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International Purchasing & Electronic Customs Clearance

for Importers

 

ICOS*INTEGRA Importing

The Sophisticated International Purchasing,

Order Tracking, Expediting, Costing

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR IMPORTERS

INTEGRA gives your company total control of the purchasing function, as all the ordering is handled from one point and all the information is stored in the same place.

The operator works from a workbench which displays all pending shipments at any given time.

Clicking on column headers across the top of this window for: Order Numbers, Internal order numbers, Departments Suppliers, Agents, when orders were lasted shipped, D.C date, Q/A and status causes the order list to be displayed and sorted according to the selected criteria.

The status of the order is displayed between 1-9.

New
Incomplete
Printed
Shipped
Classified
Costed
Completed
Closed
Drawn Down

 

From the Main Display Screen, a simple mouse click will give access to:

Add a New Order
Amend an Order
Print New Orders
Print Copy Orders
Expedite Single or Multiple Orders
Acknowledgments from Suppliers
Log Shipping details
Cost an Order
Group Cost Multiple Orders
Remit Orders
Display Old Orders
Find / Print functions
TT Report

 

User friendly Processing:

If your company is multi branched select branch criteria.

Import shipments are processed from a comprehensive order entry system.

 

Easy Data Entry:

The system has been designed to reduce manual data entry where possible by using pop up lists to select from pre-entered database information.

Delivery Points

Product Codes
Product Classifications
Tariff Descriptions and Codes
Terms of sale and terms of payment
Order exchange rate
Order clauses
Ports of loading/Discharge (supplied)

 

Simplified Data Entry:

The system is organised so that basic data is entered first, allowing the p rod uction of an Order. The System can handle unlimited multiple lines in an order.

 

Order History:

Notes can be recorded, stored and printed for each shipment.


Special Functions for effective Order processing:

Send Orders
Once the order has been generated it can be printed and faxed to your Supplier or Email can be added to this version if required. The wording on an official order are in accordance with your terms and conditions.
And include Buyers reference  
Expediting
The system automatically expedites all outstanding orders if an acknowledgment has not been received from the overseas supplier within a specified time frame or shipping documents within a specified period before the ETA. Optional
Order Status Display
A special display screen shows the complete history and status of any order to date. This screen can be made available to any other department in the organisation, such as sales it is however for viewing only and therefore cannot be changed.
Container Manifest
The system generates a container manifest with all details that are required.
Shipping Information
Shipping information is updated Once it has been received from a supplier.
Part Shipments

The system processes part shipments by either creating sub-orders for balance of short-shipments or deleting unshipped balances if not required.

Order quantities are increased if over supplied to allow accurate costings of goods actually received.

Goods Arrival
The system automatically generates a notice of arrival
Cartage Instructions
The system will automatically generate a cartage instruction to the carrier.
How are documents sent
All the documents you produce can be printed to a laser printer or sent directly to a fax machine, (e-mailed if you have the appropriate software installed. You can send a full set of documents without leaving your desk.

 

Comprehensive Information Storage:

Inventory of products:

The system holds an inventory of p rod ucts for each supplier which are linked to their tariff classifications. The inventory p rod uct master file hold comprehensive pricing information along with shipping weights measurements and pack sizes, availability of stock, current stock and reorder levels, land costs and previous landed costs. Tariff descriptions and classifications

 

Customs Clearance:

Goods can be Customs Cleared through the system or externally.

 

Fully automated Order Costings:

Full landed costing’s including Duty & GST calculations performed automatically by the system.

Orders can be re-valued to reflect exchange rate changes before costing’s

are completed.

Costings can be grouped:

Goods can be costed separately or groups of orders that have arrived on the same flight or vessel can be combined to allocate freight charges, port service charges etc which are prorated across the lines for the the whole group automatically.

Duty is calculated and an invoice can be produced, a costing reports and commission payments are then created and Foreign currency T/T payments requests are produced.

 

Easy Access to the information you need:

 

On screen displays or printed reports can be created to show

Orders by the System's Order Number
Orders for a Customer or Branch
Orders for a supplier
All outstanding orders
Orders for each L/C
Orders to be shipped
Shipments by date range
Orders for Suppliers
Customer or branch lists

 

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