While the scale of project
cargo – both financial and
physical – distinguishes
it from general cargo, the same
rigorous standards of functionality
are applicable to the IT systems
which assist in the management
of freight forwarding and customs
clearing for every type of cargo .
That’s the view of Glenn Lawson
of specialist IT service provider
Core Freight Systems.
“Whether South Africa is the
point of destination or origin of
cargo, or simply the country of
transit for goods flowing to or
from the African continent, our
objective is to provide the most
effective mechanism of managing
the South African leg of the
forwarding and clearing through
the CoreFreight application,” says
Lawson. “Clearly we have to meet
the Customs requirements as they
continue to progress in line with
the modernisation programme
instituted by Sars. However other
opportunities exist to capitalise
on the data inherent in the IT
application,” he said.
“For example, a sophisticated
‘Personal Task Manager’ allows
the individual operator to manage
his workload on a single screen,
accessing new items in his inbox,
work-in-progress and items marked
for follow-up – including output
of reminders calendars such as
those found in MS Outlook.
A ‘Channel View’ allows the
designated controller to access all
files for which they are responsible,
allowing them to follow up on the
status of a shipment with ease.
Comprehensive tracking steps are
available for publication to a client
on ad hoc or regular reporting
cycles.”
Lawson believes that whether
the customer’s expertise is in
project cargo or regular shipments,
CoreFreight should provide the tool
to optimise his business.
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Glenn Lawson … ‘same rigorous
standards of functionality.’
