With a number of clients
servicing the motor industry
in the Eastern Cape,
specialist forwarding and
clearing software provider
Core Freight Systems has
developed experience and
expertise in the processing of
multiline invoices.
“Each requires specific
descriptive fields to
accommodate information
such as colour, engine size
and model, in addition to the
– usually long and complex –
unique Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN) attached to
each unit, which is typical
of the industry,” says Core
Freight’s Glenn Lawson.
“Within this environment
there is the opportunity to
really leverage information
technology, minimising
manual data capture,
optimising the speed and
accuracy of information
transferred between
independent applications,
and contributing to the
overall efficiency of the
supply chain, which is
vital when dealing in a
competitive international
industry such as motor
manufacturing.”
To address this situation,
Core Freight’s CoreXchange
helps to facilitate the
movement of data between
the CoreFreight module,
which accommodates the
submission of Bills of Entry
to Sars Customs via EDI,
and third party applications
which are also at work
within the supply chain, says
Lawson.
“We constantly review
and refine the functionality
available to help our clients
work smarter, not harder, to
get the job done – and the
benefits of the CoreXchange
functionality are not
restricted to the processing of
vehicles or the Eastern Cape.
“We see the uptake of
its application in a number
of other industries – for
example the retail sector,”
he said. “This is particularly
relevant given the expansion
of operations by many South
African-based retailers
into the rest of the African
continent, taking advantage
of the relative positive
growth in the region when
compared to other markets
worldwide.”
“The integrated
processing of import, bonded
warehousing and potential
subsequent export off a
single platform not only
simplifies the management
from a Customs perspective
but reduces the cost and
complexity associated
with integration between
independent applications.
In addition to this there
is the potential for the
simple production of a duty
drawback claim via the
Sars DA63 in cases where
goods originally cleared for
consumption in the Republic
are subsequently re-assigned
for export.
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‘While the functionality
in the application
may be advanced, it
is simple to use and
accessible to a broad
range of users.’
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Glenn Lawson … ‘Constantly
reviewing and refining functionality.’
