IDSC Optimization Products for IBM System i (iSeries-AS/400)
IDSC decision support tools from TMW Systems are designed to guide and direct a motor carrier on how to improve the quality of their freight mix and to improve utilization - the result is improved profitability.
Netwise® and Netwise®400 tools are exceptional for maintaining yield management within an organization. Netwise provides the yield-based continuous profitability backbone for all business functions. Netwise400 empowers the business frontline--dispatchers, customer service and sales-- to solicit the most profitable freight, maximize equipment utilization and improve driver home time.
With Netwise and Netwise400, a carrier can quickly calculate and direct profitability actions within their freight network. Netwise Frontline is a resident AS/400 system that uses Netwise profitability data provides the frontline personnel with access to key yield management intelligence that supports better, day-to-day decision making, without leaving their dispatch system.
Specific functions include yield management, shipper bid response, "what-if" analysis, and optimization of the freight mix.
Customer-facing personnel and dispatchers often have no control over how capacity arrives into their area. With Netwise Frontline, they have the historically-based info to know where and how to dispatch their capacity for the most profitable freight.
Netwise.dat information is updated every week on a rolling 45-day data set. The information is run through the historical module in Netwise and uploaded to the main server. This continuous process will consistently provide fresh information to Netwise Frontline, allowing your staff to continue making value-added freight solicitation decisions on the most current business data.
Netwise features and benefits:
| Assign CSR accountability by area | Customer service leaders and customer service solicit by area |
| Best profitable reposition opportunity | Identify top shippers by area and forward yield |
| Shipper lane ranking | Provides area balance + or - trucks |
| Load ranking by area | Value of dispatching empty power into a good profitability area |
| Shipper load volumes per data range | User-friendly green screen |
| Historical dwell and in-transit delay | Supports daily and weekly area strategy (leadership guided) |
| Quick rate guide for authorized frontline users | Routing drivers home with area intelligence |
| Shipper by area summary results | Measuring solicitation results with the scoreboard |
All IDSC Optimization products are available for System i, iSeries or AS/400 dispatch software environments. Multi-component design and optional display modules permit integration with Windows-based desktop terminals as well as main-frame or mini IBM servers.