The Teak News Delivery Service System
supports all of the basic functions of draws, returns and routes,
but here is a list of some of the other features included in the system:
- Daily dispatch process that allows last minute changes by publication,
by region, by route, etc.
- Last minute check that all locations for which there are draws
that day are actually on someone’s route.
- Bundle counts per publication so that Count Sheets show bundles
plus loose.
- Tracking for Excess Undelivered - same day returns - separate
from normal returns.
- The ability to reschedule a publication to a different day
if it is not received on time.
- The ability to cancel a draw when a publication is not received
on time so that it does not appear in any of the handheld device
delivery lists or Route Delivery Sheets.
- Tracking for Queued Publications - publications where you are
not sure when you will receive them so that they can be added
into the handheld device delivery lists or Route Delivery Sheets.
- Support for customer locations that are serviced on two different
routes on the same day (for example, AM/PM deliveries).
- Support for last minute driver substitutions so that the proper
driver gets the correct route data when he/she “docks”
their handheld device.
- Screens that give previews of future draws to manage draw requests.
- Bar code returns scanning where returns route drivers separate
returns picked up with a bar-coded separator sheet and then, when
getting back to base, scan the separator sheet and the publication-date-specific
barcodes on the returned publications to accurately and quickly
record returns.
- Support for Pay in Advance customers.
- The ability to set a Credit Limit for each customer and be
notified when a customer exceeds the limit set.
- The ability to set a Credit Hold for a customer that has exceeded
the credit limit set for that customer - holding deliveries until
the account is current.
- Automated “Draw Optimization” or “Order Regulation”
based on “rules” defined by you.
- Extensive demographic analysis tool that supports merchandising
efforts, including “control group” effectiveness measurement.
- Support for variations in delivery schedules (daily, weekly,
bi-weekly, monthly, etc.).
- Customer-specific holiday schedules can be set so that draws
are not calculated for locations that are closed for a holiday.
- Customer-specific and publication-specific seasonality so that
schedules and draws can be set differently for different times
of the year.
- Temporary date-specific draw count changes (for special occasions).
- Defined vacation periods and temporary indefinite “holds”.
- “Last Minute” route structuring. Draws are maintained
on a customer-by-customer basis and sorted into specific routes
based on draws that day (system controls for missed or duplicate
locations).
- Mapping of publisher customer codes so that various publisher
reports can be made using each publisher’s own customer
codes.
- Publisher-specific accounting for late returns: same day current
week; actual day current week; actual day restated week.
- Multi-period closing: both customer-specific and publisher-specific
reporting is supported simultaneously.
- Optional aggregated billing for multi-location customers or
location-specific billing on a case-by-case basis.
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