Technology

Visibility and Process Integration

Omni-channel retailing is putting tremendous pressure on retailers to leverage their assets more effectively and be responsive to the market.

Traditional retail distribution systems are not set up to handle plan versus actual tracking at the carton level.

TForce Integrated Solutions technology systems and internal business processes provide clients with real-time accessibility, flexibility, and control so that Retailers can move goods efficiently through the supply chain to have the right goods, in the right location, at the right time.

We execute these functions while responding to your level of integration requirement and capabilities. As a TForce Integrated Solutions client, you can expect:

• Seamless integration
• Timely accurate information available by your reference number(s)
• Secure access to on-line shipment status information
• Strong EDI and shipping system integration
• Fully integrated with Bearware and PCS Trac
• TMS platform integration with many multi carrier shipping software providers

From very basic to the most sophisticated level of data communication, our systems are scalable to handle the demands of almost any requirement and our In-house technical development team provides maximum flexibility and responsiveness to any need for customized solutions and client business integration. TForce Integrated Solutions flexibility and responsiveness rest on a durable operating technology. This technology features independent, flexible staffing, backup generators, including well planned business continuity, disruption and emergency procedures.

EDI

TForce Integrated Solutions’ suite of EDI options provides robust data integration with clients’ supply chains and business processes.

TForce Integrated Solutions offers several flexible communications options to complete the integration and supports EDI transmission including:

• 204 – Manifest
• 210 – Invoice
• 211 – Invoice
• 214 – Appointment, Tracking and Proof Of Delivery (POD)
• 997 – Functional Acknowledgment
• Customer proprietary formats for e-Manifest, Tracking, Appointment and POD details
• Softcopy XLS, CSV or Fixed Field txt invoices

Dedicated Client Shipping System

Larger volume shipping locations can take advantage of TForce Integrated Solutions’ dedicated client shipping systems.

Designed to improve productivity, accuracy, and communications, these systems offer many benefits to our clients and receivers.

Shipping Systems Features include:

• Import Orders utility where the system imports daily orders from a network shared connection and automatically uploads the data into the TForce Integrated Solutions
• Pre-Ship capability may be set on an individual cost centre (docket) to allow the labeling of shipments in advance
• Mass Mail/Distribution utility allows a shipper to produce all labels for a large distribution by selecting customers from their database – on the same docket, service and ship date
• Consolidation of orders being shipped to one location can be consolidated with each piece sequenced for easier tracking and tracing
• Address Validation to verify that city name, Postal Code and Province Code are correct against Canada Post listings
• Print Manifest – Shippers have the option to print multiple hardcopies of the ‘End of Day’ (EOD) manifest at the close of shipping for the day
• Routing and Rate Updates automatically update along with other changes with a network/internet connection and clients are provided the capability to periodically backup their consignee/customer record on the TForce Integrated Solutions server
• Consignee Database Maintenance – Allows the shipper to manage their customer database by setting certain values as defaults

Third Party Transportation Management Systems

Clients with an existing investment in a Third Party Transportation Management System (TMS) may easily add TForce Integrated Solutions to their multicarrier system.

TMS systems generate TForce Integrated Solutions compliant labels, manifests, consolidate daily shipping activity where applicable, and transmit EDI manifest information.

TForce Integrated Solutions works with many popular TMS systems including:

• Canlogix  (Clippership)
• Pitney Bowes  (Ascent)
• Scancode / Descartes
• Tecsys
• UFMS
• Farel