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Agile Network, LLC Enters into UPS Ready Agreement to
Provide Systems Integration Services
Agile Network to provide shippers with integration services to automate
UPS shipment processing.
Chesterfield, Missouri – August 17, 2009 – Agile Network, LLC. announced today
that it is participating in the UPS Ready program, entering into an agreement with
UPS that will increase the availability of UPS technology integration service options
for businesses interested in automating and streamlining transportation and
fulfillment processes.
Steve Cooper, founding member of Agile-Network had this to say about the new
agreement with UPS: “For many years Agile Network engineers have implemented
and automated UPS shipping for over 1,000 businesses. Agile is a market leader in
helping UPS customers ship faster and more accurately, while taking advantage of
UPS’ wide range of services. Agile is pleased to be working so closely with UPS.”
“Agile’s participation in the UPS Ready program enables UPS customers to enjoy
additional system integration options for UPS’s multi-modal shipping software,
ConnectShipTM,” said Scott Wadsworth, Technology Manager at UPS.
ConnectShip software creates multi-modal shipping manifests and labels, providing
seamless access to shipping functionality throughout the order pipeline, from order
entry to the warehouse and customer service.
The UPS Ready program enables companies to integrate UPS technologies and
solutions within their product and/or service offerings. For more information on UPS
Ready, visit UPS.
AgileElite v6.5 Expands Multi-modal Transportation Capabilities
May 4, 2009 – Agile-Network, LLC announced that the latest release of AgileElite, the leading integrated multi- carrier shipping platform, now offers dramatically expanded freight processing capabilities for both inbound and outbound routing, rating, tendering, tracking, and auditing.
“AgileElite now provides shippers with a single solution that enables visibility and control over all parcel and freight transportation processes from purchase to payment”, said Joe Mulready, Executive Chairman of Agile-Network, LLC. “We can now help businesses reduce costs and improve delivery performance by giving shippers the tools they need to measure, plan, execute, and settle.”
Version 6.5 now offers the following expanded features and capabilities:
- Freight Rate Management: calculate LTL and TL, point to point, multi-stop, brokerage, and mileage-based rates for inbound and outbound carriers. Manage fuel surcharges, buy/sell rates, interline flags, and more.
- Supplier Routing Guide: Web-based solution for automating supplier routing, rating, and tendering.
- Electronic Freight Tendering: supports shipment processing and EDI messaging for over 1,000 freight carriers.
- Event Management: access hourly inbound and outbound in-transit status feeds, drill down from customer to order to shipment to carton to line item detail, generate proactive e-mail alerts for delivery exceptions, inbound receiving reports by location, exception reporting.
- TL spot quoting: enable TL carriers to bid on loads, compare against contract LTL and TL rates
- Transborder consolidation and drop shipping for UPS and FedEx
- Support for FedEx Returns
- VICS Bills of Lading compliance
- Executive Dashboard: instantly display Key Performance Indicators, carrier report cards, drill downs, and trends for all carriers modes. Exception reports detail expected vs carrier invoice charges.
- Performance improvement – shipment processing benchmark tests exceeded 14,000 shipments/minute
Agile-Network launches AgileOnDemand hosted TMS Solution
April 20, 2009 – Agile-Network LLC announced the launch of AgileOnDemand, a hosted TMS solution that enables shippers to automate parcel and freight rating, shipping, and tracking processes.
“AgileOnDemand provides shippers with the power and benefits of TMS without the associated upfront costs”, said Joe Mulready, Executive Chairman of Agile-Network, “It’s the perfect solution for smaller businesses trying to reduce their logistics costs“.
AgileOnDemand supports client integration with ERP and accounting systems to eliminate manual data entry and shipment confirmations.
