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ULTRA HARDWARE BOOSTS SHIPPING PRODUCTIVITY WITH
RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF VARSITY SHIPSOFT
Integration to International Business Systems' ERP System provides seamless
order processing from order entry through delivery
San Francisco, CA. November 12, 2003.—Varsity
Logistics, Inc., the leader of integrated shipping solutions for the IBM
iSeries, today announced that Ultra Hardware, one of the nation's largest
hardware providers, has improved multi-carrier shipping productivity following
the successful deployment of Varsity ShipSoft.
Ultra Hardware ships over 1,700 parcels a day to thousands of retailers
from their 70,000 square foot New Jersey distribution center. To support
their expanding product lines, and to ensure shipments within 24-48 hours,
the company needed to automate and streamline their shipping processes.
Using ShipSoft, Ultra Hardware's shipping department automatically selects carriers, optimizes shipment pricing, and ensures label and manifesting compliance. Seamless integration to their new International Business Systems' (IBS) ERP software enables them to provide greater customer service.
By tightly integrating ShipSoft with IBS' ERP system,
Ultra Hardware's shipment and order information is shared across the organization
enabling:
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Selection of shipping options
and quotation of shipping rates at order entry |
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Instant visibility to shipment
status and simplified requests for proof of delivery |
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Accurate shipping costs for
invoicing and analysis |
ShipSoft and the integration to IBS' ERP system
was implemented in under two weeks and the project was on-time and on-budget.
"We worked closely with Varsity and found that their transportation
management experience and iSeries expertise helped us achieve our 'go
live' date right on schedule," said Michael J. Perilli, Director
of Information Systems for Ultra Hardware.
About Varsity Logistics, Inc.
Founded in 1989, Varsity Logistics, Inc. is the leading
provider of IBM iSeries and AS/400 shipping systems. Varsity's software
supports the full spectrum of parcel, truckload and LTL shipments, including
rate shopping, manifesting, parcel packing, international shipments and
invoice auditing. Deployed in more than 1,000 distribution sites, Varsity
helps organizations of all sizes improve shipping efficiencies, increase
customer satisfaction and reduce shipping expense. Varsity is based in
San Francisco, California. www.varsitylogistics.com
About Ultra Hardware Products LLC
A division of Arch America, Ultra Hardware was founded
in 1987. Today, the company is one of the fastest growing residential
and commercial hardware manufacturers and distributors in the United States.
Ultra Hardware maintains an inventory of over 8,000 SKU's including locksets,
door, window, cabinet, garage and gate hardware. Ultra Hardware is headquartered
in Pennsauken, New Jersey. www.ultrahardware.com
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