In this section you will find INTTRA and 3rd party white papers ranging in topics from technology and regulatory to business process.
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Ocean Sailing Schedules Done Right
Industry Schedules Challenges and the INTTRA Solution
Standardization and better data quality improves planning efficiencies and increases productivity
Executive Summary: Ocean sailing schedules across the industry lack standardization and generally have poor data quality. The result for global shippers is inefficiency and a lack of effective and productive planning when using this data. Because standards don't exist and the data provided is not always accurate, the shipping industry struggles to integrate carrier schedules into its existing workflow processes and systems. Download Executive brief -
Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP) for the Ocean Freight Industry
10 Questions You Should Ask an EIPP Provider
Executive Summary: Choosing an Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP) provider is challenging, especially when the provider has to be able to manage the complexities of invoice processes for the ocean freight industry. EIPP solutions have the potential to lower costs for all parties (billers and payers), speed-up payments, resolve disputes faster, and improve visibility to invoice and payment status. Answers are provided to key questions you should ask an EIPP provider when considering an EIPP solution to help streamline your invoice management process. Discussed is the extent an EIPP solution can be specifically tailored to meet the needs of your business, whether or not the cost savings of the proposed EIPP solution be documented, how the EIPP system allows your organization to prices invoices between multiple shipping partners in real time and how scalable the solution is. Also discussed is how the EIPP solution can compare freight statements to invoices and manage disputes so quickly, whether the solution is web-based, EDI-based or both, and what is the global reach of the EIPP platform. Choosing an EIPP provider with proven experience in the ocean freight industry with the ability to understand your business and collaborate with you to ensure the solution meets the specific needs of your organization is key to implementing a successful EIPP solution for your business. Download White Paper -
A Study of the Value of E-Commerce Technology
Lifting Stock Price Returns with the Inttra Global Shipping Platform
The proof of a technology investment is in a company’s share price.
The true test of any business technology is how much return it can provide on the investment that was required to implement it. Better still, if the benefit of the technology can be reflected in the overall performance of the company, its investment can pay dividends.
This study suggests a specific technology that automates a major component of a firm’s processes can have measurable effects on the ultimate measure of productivity…firm valuation. Download White Paper -
Building a Business Case for Better Visibility
Unlocking Efficiencies Across Your Supply Chain
Executive Summary: If you are a shipping or forwarding executive, you are constantly seeking new opportunities to reduce supply chain costs and get shipments from one place to another as consistently and reliably as possible - without compromising your quality of service. As you probably know, many of today’s customers place a higher priority on the dependability of their shipments than on the cost of shipping itself. The solution: enhanced visibility for global shipments. This can help both importers and exporters unlock efficiencies in their supply chain while satisfying customer expectations. Download White Paper -
The Check Is in the Mail
American Shipper's Transportation Invoice Processing & Payment Study
Executive Summary:American Shipper, in partnership with the National Industrial Transportation League, the Retail Industry Leaders Association, and the Transportation Intermediaries Association, has success-fully benchmarked more than 250 payers and payees on their transportation invoice processing and payment practices and systems. In the context of this study payers are shippers and intermediaries who pay for transportation services. Payees (also known as billers) are carriers or intermediaries who collect money for their services. The 40-question survey covers all modes of international and domestic freight transportation. Download White Paper -
INTTRA eInvoice
World Class Technology
Executive Summary: As the leading ocean industry portal, INTTRA is designed and operated to deliver a neutral, secure, and reliable platform to perform critical business transactions between shipping partners. With INTTRA eInvoice, both carriers and their customers will gain access to robust functionality and automated processes for reviewing, disputing, approving, paying and reconciling payments to invoices. INTTRA eInvoice, developed exclusively for the ocean freight industry, is based on the proven technology of Deutche Bank's eBills electronic invoice presentment and payment platform and is delivered as a Software as a Service (SaaS) to minimize the impact on clients' IT resources. INTTRA eInvoice, like all INTTRA's SaaS products, are hosted in a premium data center based on world-class industry standards and operated by a global team 24x7x365. Download White Paper -
A Step Forward
Transportation Payment Benchmark Study
Executive Summary: American Shipper, in partnership with the Retail Industry Leaders Association, has successfully benchmarked nearly 300 payers and payees on their transportation invoice processing and payment practices and systems. This is the third and final report in a series designed to explore the life cycle of freight transportation spend in three segments—procurement, execution (ITMS) and settlement. Each report separates successful firms—or “winners”—from the average in an attempt to highlight best practices. Download White Paper
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