Freight Forwarding MicroERP

Settle forwarding charges with collaborating agents.

• Allocate prepaid and collect charges
• Match debit and credit notes to jobs
• Reconcile currency and disputed balances

Coordinate destination readiness and authorized cargo handover.

• Notify consignee of arrival and requirements
• Track document and charge release conditions
• Authorize delivery order and final collection

Secure space and equipment for an accepted forwarding job.

• Submit required cargo and route details
• Track carrier confirmation or rejection
• Reconcile booking changes and cancellation exposure

Price shipments using separate customer and supplier economics.

• Collect carrier and agent buying rates
• Build sell rates and accessorial assumptions
• Review validity and margin before acceptance

Record customer instructions and evidence for arranged cargo cover.

• Capture requested cover and declared value
• Track broker or insurer confirmation
• Link incidents to policy and claim references

Coordinate clearance work with authorized specialists and customer documents.

• Assemble customer-supplied declarations and references
• Track broker queries, holds and release
• Record reviewed charges and clearance milestones

Combine customer cargo while preserving shipment-level accountability.

• Group compatible consignments
• Allocate shared capacity and costs
• Reconcile destination split and individual release

Track equipment commitments and return obligations.

• Record pickup, gate-in and empty return
• Link container and seal to cargo
• Flag equipment holds and overdue returns

Apply agreed commercial release conditions to cargo milestones.

• Flag job exposure against approved limits
• Record authorized hold or exception
• Release documents or delivery after finance confirmation

Meet the deadlines that control planned departures.

• Track document, cargo and equipment cutoffs
• Monitor customer and carrier readiness
• Rebook missed cutoffs with cost approval

Manage declaration and approval evidence for regulated cargo handling.

• Collect approved classification and packaging declarations
• Route review to trained or authorized specialists
• Track carrier acceptance and handling instructions

Control time-based terminal and equipment charges.

• Track free-time terms and event evidence
• Calculate potential charges and escalation
• Reconcile waivers or disputes with suppliers

Resolve inconsistent shipping records before they block movement.

• Compare names, quantities and references
• Assign correction to the responsible party
• Track approved amendment and resulting cost

Review margin exposure from differently denominated freight commitments.

• Record quote and supplier rate currencies
• Compare planned and actual conversion assumptions
• Flag margin changes for commercial approval

Build an executable routing from a customer's cargo requirement.

• Capture mode, trade terms and service scope
• Identify feasible legs and gateways
• Record routing assumptions for quotation

Preserve custody and timing across changes of transport mode.

• Match inbound and outbound reservations
• Record terminal transfer and condition
• Resolve missed connections and handling claims

Coordinate related inland, terminal and international shipment legs.

• Define accountable parties by leg
• Track prerequisites and milestone handoffs
• Resolve gaps between planned and executed routing

Track terminal events that affect cargo availability.

• Capture gate, discharge and availability updates
• Identify holds or inspection requirements
• Coordinate release and pickup windows

Coordinate nonstandard cargo movement and specialist resources.

• Capture cargo dimensions and lifting requirements
• Plan surveys, equipment and route dependencies
• Track engineering approvals and movement readiness

Assess disruption risk across booked routes and connections.

• Compare carrier schedules and buffers
• Track missed connections and alternatives
• Approve rerouting scenarios and cost effects

Close a forwarding file after operational and charge completeness checks.

• Verify all legs and delivery evidence
• Accrue missing supplier charge expectations
• Freeze reviewed job margin and open claims

Obtain accurate instructions for transport document preparation.

• Collect party, cargo and routing details
• Validate draft against booking and customer approval
• Control revisions before document release

Link forwarding documents to carrier documents and shipment releases.

• Maintain house-master relationships
• Track original or electronic release instructions
• Record amendments and controlled document handover

Preserve the weight evidence needed for shipment acceptance.

• Capture declared and measured cargo weight
• Link verification method and responsible party
• Resolve carrier discrepancies before release