HighJump Software

About 24 months ago at our midyear sales meeting I unveiled HighJump’s strategy to more aggressively target logistics service providers with our supply chain management software solutions.  The reaction from the sales team was mixed.  Logistics service providers are notoriously highly variable sales processes because the system purchase is typically tied to the acquisition of a new client for the logistics service provider.  The market data supported our strategy.  Use of logistics service providers is increasing worldwide as more companies outsource all or a portion of their logistics capabilities.

Times have changed.  The sales team now loves this strategy as logistics service providers are turning to HighJump Software for their supply chain logistics software.  The most recent logistics service provider to select HighJump is Cresent, a leading logistics outsourcing partner for a number of consumer goods companies.  Read the HighJump news release regarding Cresent.

HighJump WMS Warehouse Management System will automate many of Crescent’s previously manual warehouse processes and optimize the movement of goods throughout Crescent’s distribution centers, boosting productivity and inventory accuracy. The system will also enable the company to meet customer traceability requirements for batch and lot code tracking. Crescent will also be able to interface to customer ERP systems, a requirement that often previously hindered new business wins. The company will utilize HighJump’s Manufacturing Execution System Software in its co-packing operations, where it assembles product multipacks and builds product displays.

Why are so many logistics service providers turning to HighJump Software for their supply chain logistics software?  Here are few of the contributing factors.

Billing Management
HighJump Billing Management helps ensure maximum revenue and minimal billing cycle time by enabling activity-based billing of each client according to their distinct attributes. Appropriate charges are automatically generated for storage of goods and any other services you perform as a logistics services provider.
HighJump Billing Management’s capabilities extend far beyond billing and reporting. This comprehensive solution can also help make your business more attractive to current and potential clients by enabling you to offer more value-added services, superior inventory control and overall cost reduction—making you stand out in a commoditized logistics marketplace.

Dynamic Inventory Attribute Tracking
Logistics Service Providers have complexities of handling a variety of products with complex tracking requirements.  The same facility may manage perishable products that require best before date tracking, apparel that requires style color size tracking, and electronic products that require serial tracking.  With HighJump WMS Solutions all these attributes can be tracked in the same inventory model.  In fact, as the logistics service provider encounters uncommon data tracking requirements they can configure the solution to track these inventory item attributes.  Additionally any of these attributes can be shared with end clients through inventory visibility portals.

Integrated Transportation Management
Many logistics service providers in traditional public warehousing or in contract warehousing are branching into managed transportation services.  HighJump Software provides a transportation management solution used by many logistics service providers and is fully integrated with WMS warehouse management system.  The TMS support management of buy-side and sell-side contract rates allowing a logistics service provider to manage rates for contract carriers and separate rates for the price they sell the transportation service to their end client.

Flexibility to Meet the Changing Needs of Clients
The most important business differentiator for a logistics service provider is flexibility.  Existing clients frequently have new requirements and winning new business often requires changes to the operations and supporting systems.  HighJump has developed an out-of-the-box rules based architecture to allow logistics service providers to create unique rules that influence how a process works in the warehouse.  The rules can then be assigned to a client, an item, a vendor, or any attribute within the WMS warehouse management system.  Additionally if a standard rule cannot meet the specified requirement, a new rule may be created using Advantage Architect, HighJump’s workflow management adaptability tool.