Freight SmartLink

Streamline integration between Sage 300 and your freight carriers

Bi-directional integration improves operational efficiency and customer service

  • Integration with your multi-carrier freight system can remove the need for duplicate data entry of shipping details
  • Facilitate self-service order tracking via the carrier’s website
  • Automate freight on-charging to customers, ensuring consistent cost recovery
  • Record actual freight costs in Sage 300, allowing you to easily reconcile freight carrier invoices
  • Record freight charged to customers, allowing for comparison and analysis
  • Orchid Extender can facilitate integration with a variety of carrier systems

Freight SmartLink Features

Freight Cost Recovery

  • Automatically adds freight charges to orders or shipments
  • Flexible rules for calculating freight charges (flat charge or weight based)
  • Freight charge zones can be based on post/zip code or ship-via code
  • Default dimensions per pack size per carrier can be stored to facilitate rapid and accurate data entry

Carrier Integration

  • Seamless integration between Sage 300 and selected freight systems is supported by the base product
  • Integration with other systems can be facilitated using Orchid Extender

Consignment Creation & Tracking

  • Allows consignments to be created from a single Order, Shipment or Invoice document, or from multiple documents
  • Uploads consignment note number and actual freight charge to Sage 300
  • Upload can occur either on creation of the consignment in the carrier system, or on production of the manifest from the carrier system.
  • Consignment details are automatically emailed to customers upon receipt from carrier

Reporting, Analysis & Other Features

  • Analysis report of freight costs per carrier
  • Both freight charged to customer and freight charged by carrier are recorded in Sage 300, allowing for comparison and analysis
  • Reports can be customized through Crystal Reports
  • Option to make customer PO Number mandatory on Sales Orders

Product Screenshots

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Freight SmartLink screenshot
Freight SmartLink screenshot
Freight SmartLink screenshot
Freight SmartLink screenshot

Minimum

Requirements

  • Features relate to the latest supported version.
  • Freight SmartLink requires Sage 300 System Manager, Inventory Control and Order Entry.
  • Orchid Extender (Developer edition) is required for custom integration to compatible carrier systems or multi-carrier shipping software.

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International Contacts

Please contact us directly if your business is in the UK, Europe or other regions not listed here. 

North/South/Central America and the Caribbean

Robert Lavery 

Phone: (416) 453-7876
Email: Robert.lavery@sympatico.ca

Address:
Robert Lavery & Associates
14 Woodway Trail
Toronto, Ontario CANADA M8Y 2B8

Asia Region

A-Plus Software Limited (ID#82011633)

Phone: + 852-2366 8392
Email: info@a-plussoft.com
Website: www.a-plussoft.com/en/orchid.php

Address:
5/F Goldsland Building
22 Minden Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui,
Kowloon Hong Kong

Australia and New Zealand Region

Sage Software Australia - Business Management Solutions (ERP & CRM)

Phone: 137 243 (13 SAGE)
Website: https://www.sage.com/au

Level 11, Zenith Tower B,
821 Pacific Hwy,
Chatswood NSW 2067

Africa Region

Sage South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Phone: +27 11 304 3000
Website: https://www.sage.com/za


6th Floor, Gateway West
22 Magwa Crescent
Waterfall 5-lr, Midrand, 2066

Middle East Region

Sage Middle East

Phone: +971 43900180
Website: https://www.sage.com/en-ae/support/contact-us

Office No. 118 Building No.11
Dubai Internet City (DIC)
Dubai, PO Box 500198
United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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