OREANDA-NEWS. August 23, 2011. Jointly developed by Baosteel International and Baosight Software and after three months of the pilot operation in Northern Co.,Ltd., the logistics transportation dynamic tracking management system now has the capacity to be promoted in regional companies of Baosteel International. This not only fills the blind point in Baosteel logistics management but also helps to provide customers with efficient logistics service, reported the press-centre of Baosteel.

Logistics and transportation is an important part of the whole services which Baosteel provides customers with. In the past, business customers lacked necessary information control means for the logistics process between the time when the product is out of factory and when it is delivered onto customers' hands.

In recent years, as the leading edge in contacting the customers, Baosteel International considers strengthening the storage and transportation dynamic information tracking and management as the important task in enhancing the logistics integration management and providing satisfactory services to customers. Last year, warehouse management system was under operation and entire coverage within storage suppliers was achieved. On this basis, Baosteel International allies with Baosight Software on logistics and transportation dynamic tracking rmanagement system development and selects the Northern Co. Ltd. as  pilot unit. After nearly a year's effort, the system is successfully developed, and  three Shanghai shipping companies and one Tianjin shipping company are selected for trial operation and the appropriate platform interface is built.

The successful development and pilot operation of the system helps Baosteel logistics and transportation management dynamic surveillance, including transportation shipping information, transportation process information, and freight settlement, which the customers can see clearly. In the past, a lot of sales and logistics personnel needed to make phone calls to know  shipment information, which is time-consuming and laborious and it was also difficult to clearly state the specific transportation situation. With the logistics and transportation dynamic tracking and management system, shipping companies are required to input information in the system in time, including weather change, transportation location, product status, creating the conditions for dynamic access to information. Meanwhile, according to the transportation cycle, the shipping companies' transportation abilities are assessed and analysed and it provides the basis for the management of shipping companies. Compared with manual settlement in the past, the freight settlement now is more transparent and easy and it improves efficiency.

In addition, the timely grasp of process information will achieve a win-win result for both Baosteel and its customers. According to the information, Baosteel can have the flexibility to change logistics plans and can better meet customer needs. If the system covers the customers, the customers will be able to keep abreast of the status of Baosteel products and make reasonable adjustments on production planning. At the same time, both suppliers and customers can control risk and reduce costs.