment Craig Adkins wasn’t satisfied. A product fetched from the farthest point in the warehouse under the new design took about 35 minutes to get to a packing station, and that would make it impossible for Zappos, a web-only retailer, to meet its promise of fast service. - Internet-Based Logistics Helps Business To Grow
Vermont Teddy Bear installed a shipping management solution to
provide a single interface for 20 suppliers to access orders and process
shipments.....more from Integrated Solutions for Retailers - Kewill connects the world
In the logistics industry, managing shipments as complex as any film scene dreamed up by DeMille requires the same level of communication, especially in a world where the logistics “crew” is spread out across the entire globe. Logistics software giant Kewill Systems has introduced a major new component, Kewill Forwarding, to its global trade management suite that addresses just that problem.. ....more from American Shipper - Ship Shape - Retailers sift through shipping puzzles to optimize delivery costs and service
With some 4 million packages shipped yearly, online, TV and direct-mail mass merchant ShopNBC routinely chooses from an endless number of shipping options to keep inventory turning, fulfillment costs at a minimum and customers satisfied. “We’re always striving to balance shipping speed with cost efficiency,” says Michael Murray, vice president of operations....more from Internet Retailer - As foreign markets beckon, e-retailers search for smoother international shipping
For Anthropologie, a multi-channel retailer of women’s apparel fashions and accessories, the prospect of strong overseas sales is hard to ignore. Without even marketing outside the U.S., it receives orders from Europe and other markets, where the currently low value of the U.S. dollar makes its stylish skirts and jewelry bargains. And in Asia, its fashions are so popular local sellers mimic Anthropologie’s branded web presence without permission to re-sell its private label products. ...more from Internet Retailer - Visibility Makes Service More than Bearable
Seeing and understanding shipments within the supply chain means happier customers and fatter bottom lines. Getting their arms around the flower delivery business is easier for Vermont Teddy Bear as it applies sophisticated technology to delivery processes. The solution not only provides the Shelburne, VT company with vision into final customer delivery, it simplifies ordering from growers in a highly competitive market. ...more from Logistics Today - 'Unraveling the Mystery' of Transportation Management
In the last three years, transportation costs have gone up 23% and order-to-delivery cycle times have decreased by 31%, according to a GMA 2005 Logistics Survey. These trends and higher expectations from customers are placing increased pressure on companies to better manage their transportation operations. It is no wonder, then, that the Transportation Management Systems (TMS) market grew to nearly $990 million in 2005, according to a forecast by ARC Advisory Group, and more and more companies are looking to technology to help them minimise transportation costs and improve order-to-delivery cycle times for increased customer satisfaction. To understand this growing trend, this article looks at the basics.
Parcel Magazine
Global Trade & Logistics
- Going Green: who pays?
Apparently, going green is all very desirable – but only if someone else is paying for it. A survey conducted by Transport Intelligence and sponsored by IT supplier Kewill found that three quarters of companies awarding logistics contracts included sections on environmental compliance.
Supply Chain Standard
Logistics Insight Asia - Kewill Launches Global Forwarding Solution
Supply chain software vendor, Kewill Systems, is launching a global end-to-end freight forwarding solution claimed by the company to improve the visibility and control of goods through global supply chains in order to minimise transaction costs and shrink delivery schedules.
Supply Chain Standard - Logistics technology: Kewill rolls out new forwarding and customs applications
Supply chain technology vendor Kewill recently announced it has rolled out new features to its Global Trade Management portfolio: Kewill Forwarding, a global end-to-end freight forwarding application, and Kewill Customs, a Customs House brokerage application designed for the United States—and also be integrated into Kewill Forwarding. - Fixing the weakest link in the retail chain
Evan Puzey comments on the new technologies available to companies enabling them to smooth the global delivery process. Financial Times Website (UK) - ViewPoint - China Next Door
Trading with China has been going on for centuries, but the realities of today's global economy result in China not only being next door but also knocking on your door. - 'Kewill, IPACS e-Solutions Combine to Offer Global Trade and Logistics Solutions'
Kewill Systems, a provider of supply chain control solutions, is set to merge with IPACS e-Solutions Group, an IT solution provider for the transportation and logistics industry, enabling the newly enlarged Kewill to offer logistics solutions for over 90 percent of world trading routes, the two companies have announced. Supply & Demand Chain Executive - 'Kewill Pioneers the global supply chain with the acquisition of IPACS e-Solutions'
Kewill, the leading provider of global supply chain execution software and services, has acquired IPACS e-Solutions Pte Ltd, an electronic freight forwarding and customs brokerage solution, to offer companies improved control of and visibility into their global supply chains. IT Backbones -
Manufacturing companies in Singapore have achieved considerable cost savings by using technology in their supply chain.
Since 2004, the Infocomm Development Authority has spearheaded 10 electronic supply chain projects to help reduce costs in areas like procurement, logistics and payments. Savings in the first year alone amounted to some S$41 million. -
Teaming up for Better Solutions
Today's customers of logistics service providers demand a lot. They want an end-to-end and door-to-door supply chain service completed in the shortest possible time at low costs, with real time visibility of the tracking and tracing status throughout their shipments. -
Kewill has acquired IPACS e-Solutions
IPACS e-Solutions, a privately owned provider of freight, logistics and Customs clearance solutions in the Asia Pacific markets, has merged with Kewill Systems, global provider of supply chain control software and solutions for global trade.
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