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New year wishes from SA-FMS logistics software

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

     Affordable software solution for Freight logistics companies
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Freight logistics software – now on hosted model

The software rental model is here !! No more servers to purchase, no more leased lines to rent, no software updates, no backup worries. no power related problems.. We are offering SA-FMS logistics software on world class cloud hosted (web service) model to small and medium transport operators.

Features, Benefits & Advantages

  • Waybill booking, delivery and accounts operational in under 24 hours
  • Centrally managed world class hosted server with 24 x 7 availability
  • Enables centralised tracking of consignments
  • Expand freight logistics business safely and quickly with complete control
  • Ease of co-ordination between regional offices and branches
  • No investment required on hardware such as servers, routers
  • Remote monitoring of stock for audit purposes
  • Zero software licencing for server operating system and desktop
  • World class power conditioning and security monitoring
  • Online backup of data to ensure that no information is lost
  • Central branch enquiry for speedy customer service
  • Reduce inter branch communication costs
  • Quick reconciliation of key transactions such as booking, cash transfer
  • Efficient traffic and truck routing through central stock monitoring
  • Single point software updates for branches
  • Piggyback on the reliability of cloud computing
  • Automatic maintenance of software system
  • Services backed by a 20 year old company with 300+ ERP installations
  • Value added services such as Data Analytics & business consulting

Call Now!!!

*Bangalore – 901 960 5111 * Mumbai – 720 821 6737 * Kochi – 91 984 700 5656

 

 

 

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Logistics software – helpdesk and support

Monday, November 21st, 2011

SA-FMS logistics supply chain software solution inherited its superior client support procedures and innovative client interaction tools after working for over 10 years hand holding 225+ small, medium and large size healthcare customers across India, Middle East and Africa region – now among the leading vendors in India for out of the box software solution.

  • 9:30 am to 5:30 pm IST technical support for India and Africa
  • Nation wide on-site disaster management recovery
  • Reliable remote desktop access support tools
  • Dual provider broadband lines for business continuity
  • Logistics domain experts manned helpdesk
  • Pro active preventive maintenance team
  • Active knowledge base on product and logistics domain
  • Support knowledgebase for frequent operational issues
  • Customer relationship management portal
  • Dedicated multi lingual telephonic support lines
  • Hotfixes and patches for known issues and statutory needs

Our top management team works relentlessly to innovate and find ways of improving customer service to ensure that our clients have 24 x 7 business continuity ; worry less on technology and related aspects of SA-FMS.

Business continuity and web solutions for logistics industry

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Technology and vendor experience factors often plays a critical role when it comes to selection of any ERP software solution, be it for logistics industry or retail or healthcare. Few points to ponder…

  • Software maturity – Audit controls in the system for fail safe business practices
  • Management Information – Is competitive advantage today and tomorrow.
  • Data safety – Concerns over backups, hacking, unauthorised access by competition etc
  • Centralisation – branch data synchronisation for central reporting, monitoring and action plan.
  • Business continuity - Reliable data connections in smaller towns is a matter of concern.
  • Scalability – Supporting your growth as you add branches and associates to the network.
  • Vendor capability – existing software is out dated and there is no continued support.

Software architecture – SA-FMS is built on an award winning technology framework which supports a mix of off line and on line operational model. This means, if there is no internet connectivity, your business will not come to a full stop.

Availability - our largest client installation runs the application on their internal servers, serving 300 plus branches and 2840 Windows Home personal computers spread across the country. Our smallest client runs the application on a cloud hosted solution – connecting just two branches.. One at Mumbai and the other at Kochi (Kerala). The offline – online model ensures business connectivity.

Data volume – SA-FMS is built on a popular open source relational database which can support up to 1 Tera byte of information. The largest client database has over 100 GB of information stored.

Power users – Remember, your people are still traditional and at high transaction billing points, the keyboard still rules. Hence mix of powerful desktop and web interface would be a realistic solution.

Information – We provide data analytics services for insights into your business operations to help you improve customer satisfaction and bring optimisation into operational aspects.

Installation – due to simplified processes, it takes less than 10 minutes to configure a new branch using the software wizard.

Support – Superlative online helpdesk and troubleshooting tools manned by domain experts. Self diagnostic tools for auto correction.

Logistics software for a growing organisation

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

SA-FMS is not just another logistics software for Freight logistics operations. We have helped over a dozen of our clients grow their business through greater controls to reduce pilferage, introduced measurability at every phase of the logistics business. It is a matter of delivering more for less ; To grow your business without adding more resources.

  • Accountability in booking rates and discounts
  • Timely dispatch of consignments to delivery centers
  • Planning of routes during loading of consignments to transshipment centers
  • Door delivery collections and proof of delivery receipt
  • Freight settlement for to be billed consignors
  • Effective management of complaints from consignors and consignees
  • Speedy response to waybill enquiries using SMS
  • Prediction of  consignment volume at delivery and transshipment centers
  • Reconciliation of short and excess consignments

SA-FMS software for logistics is now available in India and Africa

Peace of mind with SA-FMS logistics software

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

 


     Affordable software solution for Freight logistics companies
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Modernise your logistics business

Freight Management System (SA-F.M.S) is a ready to run, easy to maintain, scalable, reliable and affordable software solution from Software Associates suited for sundry parcel operators, truck operators, freight service providers and bus cargo operators. SA-F.M.S has over 750 locations in 15 states across India; has translated to cost reduction and efficient resource management for our clients.

