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ACCUSHIP Exhibits Logistics Information Management Enterprise at the National Postal Forum in Orlando.


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GERMANTOWN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2001

ACCUSHIP, a key global source for online logistics information management applications, is presenting the most comprehensive solution for streamlining supply chain execution at the National Postal Forum in Orlando this week. Demonstrations of ACCUSHIP's information technology enterprise are available at Booth 679 at the Orange County Convention Center The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) is the primary public convention center in Central Florida. The large complex is located on International Drive, a major tourist area in Orlando, Florida. .

ACCUSHIP's STAR application is a multi-carrier, multi-modal system that integrates shipping, tracking, accounting, and reporting capabilities to reduce supply chain excesses and optimize operational efficiencies. Through one Web site, clients can compare shipping costs and services for various modes from multiple carriers, print airbills and waybills, and track packages in transit. The rate comparison feature gives ACCUSHIP customers the ability to reduce freight costs real-time rather than upon review, while administrative controls to limit carrier choices and services automatically push cost-effective decision making through all departments. ACCUSHIP's proprietary ProTrack system gives advance notice of any delivery delays or exceptions, allowing for a greatly enhanced level of customer service.

Once the shipment is completed, ACCUSHIP's accounting module reviews the transaction for billing accuracy and service compliance across 27 different data elements, monitors for delivery exceptions, and generates highly accurate and timely invoice payments to over 500 carriers. ACCUSHIP processes millions of weekly EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect.  transmissions, and can code shipping charges to multiple cost centers within a company. Additionally, the accounting application can import data directly into a client's accounting system without any paper generation or re-keying.

ACCUSHIP's online reporting tools give clients access to the logistics information that is critical for effective supply chain management. The online reports provide immediate results to a query of data, while scheduled reports are set to generate at predetermined pre·de·ter·mine  
v. pre·de·ter·mined, pre·de·ter·min·ing, pre·de·ter·mines

v.tr.
1. To determine, decide, or establish in advance:
 intervals. ACCUSHIP also offers client-specific custom reports and data warehousing See data warehouse.

data warehousing - data warehouse
 capabilities for historical reporting.

The comprehensive STAR application combines Internet, EDI, and XML XML
 in full Extensible Markup Language.

Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations.
 technologies, and may be used on a stand-alone basis, or incorporated into a client's intranet, extranet, or ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer.  system.

About ACCUSHIP

Named one of Inc. Magazine's Top 500 fastest growing companies, ACCUSHIP provides information management services that increase the efficiency of logistics operations and reduce the overall costs of shipping. Headquartered in Germantown, Tennessee Germantown is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 37,348 at the 2000 census. The City of Germantown's 2002 special census recorded a city population of 40,203.

Germantown is best known as a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee.
, ACCUSHIP is committed to meeting and exceeding the expectations of client partners such as the Coca-Cola Company, Sprint, and the Home Shopping Network “HSN” redirects here. For other uses, see HSN (disambiguation).

The Home Shopping Network (HSN) is a mostly 24-hour shopping network that is seen on cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the United States.
. For more information, visit www.accuship.com.
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