Parcel Shipping

For over a decade, Varsity has been a leading provider of multi-carrier transportation management systems (TMS) for companies who ship parcels. Varsity’s parcel shipping suite, designed exclusively for the IBM iSeries, is an integrated suite of advanced supply chain execution modules for the most complex small package shipping and auditing requirements.

Varsity’s parcel solution automates every step of the small package shipping process--from order entry all the way through to shipment track and trace and report creation. It seamlessly integrates with legacy, ERP, and Order Entry systems running on the iSeries through standard interfaces maintained by Varsity. Varsity’s parcel solution also includes the industry’s first iSeries-based auditing package, for those companies who wish to reduce their freight expense even further.

ShipSoft-Parcel™

ShipSoft-Parcel is a complete, integrated transportation management solution that automates the entire small package shipping process. ShipSoft manages the selection of carriers, optimizes shipment pricing, and ensures label and manifesting compliance for major parcel carriers, including Airborne, DHL, FedEx, UPS and the United States Postal Service. ShipSoft also performs additional value-added services such as hundredweight consolidation, document generation, maintains detailed historical information on all shipments for future reference and reporting, and acts as the controlling application for all other Varsity software modules. By providing an integrated, automated shipping solution, ShipSoft-Parcel enhances customer service, eliminates data entry and drastically reduces overall shipping costs.

ShipTalk™

ShipTalk is an electronic link to third-party carriers that provides real-time communications and access to delivery status and shipment tracking information. ShipTalk provides up-to-the-minute order status, minimizes late deliveries and enables efficient supply chain management through pipeline visibility and email alerts messaging.

ShipPack™

ShipPack, Varsity’s pick/pack module, captures item-level detail during the packing process and reconciles packed items against the pick ticket. ShipPack automatically generates ASN 856 (Advanced Shipment Notification), UUC 128 labels and other package documents in the format that consignees require. By providing these compliance tools, ShipPack allows customers to easily conform to consignee requirements, quickly verify accuracy of shipments and avoid routing guide penalties for non-compliance.

ShipSelect™

ShipSelect automates the carrier selection process for any shipment, based on criteria such as transit time, carrier preference, cost, mode, performance, and carrier service types to select the optimal carrier. This guarantees the user chooses the optimal carrier for every shipment, while conforming to routing guide and business requirements. By performing the carrier selection process upstream, ShipSelect ensures that the customers’ shipping requirements are exactly met at the time the order is placed.

ShipAudit™

ShipAudit, the industry’s first iSeries-based freight auditing solution, reconciles actual carrier invoices against anticipated costs in order to prevent payment of over-charges, duplicate bills or invalid charges. ShipAudit eliminates costly third-party audit and administrative costs by automating the entire freight bill audit process. ShipAudit also measures on-time carrier performance and adjusts payment status on missed deliveries.

Freight Shipping

Varsity offers a powerful freight shipping solution for LTL, Truckload and Rail shipments within North America. Exclusively designed for the IBM iSeries, Varsity’s freight solution automates the complicated tasks of load tendering, LTL rating, shipment planning, carrier selection, mode selection, shipment documentation and confirmation, and even freight audit and payment.

ShipSoft-Freight™

ShipSoft-Freight is a multi-modal rating engine and shipping solution for freight shippers who ship within North America. It simplifies the outbound shipping process for LTL, Truckload and Rail shipments because it provides one platform for all shipments, and selects the optimal rate, carrier, and mode. It also supports the generation of Bills of Lading (including VICS), LTL labels, and LTL manifesting.

FreightPlan™

FreightPlan automates the pre-shipment load planning process for inbound and outbound freight. FreightPlan enables ShipSoft-Freight users to do dynamic load building and order consolidation, produce recommended shipping plans, and perform online review and acceptance of load plans. Working with user-defined parameters, FreightPlan incorporates customer delivery requirements to reduce transportation costs, support customer service standards, and enhance productivity. It also ensures the most effective route is chosen to deliver shipments as efficiently as possible.

FreightAudit™

FreightAudit is a carrier invoice auditing and payment solution for ShipSoft-Freight users. FreightAudit provides automatic freight bill processing and audit capabilities for LTL, Truckload and Rail shipments. It audits hard copy and EDI freight bills from carriers, enables self-invoicing, supports freight cost allocation and accrual reporting, and provides historical reporting.

ShipSelect™

ShipSelect is a complex carrier selection tool that goes beyond the traditional lowest cost or fastest delivery criteria. ShipSelect evaluates carrier options and selects the optimal carrier for each shipment based on user-defined, weighted criteria such as: cost, preference, transit time, past performance, mode selection and service type.

Solutions Webcasts Page