Ensure that you only get invoiced with charges that are actually yours and per specific carrier contract(s).

• Carrier Invoice Audit: Ensures that the Carrier invoices the correct contractual rate.
• Carrier Service Audit: Verifies that the Carrier performed the transportation service per agreed standards/schedules.
• Duplicate Invoice Audit: Ensures that the Carriers are not paid multiple times for the same transaction.
• Fraud Detection: Checks for unauthorized spend or unintentional keying errors by the carrier.

Realize cost savings through a combination of domain expertise and technology infused process improvement.

• Invoice Adjustment & Reconciliation: Validates contract non-compliance & ensure carriers adjust their A/R to match audit findings.
• Cost Allocation & GL Coding: Ensures all invoices are coded per GL tables and down to charge and SKU level as required.
• Carrier Payment & Disbursement: Ensures all Carrier invoices are paid within agreed upon terms and within 24 hours of funding.
• Non-payment Related Accounting Services: Manages all coding exceptions, generates ongoing accruals and prepares budget estimates.
• Business Intelligence & Reporting: Transforms data from multiple sources into intelligence with the help of advanced data mining tools.
• Parcel Claims Management & Recovery: Identifies all lost & damaged shipments and secures refund checks for both insured & uninsured merchandise
• Multi-mode Claims Management: Manages the loss and damage claims for all non parcel modes.
• Data Management Services: Converts Carriers to electronic billing options & provide ongoing storage of electronic and imaged data.

Realize cost savings through a combination of domain expertise and technology infused process improvement.

• Carrier Negotiation Services: Work directly with the Carriers on behalf of the Client to negotiate the new contracts or work "behind the scenes" and supply necessary reporting and guidance during the negotiation process for the Client.
  
• KPI & Business Intelligence Customization: Creates custom KPI's, views and report outputs based on specific Client requirement.
• Route Guide Compliance: Establishes dynamic route guide process to dictate routing, measure compliance & institute "charge back" program.
• Front Office Shipping Optimization & Compliance: Provide rate and service options to minimize cost and still maintain level of service commitments.
• Conversion of Vendor "Prepay & Add" to "Inbound Collect": Taking control of inbound transportation costs typically buried in the COGS by various Vendors.
• Shipment "Consolidation" or "Deconsolidation" Strategies: Performing "what if" analysis to determine Carrier & Vendor shipment consolidation or deconsolidation in an effort to reduce the cost/cwt without impacting service.
• Carrier Load Optimization: Leverages ERP product weight/cube specifics to optimize load factors.

Iron Data's implementation methodology guarantees a quick and seamless transition regardless of whether you're coming from an "in-house" or outsourced environment.