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E L I T E Transportation Services

E L I T E Transportation Services. MIS 204 Business Project Emily Smetanick 25 April 2008 Professor Begolly. Company Overview. Located in Asheville, North Carolina. Match-maker between carriers and loads available. Average gross of $7.5 million per year . Service.

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E L I T E Transportation Services

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  1. E L I T ETransportation Services MIS 204 Business Project Emily Smetanick 25 April 2008 Professor Begolly

  2. Company Overview • Located in Asheville, North Carolina. • Match-maker between carriers and loads available. • Average gross of $7.5 million per year

  3. Service • Exceptional freight transportation service • Match your shipping requirements • 1st class carriers • Experienced staff • Trailers available: flat bed, van, drop-deck, double-drop deck, and low-boy as well as refrigeration units. • Service throughout the United States and Canada • Guarantee of damage-free shipments and prompt transit times .

  4. Clothing Food Products Metals (coils and plates) Manufactured Metal Parts Rebar Building Materials Concrete Pieces Lumber Manufacturing Machines Heavy Machinery Over-Dimensional Loads Salt (Ice-Melt) Agricultural Products Examples of Freight(Including, but not limited to:)

  5. Elite’s Employees • President • Owner/Active Manager • Analyze Financial Reports • Sales Leader

  6. Elite’s Employees • Vice President • Oversee Dispatch Office • Explore Areas for Growth • Core of Dispatch Staff • Customer Relations

  7. Elite’s Employees • Dispatchers • Answer phones • Send/Receive emails: co-workers, customers • Post the loads available for the day • Book loads with carriers • Know the status of their drivers

  8. Elite’s Employees • Clerical Positions • A/P and A/R • Scanning • Load Entry • Direction Inquiry • Carrier Profiles • Filing • Copying • Data Entry

  9. Hardware • Small Business Server • (1) In-Win Full Tower Case • (3) 38 GB Maxtor U320 SCSI (Small Computer System Interface ‘Scuzzy’) Hard Drives • Promise Hot Swap SCSI Drive Bay Chassis with Fans • Linksys 10/100/1000 GB Server Network Adapter • 130 GB SCSI AIT Tape Backup Unit • (6) AIT Tapes • Intel P4 3.4Ghz Processor 800Mhz FSB with Fan

  10. Hardware Continued • SBS Server Continued • GB Crucial DDR Ram memory (Storage Medium) • 52x Lite-on CD-Rom • Samsung Floppy Drive • Adaptec 2120s Raid Controller Card (Provides 72 hour cache memory backup.) • (1) Super Micro Motherboard • Floppy Drive Cable • IDE CD-Rom Drive Cable • (1) SCSI Drive Cable • 600W PowerMan Power Supply • (1) APC 1400 UPS Battery Backup

  11. Hardware Continued • Application Server • (1) In-Win Full Tower Case • (3) 72 GB Maxtor U320 SCSI Hard Drives • Promise Hot Swap SCSI Drive Bay Chassis with Fans • Linksys 10/100/1000 Server Network Adapter • 130 GB SCSI AIT Tape Backup Unit • (6) AIT Tapes • (1) Intel P4 3.4Ghz Processor 800Mhz FSB with Fan

  12. Hardware Continued • Application Server continued • GB Crucial DDR Ram memory • 52x Lite-on CD-Rom • (1) Samsung Floppy Drive • Adaptec 2120s Raid Controller Card • (1) Super Micro Motherboard • (1) Floppy Drive Cable • (1) IDE CD-ROM Drive Cable • (1) SCSI Drive Cable • 600W PowerMan Power Supply • 19” Acer monitor • Linksys KVM Switch (switch between Servers) • (1) APC 1400 UPS Battery Backup

  13. Hardware Continued • Computers (11): • In-Win Mid Tower Case • Intel P4 2.8Ghz Processor with Fan • GB Crucial DDR Ram Memory (PC2700) • 80GB Western Digital Hard Drive • 52x Lite-On DVD/CD-Rom • Samsung Floppy Drive • 350W PowerMan Power Supply • Gigabyte Motherboard • Floppy Drive Cable • IDE Hard Drive or DVD/CD-Rom Drive Cable • 19” Acer LCD Monitor • (1) APC 350 UPS Battery Backup

  14. Input Devices • Keyboards • Mouse or Mice • DVD/CD-Rom Drives • Floppy Drives • Scanner/Copier

  15. Output Devices • Monitors • Printers • Fax Machine

  16. Storage Devices • Hard Drives • Floppy Diskettes • CD’s (CD-RW and CD-R) • USB Flash Drives

  17. Network • Linksys 24 Port Fast Ethernet Switches • Linksys 5 Port Hubs • Linksys Wireless Router • Black Box Network Extenders

  18. Software • Word Processing • Microsoft Word • Spreadsheets • Microsoft Excel • Database • Microsoft Access • ChoiceTRAK • Microsoft SQL 2000

  19. Software • Presentation • Microsoft PowerPoint • Graphic/Arts • Microsoft Publisher • Web Design • Microsoft Front Page • Communication • DAT Partners • Best Transport.com (Website) • Internet TruckStop (Website) • Microsoft Outlook

  20. Software • Operating Systems • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 For Small Business (SBS Server) • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (Apps Server) • Microsoft Windows XP Professional (PCs)

  21. Software • Other Software • Microsoft Office 2003 & XP Edition (PCs) • PCMiler • DAT Partners • Trend Micro Client/Server/Messaging Suite • Microsoft Internet Security Acceleration Server 2004 • ChoiceTRAK small business system • Symantec Vertias 11D (Back Up)

  22. Data • Employees • Load Data • Date and Origin of Pick-up • Date and Origin of Delivery • Customer Contact Info • Load and Trailer Specifications • In-route Miles • Calculate Rate • Share Info

  23. Data • Customers • Load specifications • Dimensions • Trailer Specifications • Weather Protection • Contacts • Address • Phone/Fax numbers • Billing information

  24. Data • Carriers • Contact Info • Insurance Certificates • Equipment List • References

  25. Data • All data • ChoiceTRAK System • Stored onto Hard Drive

  26. Procedures • Normal Operating • Dispatchers check voicemail and email • Post Loads (DAT and Internet) • Post carrier Info • Scan carrier Profiles • All information collected and put into ChoiceTRAK system

  27. Procedures • Back-Up • Symantec Veritas 11D • Backup jobs • every night from Monday through Saturday

  28. Procedures • Failure • Server • Fireproof Closet • AIT Tapes • Computer Technician

  29. Conclusion • Computers • necessity for business today • As popularity increases, business will continue to grow

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