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ADS Logistics Expands Functionality of Its Logistics Management System, LoMaS, with Motor Carrier Management Tools.


HOMEWOOD, Ill. -- LoMaS(R) carrier management tools open the market to transportation companies looking for Looking for

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 operating solutions that are easily linked to their customers and the supply chain.

ADS Logistics, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

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 (ADS) announced it has expanded functionality of it logistics management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet  system, LoMaS(R) with the recent addition of management tools for motor carriers.

The new functionality provides motor carriers the tools to automate their business process. Functionality includes customer master rate tables; dispatch; a billing system customizable to match the carrier's business rules, as well as credit / debit and re-bill; truck rate database; driver settlements; Comdata interface; safety logs; tracking by driver, unit and trailer; trip lease, 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. , POD, and downloadable reports including margin, revenue, settlements and various performance reports.

LoMaS(R) is a logistics management technology solution providing a 'glass pipeline' to information for all participants of a relevant supply chain, and provides the platform for all supply chain service providers (ocean vessel, barge, truck, rail, stevedore STEVEDORE. A person employed in loading and unloading vessels. Dunl. Adm. Pr. 98. Vide Arrameurs; Sac , warehouse and processing) to communicate critical information.

"With the addition of carrier management tools, LoMaS(R) continues to offer better, more far-reaching solutions and opens the market to transportation companies looking for operating solutions that are easily linked to their customers and the supply chain," states Gordon Gustafson, chief commercial officer and vice president of the integrated solutions division for ADS.

LoMaS(R), with these most recent enhancements allows ADS to operate all its division on an integrated system, streamlining internal processes, effectively eliminating the need for separate warehousing, transportation and carrier management systems.

"Our customers look to ADS for more than just moving product from one point to another. They want economical and flexible solutions that reduce cost and increase efficiencies," states Tom Eatinger, vice president and general manager of ADS' transportation divisions Area Transportation and Western Intermodal. "With the carrier management tools now part of LoMaS(R) we are able to offer customers more service, including complete outsourcing of their truck operations to AREA," continued Eatinger.

About ADS Logistics, LLC

ADS Logistics, LLC is a national provider of integrated logistics and supply chain solutions for the metals industry. Services include multi-modal (truck, intermodal, rail and marine) transportation; warehousing and distribution, international logistics The negotiating, planning, and implementation of supporting logistic arrangements between nations, their forces, and agencies. It includes furnishing logistic support (major end items, materiel, and/or services) to, or receiving logistic support from, one or more friendly foreign  management; as well as value-added services such as inventory management; outsourced services, and ADS' trademarked metals supply chain management software, LoMaS(R), www.adslogistics.com.

About LoMaS(R)

LoMaS(R) is a transaction execution technology solution targeting the metals supply chain. It provides the platform for all supply chain service providers to communicate critical information, and extends the functionality of customer's product control system (typically 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.  or Legacy) or transportation management system (TMS TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (alternative medicine for depression)
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LoMaS(R) with its extensive data capture and report capabilities provides visibility of product from the supplier/manufacturer, in-transit, into warehouse locations or processor's facility, to point-of-delivery. Data can be downloaded to spreadsheets if there is need for individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize  
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 analysis.

LoMaS(R) is accessed via the Internet, allowing potentially an unlimited number of authorized users for every customer, with no investment in hardware, to view or enter data in the system.

LoMaS(R) functionality can be selectively used to provide a tightly integrated supply chain management system tailored to a market need. The functionality now covers warehouse management, transportation management and motor carrier management; including Load Tender / Confirmation / Dispatch / Scheduling; Rates - Customer / Carrier (all land and water modes); Load / Driver / Trailer Tracking The term trailer tracking refers to the concept of tracking the position of an articulated vehicle’s trailer unit. This position is determined through a tracking device fitted to the trailer.  and Tracing; EDI; POD; Safety Logs; Performance Metrics; Load Aggregation / Cost Allocation; Billing; Margin Reporting, and Equipment Management.

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