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Canadian National Railway Co. Dec. 17 announced plans to soon use IntelliTrans' supply-chain software on its Web site to create paper-product tracing and tracking applications.
Paper mills that originate traffic on CN in first-quarter 2002 would be able to access the railroad's site (www.cn.ca) to obtain estimated times of arrival, explanations for transit-time changes, off-schedule shipment management tools, and service performance reports for CN and its rail partners. IntelliTran's software also would enable CN customers to monitor and manage individual paper rolls across modes and in warehouses.
"Time and again, our customers have told us the most important e-business service we offer is individual shipment tracking," said James Foote, CN executive vice president, sales and marketing, in a prepared statement. "Our ultimate goal is to provide shippers with an integrated inventory management service across all modes and across the entire supply chain."
CN and IntelliTrans plan to jointly develop relationships with other major railroads, warehouse operators, over-the-road carriers, short lines and other supply-chain members to enhance the tracking application.