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1 International Freight Consolidators Freight Supply Chain (FSC) Presentation to:

2 2 IFC - © 2006 1.Web-based Value Chain System  Accessible by all stakeholders, anytime, anywhere, including Buyers, Interstate Warehouses and Cartage Contractors 2.Collaborative Configurations  Configured to support Mitre 10’s flow of Suppliers, buyers, order processes, deliveries, and monitoring and reporting requirements 3.Real-time Information Leveraging  Demonstrated bottom-line benefits to Mitre 10 due to dynamic collaboration with others  Improved decision making capabilities as a result of order, product, documentation and shipment visibility  Status alerts and arrival forecast delivered to key Mitre 10 personnel  Demonstrated collaborative management of container movements and container costs  Early access to critical performance indicators, and costing 4. Zero Implementation and Support Cost Key FSC Benefits Currently Enjoyed By Mitre 10

3 3 IFC - © 2006  Secure log-on with high-level data encryption  Restricted user views and page access privileges  Pre-set defaults to optimize productivity and accuracy when ordering - maintain discretional mark-ups and landed costing estimates for analysis against actuals Value Chain Tracking System

4 4 IFC - © 2006  Cargo  Commercial Invoices  Ocean Bill of Lading / Sea Waybill  Supplier Name  Shipping Line  Vessel Name  Voyage Number Value Chain Tracking System  FSC tracks all of the following in real-time:  Purchase Order Number  SKU / Product Number / Catalogue Number – by Department  Container Number  Container Contents  Part-shipments

5 5 IFC - © 2006  Java scripted on-line Help Manual  Modify own password and user details User Features

6 6 IFC - © 2006  Supplier restricted to specific orders and specific fields within order – confirm and finalise order on line  User-defined order header parameters – e.g. to match consignments back to source documents, or track events to meet promotional deadlines  Optimise cost containment before finalising Order Supplier Orders

7 7 IFC - © 2006  Manufacturer details maintained against Supplier  Key stakeholders brought up to date with changes in procurement activities Supplier Orders

8 8 IFC - © 2006  Purpose-built for Mitre 10 to receive, via electronic transfer, direct container ordering from buyers on suppliers  Programmed and configured for: M10 Direct Container Buy (DCB) Program  Direct transfer via FTP of approved orders from MITRECOM  Validation of orders, error detection and error processing  Receipt at IFC on dedicated FTP Server  Automatic generation of Supplier Order  Automated email notification of successful order creation  Efficiency gains at M10

9 9 IFC - © 2006  Full-scale web tracking of products  View product receipts against order, including part-shipments Product Tracking

10 10 IFC - © 2006 Shipment Tracking  FSC’s real-time monitoring technology draws together events for single-point shipment visibility  Query utilities  KPI’s  Track date milestones  Consolidation point

11 11 IFC - © 2006  Uses pre-set business rules to trigger user alerts for effective management of container movement costs  Tracking includes: Container Tracking  Demurrage start date  First day of availability  Pick up from port  Notification to DC  Delivery to DC  Received by DC  Empty container returns

12 12 IFC - © 2006  Proactive notification of recent supply-chain events & changes – configure to retrieve key or critical information on-line, on each login: Information Management Manual  View departure dates not met  Shipping dates confirmed  Shipping documents uploaded  Deliveries due today  Landed costing finalised  Full activities log

13 13 IFC - © 2006  Complex behind-the-scene alerts and reminders triggered for important events or when priorities are raised  System and exception reporting via e-mail and includes: Information Management Automated  Notification to Supplier for new orders  Notification to Forwarding Agents to commence tracking order  Supplier reminder to ship goods  Declaration/Routing Orders are out-of-date  Requests for missing documentation from Supplier or Agent  Daily track dates exception report  FTP Orders successfully received via M10 Direct Container Buy Program (DCB)

14 14 IFC - © 2006  Calculated at product level, based on customer exchange and cross-border customs exchange rates  Facilitates evaluation of actuals against targets and analysis of supply chain metrics… all before cargo delivery Landed Costing

15 15 IFC - © 2006  Export data to other business applications for further analysis – data available for exporting include in-transit data, demurrage status, lead times, KPI dates, future debits, etc., current & past 5 years Export to File

16 16 IFC - © 2006  Import data from most business systems via e.g. MSExcel  Create Purchase Orders and update stock lists in single step Import from File

17 17 IFC - © 2006  A powerful tool to mine your own business data & export for further analysis and data presentation  Build unlimited number of customised query templates and save them for reuse CSV Report Builder  e.g. forecast container arrivals for next 6 months  Product details and frequencies shipped from port

18 18 IFC - © 2006  List of purpose-built reports and functionalities to Mitre 10’s requirements and specifications Value-added collaboration  Promotional Start Date target monitoring  Identify all known Transhipment Ports  Order Track Dates Exception Report – details late departures and warehouse receipts – emailed by system daily to M10  Date of Departure Tracking Report  Import Shipment Summary Report – in csv format  Calculation of lead time by supplier by product  Outstanding Orders Into Warehouse Report

19 19 IFC - © 2006  The introduction of an efficient and modern on-line purchasing, monitoring and tracking system at Mitre 10 has assisted with the following demonstrated efficiencies: Efficiencies Secured  All State Import Departments now use a common product code (APN) for ordering  Ordering on Suppliers, Forwarder instructions, periodic Interstate Departments document interchange, and monitoring of shipments now done in real time, on line  Consolidation from multiple suppliers to single discharge port is completed on line  Co-ordination of deliveries, landed costing, exception reporting and monitoring of containers available on line  Manage track and trace by exception via exception reporting, automated alerts and reminders

20 20 IFC - © 2006  Full data backup regime includes: Data Security  Application and data replication maintained on secondary (backup) server  Secondary server is promoted to production server within minutes of failure of primary server  Authorised Importer User can download all product masterfile data for local backup, at any time  Performance and shipment data retained for statutory 5 year period  Hourly backups of current and historical data  Overnight tape backup  Backups retained on site and off site

21 21 IFC - © 2006 Product Road map  Additional electronic feeds from WMS, stock planning & control, RFID, trucking co., shipping lines, customs  Single stop web portal for rates, quotes, route planning & bookings  Comprehensive container monitoring  Automated data feeds via email responses  Short to medium road map for FSC:

22 22 IFC - © 2006 Zero Cost  No implementation cost  No software cost  No training cost  No licence fee  No maintenance and support fee  Australian made - with local (Melbourne) support  Minimal client hardware system:  Users – basic entry level business desktop computer with Internet browser ( MSIE 6 )  Site - Broadband connection


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