DigitizingEnd-to-EndFreightOperationswithSAPBusinessOne&FreightPulse
Digitizing end-to-end freight operations with integrated shipment management, job costing, customs documentation, and real-time logistics visibility.
Project Highlights
Company Overview
Orbit Logistics is a professional freight forwarding and logistics provider delivering end-to-end logistics services across international supply chains.
Managing multiple shipments, customs documentation, transportation activities, and customer-specific costing requires complete operational visibility and precise financial control. As the business expanded, Orbit Logistics sought a centralized ERP platform capable of integrating operational workflows with financial management while providing accurate profitability analysis for every shipment.
Since 2023, ALLE TECH has partnered with Orbit Logistics to implement SAP Business One together with Freight Pulse, our proprietary logistics management solution built specifically for freight forwarding and logistics companies.
Business Challenges
Prior to the implementation, logistics operations relied on fragmented processes that made shipment tracking, costing, and operational visibility increasingly difficult.
Disconnected Shipment Lifecycle
Managing shipments across multiple operational stages—from receiving shipment notifications through customs clearance, dispatch, delivery, and invoicing—required significant manual coordination between departments.
This reduced operational visibility and increased the risk of delays.
Limited Job Costing Visibility
The company required accurate profitability calculations for every logistics job.
Without centralized costing, expenses such as freight charges, customs fees, transportation costs, handling charges, and operational expenses were difficult to consolidate against individual shipments.
Customs Documentation Management
Import and export operations involve numerous customs documents and regulatory requirements.
The business needed structured management of:
Bill of Entry (BOE)
HS Codes
Certificate of Origin (COO)
Shipment references
Cargo documentation
Maintaining these records manually increased administrative effort and reduced operational efficiency.
Shipment Data Control
Critical shipment information such as cargo weight, declared value, and shipment details was maintained across multiple documents, making operational tracking and reporting more complex.
Operational Reporting
Management required real-time visibility into:
Shipment status
Job profitability
Operational workload
Outstanding deliveries
Customer activity
Financial performance
Preparing management reports manually delayed decision-making.
Our Solution
ALLE TECH implemented a fully integrated SAP Business One solution together with Freight Pulse, our industry-specific logistics management add-on designed to streamline freight forwarding operations.
The implementation unified finance, logistics, customs documentation, job costing, and operational workflows into a single digital platform.
The solution included:
Financial Management
Sales Management
Purchasing
Freight Pulse Logistics Add-on
Shipment Lifecycle Management
Advance Shipping Notice (ASN) Management
Goods Receipt PO (GRPO)
Dispatch Management
Sales Order Integration
Job Costing
Bill of Entry (BOE) Tracking
HS Code Management
Certificate of Origin (COO) Tracking
Cargo Weight & Value Management
Executive Reporting
Business Transformation
End-to-End Shipment Management
Freight Pulse digitized the complete shipment lifecycle, allowing every logistics job to be managed from the receipt of the Advance Shipping Notice (ASN) through Goods Receipt, customs processing, dispatch, delivery, invoicing, and financial settlement.
This provided complete operational visibility throughout every shipment.
Accurate Job Costing
Every operational cost associated with a logistics job is now captured and allocated within SAP Business One.
Management can accurately measure profitability by shipment, customer, project, or job, enabling better pricing decisions and improved financial control.
Customs Documentation Control
Freight Pulse centralized the management of critical customs documentation, including:
Bill of Entry (BOE)
HS Codes
Certificate of Origin (COO)
Shipment references
This improved operational accuracy, reduced administrative effort, and strengthened customs compliance.
Centralized Shipment Information
Operational teams now manage shipment weight, declared cargo value, and other logistics information from a single platform, improving coordination between logistics, finance, and customer service teams.
Integrated Operational Workflow
Shipment activities including ASN receipt, Goods Receipt PO, dispatch processing, Sales Orders, and financial transactions are fully connected within SAP Business One.
This eliminated duplicate data entry and significantly improved process efficiency.
Executive Visibility
Management now has access to real-time operational and financial information through SAP Business One reporting, allowing faster decisions based on accurate business data.
Executives can monitor shipment performance, operational workload, customer activity, and profitability from a single source of truth.
Business Results
Following the implementation of SAP Business One and Freight Pulse, Orbit Logistics successfully transformed its logistics operations into a fully integrated digital platform.
The project delivered significant business improvements, including:
End-to-end shipment lifecycle management
Complete visibility from ASN receipt through final delivery
Accurate job costing and profitability analysis
Centralized management of Bill of Entry (BOE), HS Codes, and Certificates of Origin (COO)
Improved shipment traceability
Better control over cargo weight and declared values
Streamlined dispatch and delivery operations
Reduced manual processing
Improved operational accuracy
Faster financial reconciliation
Real-time operational reporting
Better management decision-making
A scalable logistics platform supporting future business growth
Why ALLE TECH
Freight forwarding requires much more than a standard ERP system. Logistics providers need complete visibility across shipments, customs documentation, operational workflows, and financial performance while maintaining accurate profitability for every job.
By combining SAP Business One with Freight Pulse, ALLE TECH delivered a purpose-built logistics platform that connects operations and finance into one intelligent ecosystem.
Today, Orbit Logistics manages every shipment—from Advance Shipping Notice to customs documentation, dispatch, delivery, and job costing—through a single integrated solution. This enables the company to improve operational efficiency, strengthen financial control, deliver faster customer service, and support continued growth in an increasingly competitive logistics industry.
