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Bay Networks Shipping Operation Today

Some major capabilities of the new Neopost/ASAM system at Bay Networks include the following:

• The system uses a Windows®-based supervisor station, which pre-processes “waves” (i.e., groups) of customer order header information including the sales order number; method of shipment; shipment terms; purchase order number; comments; estimated weight; and the destination address. This information is sent to the Neopost/ASAM system from Catalyst and SAP R/3. Each order is pre-rated and simulated to verify that the data is complete and correct. And any errors can be reviewed and corrected by the supervisor station.
  
• Bay Networks can now consolidate and bundle customer orders by ship-to information. The Neopost/ASAM sortation module gives Bay Networks the ability to quickly and easily consolidate all the boxes within a certain order, significantly reducing shipping costs and manual procedures.
  
• It automatically processes customer routing instructions. In fact, the Neopost/ASAM shipping manifest system currently stores in its memory the specific routing requirements of more than 50 of Bay Networks’ biggest customers.
  
• The Neopost/ASAM sortation module determines how and where packages will be sorted downstream, increasing the overall efficiency of its shipping process. The system automatically sorts packages into six sortation lanes and staging areas by delivery mode, type, carrier and order volume.
  
• The system processes large customer orders on single or multiple pallets. Pallet processing saves time by allowing the warehouse “pickers” to pull products from the shelves in pallet quantities, and it also facilitates downstream sortation of these orders.
  
• It processes package-weight information read on Toledo in-motion scales, and in less than four seconds the Neopost/ASAM system computes the shipping charge (based on the package weight, carrier information and customer information) and generates a carrier-compliant label image which, in turn, is transmitted to the print-and-apply labeling system.
  
• The Neopost/ASAM system uses a Windows®-based supervisor station, which provides a " snapshot" summary of all orders being shipped. It can identify and troubleshoot any problems that may arise -- such as incomplete orders -- during the shipping process.

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