MARGARET R PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IMPLEMENTS TRaIDS.net TO IMPROVE POST RECEIPT VISIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

TransportGistics Inc., a leader in online technology solutions for transportation and materials management today announced the addition of Margaret R Pardee Memorial Hospital to its list of healthcare systems and universities using www.TRaIDS.net to track, receive and internally deliver shipments, parcels and goods.

Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) June 16, 2003 -- TransportGistics Inc., a leader in online technology solutions for transportation and materials management today announced the addition of Margaret R Pardee Memorial Hospital to its list of healthcare systems and universities using www.TRaIDS.net to track, receive and internally deliver shipments, parcels and goods.

TRaIDS.net enables Pardee complete mobility and end to end visibility for multi-modal shipments from origination, through receipt to the ultimate internal destination; a person, a warehouse bin, or a staging area. TRaIDS (www.TRaIDS.net) provides Pardee users with real time access to intransit and post receipt information by recording and tracking the movement of goods from the time they leave the shippers building, through the receiving process, until they reach the final internal destination.

According to Craig Bassett, Director of Materials Management, Pardee, TRaIDS.net was a natural move because it continues our disciplined efforts to improve business processes and enhance service offerings to our end users. Simply stated, TRaIDS.net helps us deliver the right results to our patients, doctors and users.

TRaIDS.net enables Pardee to collect shipment data along the supply-chain such as purchasing, vendor shipping, carrier operations, receiving and internal delivery and makes it instantly available to authorized users through the web and according to Bassett we found it critical to be able to share information in a real time environment given the ongoing challenge to drive down transportation and handling costs and improve visibility and accountability"

With TRaIDS, Pardee receiving personnel automatically capture bar code data associated with each shipment and / or goods and are assisted with staging those shipments. Immediately upon receipt, verification of deliveries is achieved and recipients or other interested parties are notified that their shipments have arrived. In addition, users can track their shipments from the moment the carrier picks them up until they are delivered to their desk, shipments can be delivered to people as well as to locations (warehouse bins, stock rooms, etc.), and delivery confirmation is achieved (through signature or scan of employee id's) and electronically stored for full accountability.

TRaIDS.net simplified the entire internal delivery process while concurrently providing a higher degree of visibility and accountability. Pardee uses the technology to identify both intransit and post receipt shipment whereabouts and all of the points of touch". TRaIDS.net replaces traditional manual receipt / delivery logs and enables up to the minute locations of each and every shipment. By using TRaIDS.net, we are assured that our internal customers are receiving the most efficient processing of their materials, as well as intact delivery. It is the foundation for improved service -- providing information that can help reduce internal delivery costs and delays, maximize efficiency, and reduce overall supply chain costs" stated Bassett.

Implementation opens the door to a world of valuable information," said Alan Miller, President of TransportGistics, the supplier of the ASP technology to Pardee. Recipients can access information at any point along the route, and all authorized users can access as needed a secure, clear, user-friendly interface that enables them to easily obtain location, delivery appointment, points of touch", contact information and exceptions."

Pardee Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital founded in 1953 in downtown Hendersonville, NC. The main hospital is licensed for 222 acute care beds and 20 skilled nursing beds. The hospital has several locations separate from the main campus, including a 130-bed nursing facility, an adult day care center, a health education center, home care services, sports therapy and rehabilitation, a womens health center and an urgent care facility.

TransportGistics is a global, multi-product application service provider (ASP) that provides market leading, simple, incremental solutions for transportation management and logistics functions within the supply chain. It specializes in helping companies manage transportation services and customer satisfaction. In addition to TRaIDS.net, the ASPs technology solutions include Blgen.com which enables users to generate, manage, store, print, and distribute shipping documents; InsourceAudit.com a freight bill management, shipment information and cost control portal that provides rating, auditing, payment and reporting; FreightTracing.com which optimizes transportation activities by aggregating and displaying up-to-the-minute shipment information; RoutingGuides.com which provides a communication link and management tool with vendors to improve compliance; TRaIDS.net which provides post receipt tracking and accountability of packages and shipments, and LBPservices.com which manages the transportation functions of planning and procurement of transportation services with better management and lower cost.