Web-Based Shipment Tracking and Monitoring System Development

Rishabh Software developed a shipment tracking and analytics system for one of the world’s largest book publishers to automate cargo management, streamline shipping and billing, and enhance fleet performance through real-time monitoring and advanced reporting.

Business Need

The client was looking to develop a web-based Shipment Analysis and Auditing System that would provide reporting, remittance and refund information across multiple carriers.

Our Shipment Management & Analytics System

The online Shipment tracking and monitoring system developed by Rishabh provided the user with the ability to track the shipment and monitor its progress. It provided detailed and summarized shipment information as well as daily revenue totals sorted by Region, Zip or Inbound / Outbound shipment. It had the provision of recording data required for auditing and analysis. The extent of such record keeping was customized for each installation.

Along with recording invoiced cargo, the web-based module also identified duplicate or overlapping billing by connecting carriers and effectively eliminated the possibility of paying for a shipment more than once. If the bill of lading had been previously recorded through the Shipping Interface module, the invoice charge was compared to the rated amount and any discrepancy was reported.

Features

1. Shipment Monitoring
   • Tracking and tracing of all loaded and empty international shipments
   • Identification of shipment transit time exceptions
   • Identification of uncovered shipments and the corrective action being taken
   • Tracking re-routes, diversions and re-consignments
2. Shipment Analysis
   • Generating shipment information and exception reports
   • Generating shipment management performance metrics
   • Follow up on action plans to address interim and chronic issues
3. Shipment Routing Analysis
   • Analysis of carrier performance
   • Review of existing origin / destination lanes to determine the impact of carrier lane performance
   • Recommended route changes to improve fleet utilization and the loaded & empty shipment transit time performance
4. Fleet Utilization & Analysis
   • Performance reporting and analysis
   • Detention and hold time reporting and analysis
   • Fleet utilization reporting and analysis

Benefits

• Reduce time from recipient to delivery
• Reduce time spent looking for lost packages
• Increase efficiency in the shipment & delivery process
• Effective fleet utilization & analysis

Technology

• ASP.Net with C#
• XML
• SQL Server