Reducing Errors and Increasing Accuracy with Electronic Messaging Software
For freight forwarders, connecting with air cargo trading partners using electronic messaging is essential for streamlining the movement of goods. Not only do companies need a proven method for sending electronic messages to their air cargo partners, they also need a way to monitor, notify and correct logistics data for more accurate transportation management.
Descartes Messaging Quality Monitor™ leverages the power of Descartes Global Logistics Network™ (Descartes GLN™) to connect to the major airlines and monitor messaging to-and-from a back-office system. Descartes displays error messages and “received” status events, enabling users to take immediate action for any discrepancies. Best of all, the service involves no installation— an internet connection and web browser are the only requirements.
Descartes Messaging Quality Monitor helps to:
- Reduce time spent requesting the status of individual shipments
- Validate Customs messages to the airlines
- Notify freight forwarders of errors
- Improve the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of air cargo data from major airlines
This advanced web-based application also:
- Displays a list of shipments being rejected due to an error message or discrepancy
- Features one-click viewing of shipment statuses
- Eliminates the need to access each airline’s system to check shipment status
- Enables participants in US Customs’ Automated Manifest Service (AMS) program to use the house waybill number to check the status of a consolidation
- Stores a copy of electronic airline bookings
- Provides an e-mail notification when booking answers arrive
- Notifies users immediately if a transfer to an airline is rejected
- Displays a report showing the quality of air carriers per trade lane, actual history of each airline and the overall compliance per airline and per country