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Distribution Service |
StarShip / Shipping Ingration |
| High Volume |
I ship a thousand packages a day. I need the fastest, most productive
system available. |
I ship a thousand packages a day. I can always hire more people. |
| Medium Volume |
I ship hundreds of packages a day. I need the fastest, most productive
system available. |
I ship hundreds of packages a day. I don't mind paying my employees
overtime. |
| Low Volume |
I only ship a few dozen packages a day, but my people don't need to
spend all day doing it. |
I only ship a few dozen packages a day, and I can get "point, click
and ship" for free from my carrier. |
| Multiple Locations |
I ship from several warehouses in different states. I have one
system that handles all of them. |
I don't mind licensing and maintaining several shipping servers at
each of my locations. |
| Common Carrier |
I need an NMFC compliant Bill of Lading for my truck shipments. |
I have to buy another Master Developer product to do this. |
| Ease of Use |
After logging in, we can do everything with a bar code scanner. |
My people are used to going from scanner to keyboard to mouse. |
| Versatility |
I can ship, invoice and charge freight my way. |
I must ship from open orders and I get an invoice whether I want it
now or not. |
Customer Preferences I
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I have a lot of freight collect accounts. I need them all handled
automatically. |
I have a lot of freight collect accounts. My shipping people
must check each shipment, and my customers get annoyed when we miss one and they
get charged freight anyway. |
| Customer Preferences II |
I have a mix of Residential and Commercial accounts. I need them
all handled automatically. |
I have a mix of Residential and Commercial accounts. My shipping
people must verify each shipment, and my commercial customers don't appreciate paying the Residential
surcharge. |
| Accessorial Preferences |
I need to have COD, Insured Value, and especially Additional Handling,
Large Packages, Oversize and Dimensional Weight done automatically. |
My shipping people must spend extra time to double check the package sizes and all of the accessorial
charges, and I get hit with an extra fee when they miss anything. |
| Tracking |
I can easily find any item I've ever shipped. |
I have to find the invoice before I can do anything else. |
| Accountability |
I ship valuable commodities that cannot leave the warehouse until they
are paid in full, and the checks have cleared. The D/S module handles this automatically for me. |
I can have my A/R people keep track of receipts, and release the shipments
manually. |
| Reliability |
I have a super reliable MAS200 server and network that is up 24/7 -
I can ship anytime. And, the D/S module has been running smoothly for years.
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The UPS box is down again - nothing's shipping today. |
| Easy End of Day |
I get a comprehensive manifest and UPS driver summary, and I just log
into the UPS web site and upload my entire day's shipping in just a few
minutes. |
I don't have internet access. |
| Receiving |
I receive thousands of items every day, and I need bar code automation. |
I have to buy another Master Developer product to do this. |
| Labeling |
I need custom labels printed in real time as we are receiving our product,
and I need the speed, high quality and reliability of industrial thermal
transfer printers. |
I have to buy the Bar Code module, and it only works with impact and
laser printers. |
| Support |
I can actually talk to the person who wrote the software. |
I have to go "up the chain" for days until I reach someone who can solve my
problem. |
| Design |
The Distribution Service module was designed by a programmer with 30
years of experience, working closely with actual distributors. |
Shipping Integration is the product of a corporate design team. |
| Made in the USA |
The author of the Distribution Service module is from Pennsylvania
- it's 100% American made. |
Sage (formerly Best) is a subsidiary of a British multi-national corporation. |