WISL Branch Freight – Remote Installation

The goal of WISL BFS RI(Remote Installation) is to offer the advantages of an on-site shipping server to the shipper while preserving the controls and other advantages of a centralized freight management service such as Tempus Freight Management.

The remote server retains a data base sufficient to support the operational activities of shipping. This data base is maintained by importing shipping data from the shipper’s corporate ERP system and utilizing rates and other system control data from the freight management server. The only data base update performed on the shipping server is as a result of shipping procedures performed in WISL BFS. All other data base update is performed on the freight management server with updates transferred to the shipping server via web services. The only report output generated by the shipping server are documents directly related to the shipping process e.g. shipping label, BOL, carrier manifest, ship confirmation notice. All other reporting is done from the freight management server.

Relevant updates on the freight management server are transferred to the shipping server using web services. Likewise shipping data is accumulated and transferred from the shipping server to the freight management server at specified intervals utilizing standard internet protocol with specific operational procedures negotiated by installation.

Webserver:

• Windows Server, Internet Information Services
• Redhat Linux, Apache

Workstation: Any device that can run a browser (Windows Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator or Firefox) and can access the corporate intranet or internet as required

Includes:

• Windows PC
• Mac
• Thin client

• Rocket Software’s UniVerse DBMS – provides for support of imported and generated data base files
• Rocket Software’s Middleware Web DE – provides for browser based access by workstations to the webserver
• JAVA Application Server(Wildfly)

• WISL Branch Freight System Remote Installation(BFS RI)
• FAIS Consolidation(CO)

There are many files that must be established to accomplish the freight management activities performed by BFS RI. Most of these are maintained by the facilities on the freight management server. They include the Carrier file, the Customer(corporate branch structure) file and all relevant rate quotes. One of these files, the Dealer(Shipper’s customer) file is maintained by ongoing imports from the shipper’s corporate ERP system as part of the shipment record.

The major area of focus is on the accuracy and completeness of shipping location data in the ERP customer file. Accurate location names and postal/zip codes are necessary to perform the rating and consolidation integral to BFS RI.

• Miscellaneous freight management files
• Ship Location – postal/zip codes

Below is an overview of the main system flow of BFS.

• Order import from corporate ERP system
• Clerical review of imported data
• Entry of any additional shipping relevant data
• Clerical submission to auto-rating
• Clerical selection of carrier
• Prompt for consolidation
• Clerical submission for consolidation if desired
• Review of consolidation
• Generation of shipping documents
• Upon arrival of carrier – generation of shipment manifest when required
• Periodic import of data base update from the freight management server(automatic)
• Periodic export of data base update to freight management server(automatic)