Safexpress launches Virtual cargo and ePod

Safexpress, an express company, has announced the launch of latest state of the art tools - Virtual Cargo and ePod. Both the tools, available on their website www.safexpress.com, are first-of-their-kind in the Indian logistics industry and are complimentary to Safexpress' customers. The website is an initiative on the part of Safexpress to make supply chain management more efficient and to ensure smooth flow of logistics operations.

The website not only enables the customer to track his consignment real time online but also offers planning tools like Virtual Cargo, which allows the customer to plan his supply chain process right from statutory obligations to octroi/entry tax applicability, along with giving him transit times by various modes, hence acts as a 'Virtual Logistics Consultant'. This online logistics-planning feature helps to avoid any glitches that may arise during or after transit due to mismanagement of resources or inefficiencies in dispatch planning. This in turn saves time and cuts down the costs. The website has an extensive knowledge base to help the customers gain information about logistics and supply chain functioning.

ePod, the other feature being launched, is a first in the Express industry in India, where the customer, by simply entering the requisite tracking number will be able to see the image of the 'proof of delivery' online. The electronic 'proof of delivery' available online, thus ensuring greater accountability and credibility. The whole process of logistics and supply chain management will become more transparent with the launch of

www.safexpress.com.

Anil Syal, General Manager, Marketing-Safexpress said, "We felt the need to take Safexpress' logistics management capabilities, online. We have launched Virtual Cargo and ePod to literally carry the Indian express business into the international league. With the help of these products, we are bringing to India, global standards whilst maintaining our domestic dominance. This will give our customers easy and faster accessibility, and help them plan better."

Cyber News Service