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QAD TMS Keeping Speedline on the right Side of the TRAX. Bill Dameron Director of IT-Speedline Technologies, Inc. Who is Speedline Technologies?. Recently acquired by Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Manufacturer of Equipment for the Semiconductor and PCB Industries
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QADTMS KeepingSpeedline on the rightSide of the TRAX Bill Dameron Director of IT-Speedline Technologies, Inc.
Who is Speedline Technologies? • Recently acquired by Illinois Tool Works (ITW) • Manufacturer of Equipment for the Semiconductor and PCB Industries • 7 Facilities in Americas, Europe & Asia • 465+ Employees • Sold in over 60 countries with 37,000 systems installed worldwide
Speedline Products Dispensers Reflow Ovens • Make-to-Order • Highly Configurable • Replacement Parts Printers Wave Solders Cleaners
Speedline’s Shipping Profile • Domestic and International • Direct to End Customer – 65% • To Distributors – 30% • To Regional D/C’s – 5% • Multi – Modal (Parcel, LTL, LCL) • Large Crated Equipment – Approx. 2000 orders/year • Spare Parts for Replacement – Over 70,000 lines/year • Many Terms of Delivery • EXW • CIF • DDP
Why a Global Shipping & Trade Management System Was Needed “We were moving tens of thousands of items per year using band-aids and bubblegum.” Roger Clement, Director of Logistics
More reasons … • To automate very manual-intensive processes • Manual Shipments (non-sales order or re-keying of DO’s) • Documentation creation/additions • Copying/Faxing/Scanning/E-mailing • International Trade Issues • Duty/VAT based on Item classifications • Manual Compliance Screening • Eliminate multiple manifest systems • DHL, UPS, FEDEX • Reduce time to process shipments and EOD • Eliminate Customizations in QAD • ASN • EB2 Implementation
Why QAD TMS ? • Global Experience • Multi-language • Multi-currency • Progress base – same RDBMS • Wide-array of certified Parcel Carriers • International Trade Documentation • Modular in Design • Experience Integrating with QAD
MFG/PRO ORDER TYPES QAD/TMS SHIPPING RULE BASED WORKFLOW MFG/PRO INVOICING INVENTORY Pick 7.9.13 Allocate 7.1.5 SO Entry 7.1.1 SHIPMENT Regular Shipments Break up into Despatches Consolidate to Loads Confirm 7.9.5 AUTOMATIC Invoice PPA Freight Charge Update BOL PreShipper 7.9.1 Shipper 7.9.2 DO Confirm 12.17.22 PACKING FREIGHT RATING DOCS COMPLIANCE DO Entry 12.7.1 DO Pick 12.17.19 Confirm 11.7.1.16 RMA 11.7.1 Logistics does all their work from QAD/TMS Workflow Screen RMA Pick 7.9.13 Allocate 7.1.6 Confirm 11.11.16 MO Pick 7.9.13 Allocate 11.11.6 MO Entry 11.11.1 Order Process Flows and Shipment Workflow
Implementing QAD TMS at Speedline • Packing, Manifesting, Consolidations – QAD Freight Management • Trade Documentation and Customs Reporting – QAD Global Trade • Compliance Screening ; DPL , Embargoed country – QAD Trade Compliance • Approach / Timeline • Original implementation of QAD Freight Mgt and Global Trade • Deploy single instance of QAD TMS and roll-out to multiple locations Franklin, MA – January 2006 Camdenton, MO – February 2006 Singapore – March 2006 Amsterdam (to be implemented) • QAD Trade Compliance implemented- company wide, April 2007
QAD TMS Capabilities Used at Speedline Workflow MFG/PRO Interface Base (Rulebook) Export Documentation Packing Boxes/Crates QAD TMS QAD Freight Management QAD Global Trade QAD Trade Compliance Document Imaging Load Building (Consolidations) Freight Rating Customs Reporting (AES) Compliance Screening Transport Planning Tracking & Tracing
Sample Workflow integrated with QAD MFG/PRO RMA MO MANUAL DO SHIPPER
Benefits for Speedline • Automation • Data population • Document creation • Accuracy • Eliminate re-keying of data • Freight charges • BOL data • Efficiencies • One system • Improved shipment cycle times – 52% faster • Document distribution – 2 + hours per day time saving • Improved user training
Benefits continued • Visibility • Shipment status • Tracking of shipments • Data Repository - One central system available globally for shipment history • Reporting • Transportation Spend • Shipment activity volume • Resource usage
What’s next for Speedline with TMS ? • EMAIL/FAX Distribution • 7.9.5 Final Ship Confirm • Integrate this tool upstream across Speedline to replace/enhance data mgt • LC Administration • Freight margin analysis / Freight Audit
What’s next for Speedline with TMS ? • EMAIL/FAX Distribution • 7.9.5 Final Ship Confirm • Integrate this tool upstream across Speedline to replace/enhance data mgt • LC Administration • Freight margin analysis / Freight Audit