How Airlines benefit through UPLIFT?
At present the Airlines in India do not get the shipment data electronically from the forwarder, since most of the forwarders do not have the capability for creating and transmitting the shipment data electronically. With the advent of UPLIFT, the shipment data including booking, HAWB, MAWB and manifest will flow directly into airlines operation systems (which are global and in other geographies receive such data electronically).
Today airlines have to incur significant cost for this documentation and then managing the paper also becomes another cumbersome task. The airlines also do not get shipment visibility before the shipment reaches airport thereby making operational planning difficult for them.
With UPLIFT, a digital network of pertinent stakeholders has been established, giving rise to the transparency of operations across the stakeholder value chain, eradicating duplicate entries, and eliminating excessive paperwork. UPLIFT provides a single plug-and-play cloud-based platform to the entities in the Logistics value chain, enabling re-usage and sharing for different authorised parties, thus avoiding the exchange of physical documents.
Here are some key benefits offered by UPLIFT.
- Airlines can now receive queries for schedules and availability online resulting in reduced efforts in handling enquiries
- Online receipt of RFQ, Quotation floating and negotiation helps improve efficiency
- E-submission of AWBs reduces the need for double data entry
- Online filing of Manifests (FFM), issuance of Carting Order and online communication with customs helps reduce errors
- Automation helps generate CAN, CSR / Invoice and deliver personalized alerts and messages to trade partners
- Airlines can also drive business engagements & initiatives online through e-meetings and web casts
- UPLIFT helps community members share & acquire industry best practices
- Airlines can also utilize UPLIFT for advertisement of spot offers, discounts and rates
- Uplift presents business opportunities for targeted marketing
- Airline customer experiences improved customer service
- Airlines realize cost savings from reduced paper-work, reduced communication costs & reduced upkeep of systems for interfaces with customs and custodians
- With UPLIFT, the Airlines remain compliant to global initiatives such as e-freight / C2K
- Airlines can receive status updates on cargo movement to and within airport terminal