How Automate works

Explanation of how the 7bridges Automate product works

Below is a brief description of how the Automate product works:

1. We receive all applicable provider accounts and rate cards aswell as any existing access credentials for their platforms from you and your transport providers.
2. We will then configure all applicable rate cards and accounts on our platform giving you access to all your providers from one central location
3. You can then create and process shipments on the platform by the following options:
   1.  Manual data entry on platform
   2. sFTP/EDI Data Transfer
   3. API Integration directly from your ERP/WMS
4. You'll then be able to process these shipments via our platform which based on the information provided will return the applicable providers, services and rates for each shipment without the need to generate this across multiple platforms
5. We can configure a set of algorithms to automate the decision making for provider and service selection helping to make your process even more efficient
6. You'll then be able to book the shipments with the relevant provider directly from the platform receiving the tracking numbers and associated labels directly on the platform
7. Once the shipment has been dispatched we retrieve the tracking data for shipments via API (where an integration is possible) providing you with a real time accurate view of each shipments progress
8. There are a series of comprehensive reports visible on top of all your shipping data allowing you to get further insight into the performance of your providers