Features, Benefits & Advantages

  • Backed by 20 years industry expertise
  • Ready to run and easy to maintain logistics software
  • Guaranteed Return on Investment (ROI)
  • Transform your people and organisation to work smarter
  • Integrated modules to reduce repetitive work
  • Customer connect module for online / web enquiry
  • Efficient tracking of acknowledgements (POD)
  • Faster billing cycles for TBB / corporate accounts
  • Centralized monitoring of branch consignment stock
  • Substantial savings in inter branch communication costs
  • Connectivity over low bandwidth broadband lines
  • Local and distributed databases for business continuity
  • Easy to use report builder for customised reports
  • Cuts paperwork on statutory reporting at check posts / octroi
  • 24*7 remote voice and broadband support
  • Choice of on-premise and rental models with easy payment options

Are you looking for the best software for freight management?
Call Now!!!

*Bangalore +91 901 960 5111 * Mumbai +91 720 821 6737 * Indore + 91 887 158 3642

See us at KGTA annual meet, 29th October 2011

Hotel Canopy, 2nd floor, public utility building, M.G road Bangalore

Logistics software and SMS enquiry

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Logistics software to manage consignor and consignee complaints

The key to differentiation for any service industry business is speedy resolution of customer queries. The complaint register function in SA-FMS freight logistics management software has been designed with the objective of allowing our clients providing superlative freight logistics service to consignors and consignees.

  • Easy tracking of complaints across head office and branches
  • Linking of complaints with consignment short and excess reporting
  • Centralised complaint history tracking with user activity
  • Central storage of document related to complaints
  • Escalation of complaints in the event of delay in responses.
  • Connect with operations such as booking, dispatch, unloading, re-routing, transshipment and delivery
  • Branch, commodity, truck, customer based analysis for operational improvement through data analytics
  • SMS alerts for customers on status updates

SA-FMS is among the most preferred ERP software for freight logistics providers, backed by a 20 year old company, a committed team and great customer support. 

SA-FMS Logistics software benefits

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Read about our logistics management systems

 

SA-FMS logistics software in Nigeria

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

ASCA Bitumen Limited, a leading bitumen supplier based out of Nigeria has chosen to implement SA-FMS, the leading ERP software solution for truck logistics and supply chain management. 

The project is being executed for GNB logistics by a dedicated team of domain centric business consultants and technology experts who bring over a decade of expertise in implementing reliable business solutions for freight logistics companies in India and Africa.

SA-FMS: Leading the logistics software solutions

Logistics software & out of delivery area

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

The out of delivery area feature in SA-FMS plugs revenue loss, besides providing the consignee timely delivery of the consignment

The Indian postal system switched to PIN code system on 15th August, 1972. Since then, PIN codes have been used in addresses to ensure correct delivery of the mails and parcels. A unique six digit code was assigned to all branch post offices. Most of the parcel and courier services collect the entire address of the consignee including the PIN code which makes delivery of the consignment easier. Many parcel, cargo, freight and logistics providers use the Indian PIN code system for sorting the consignments and dispatching accordingly where door delivery is involved.

SA-FMS logistics software has the function to track the location of consignment delivery based on the PIN code. While entering the address of the consignee at the time of booking, the PIN code is verified whether it belongs to any area within the delivery circle. If not, the address is treated as “Out of Delivery Area” and pre defined door delivery charges are applied at the time of freight calculation.

PIN code system for Freight logistics software

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

The PIN code system was introduced in 1972 by the postal department. Before the PIN code system, the mails were sorted based on district. A unique six digit code has been assigned for every post office in India based on which the mails will be forwarded. Totally there are 155,000 post offices and 25,000 of which are departmental post offices (DPO). The rest are extra departmental post offices or branch offices (BO).

There are nine PIN zones in India and the first digit of the PIN code represents the zone.

First digit of PIN

Areas included

1

Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir (including Pakistan administered Kashmir), Chandigarh

2

Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand

3

Rajasthan, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli

4

Goa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

5

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka

6

Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Pondicherry, Lakshadweep

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Orissa, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

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Bihar, Jharkhand

9

Army Post office (APO) and Field Post office (FPO)

The second digit indicates the sub-region, and the third digit indicates the sorting district within the region. The final three digits are assigned to individual post offices. PIN codes of Mumbai start with 400001, where 4 shows the PIN zone and 40 determines the Sub region. Thane also belongs to the sub region “40”. Other sub-regions in Maharashtra include areas starting with PIN codes 41, 42, 43 and 44. The PIN code of Pune is 411001 and hence Pune belongs to sub region “41”. Kolhapur and Sangli also belong to the same sub region. Bhiwandi and Nashik belong to sub region “42”. Aurangabad belongs to sub region “43”. Nagpur has the PIN code 440001 and thereby belongs to sub region “44”. The third digit in PIN code indicates the sorting district within the region. The final three digits are assigned to individual post offices within the region. 

The PIN code system is into the 40th year now and has certainly revolutionised the entire Indian postal system. Many parcel, cargo, freight and logistics providers sort their consignments and deliver them based on the Indian PIN code system.

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