Solution Sheet

TM
3rd Party Logistics Solutions
Mobile Applications and Wireless Software Platform for Supply Chain Visibility and Efficiency
With the advent and proliferation of more cost-effective, standards-based
mobile computing technologies, the supply chain management environment
will continue to undergo drastic changes in the coming years. Customers
are demanding better shipment and asset visibility, and security as well as
greater speed and accuracy to remain competitive.
Key Benefits
Streamline driver communications
and dispatch
Improve on-time delivery
Increase pounds per hour across
the dock
Enable true real-time shipment
visibility
Dramatically reduce wireless
expense
Access to real-time, actionable
operational data
Truly ‘future proof” mobile platform
that will grow with your business
KonaWare enables 3PL providers to offer advanced supply chain solutions
that help meet these challenges by providing new levels of visibility into
mobile and remote business operations, assets, and shipment status.
Incorporating the latest in wireless and location-based technology and
built on industry standard Java, .NET, and Web Services standards, the
KonaWare Mobile T&L Suite™ and KonaWare Mobility Platform™ provide
the flexiblity, scalabilty, and reliability needed to meet virtually any
customer need.
The KonaWare Mobile T&L Suite is a set of modular off-the-shelf mobile
applications for pickup & delivery, fleet management, asset tracking,
security, and dock/yard/warehouse management. The modules can be
configured by non-programmers to tailor screens, fields, validation, and
workflow for rapid deployment of low-cost pilot or production systems.
For customers with more unique requirements, the KonaWare Mobility
Platform can be used by programmers to augment the KonaWare Mobile
T&L Suite, or to create custom applications and enterprise integration
using popular IDEs such as Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Sun Netbeans,
and many others.
WWAN
WLAN
Satellite Data
RFID
T-Mobile 6315
Cingular 7290
Nextel i605
Satellite GPS
Sample
Screens
J2ME or Windows Mobile
Inject seamless mobility at any point in the supply chain
Applications
Mobilized by
KonaWare
via KMP
Dock/Terminal
Alert
Condition
Monitoring
Mobile
Business
Processes
Mobile T&L Suite
Pickup & Delivery
Edition
Asset &
Inventory
Tracking
Mapping
& Location
Services
Customer
Service
Website
Motor Freight
LTL
3rd Party
Information
Services
Schedule
& Dispatch
(e.g., EPC RFID,
Maps, Routing,
& Traffic)
Internet
KonaWare
Console
KonaWare
Gateway
Warehouse
Transaction
Database
Wireless
Networks
Mobile T&L Suite
Dock & Warehouse
Management Edition
Deployment
Database
‘black box’
(e.g., GPS, WWAN,
satellite, RFID, sensors)
Mapping
& Location
Services
System
MS .NET
Java/J2ME
(e.g. smartphones,
Blackberry)
Schedule
TMS/WMS, & Dispatch
SCM, CRM System
Systems
Yard & Port
(e.g. , Windows Mobile,
Pocket PC, CE)
KonaWare Mobile T&L Suite and KonaWare Mobility Platform
3rd Party package or custom applications and services
Pickup & Delivery Intermodal
KonaWare Inc.
1733 Woodside Road, Suite 350
Redwood City, CA 94061
Web: www.konaware.com
Fleet Management
Warehouse Management
Tel: (650) 482-9126
Fax: (650) 482-9125
E-mail: [email protected]
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are the trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks of their respective owners.
Asset Tracking
Motor Freight
TL/Bulk
Mobile T&L Suite
Fleet Management
Edition