SkyChain AirlineAirline Cargo Management

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SkyChain Airline

SkyChain Airline is a fully integrated airline cargo management solution that helps lower costs, heighten productivity and boost your bottom line by managing every aspect of your operation.

Business Benefits

• Optimize cargo capacity-Increaseprofitabilitythroughoptimizationofavailablecargocapacityandstreamliningofprocessesfromsalesprocessthroughcargoterminaloperations

• Integrate seamlessly-Streamlinethemanagementofcargofromshippertoconsigneequicklyandcost-effectivelywithseamlessintegrationtoothersystems.Yourcargooperationsarestreamlinedalongtheentiresupplychain

• Ensure Accuracy-Eliminateredundantdata,improveaccesstoinformationthroughoutairlinenetworks,andrespondtoeverchangingbusinessneeds

Reservations, Capacity Control and Capacity Management

• Segmentyourflightcapacitythroughawiderangeofcustomizableparameters

• Reservespacewithinavarietyofcargotypes

• Performonlinechecksforspecialcargo,embargo,load-abilityandconnectiontimedeviances

• Monitorflightsandavoidoperationaldisruptions

• Viewspaceavailabilityandreserveviamessagingande-channels

• Interfacewithpassengersystemstodeterminecargocapacitygains

• Analyzeandgeneratereportsonpreandpostflightrevenue,yieldandloadfactor

Rating and Other Charges

• Performautomaticratingbasedonshipmentdetails

• Maintainahierarchyoftariffandotherchargesforvariousdocumenttypes

• Maintainspecialprorateagreementsandcodeshareagreements

• Supportad-hocorspotratemanagement

“Becomingtheworld’sleadingcargocarrier

willrequireagiantleapforwardintechnology.

That’swhywehavepartneredwithMercator

todevelopournext-generationcargosales,

reservationsandoperationssystembasedon

theSkyChainplatform.Thiswillprovidegreat

benefitstoourcustomersandstaffateverystage

ofthebusinessprocessfrominventorytofinal

payment.”

Robbie Anderson, President,UnitedAirlinesCargo

SkyChainAirline,ourfullyintegratedaircargomanagementsolution,helpsyoumoveawayfromlegacy-basedsystemstorevolutionizethewayyourbusinessperforms.Byconvertingvitalinformationintoapowerfulasset,wemaximizeyourorganizationalperformance,boostservicequalityandoptimizeassetutilization,whilstensuringyourdecision-makingisproactiveandhighlyefficient.

SkyChainAirlinecanloweryourcosts,heightenyourproductivityandboostyourbottomlinebymanagingeveryaspectofyouroperationincludingSalesandReservations,Pricing,CapacityManagement,CargoOperations,TrackingandSupplyChainManagementandCustomerService.

Transformthewayyoudobusinesswithoneoftheworld’sfastestgrowingcargoproducts,designedtomeetyourspecificneedsalongthefreightsupplychain.

Extensiveautomationwillimproveyourcashflowwithtightlyintegratedprocesses.ThisallowsforfasterInterlinebillinganddetectionofrevenueleakage.Itisaflexibleandscalablesolution,soitcangrowandadaptasfastasyourairlineandtherestoftheindustrychanges.Withahighamountofautomationandeasytousedesign,itsimplifiesacomplextask,allowingyoumoretimetodowhatyouarebestat.

Revenue Planning

• Settonnageandrevenuetargets

• Forecastdemand

• Plansalesandmonitorperformance

How can we help you?

Forfurtherinformationandtodiscusshowourteamscanassistyou,pleasee-mailinfo@mercator.com

Solutions built for the future - Inacomplexindustrythatdoesn’tstandstill,leadingairlinesin80countriesacross6continentsrelyonMercator’ssolutionstohelp

themthrivethroughgainingefficiencyandincreasingrevenues.AirlinesdonotmerelyrunonMercator’ssolutions-theyhelpshapethem.Weknowthatairline

leaderswantindustry-testedsolutionsthatrespondswiftlyandintelligentlytotheiroperatingandfinancialchallenges.Frompassengerservicesandcustomer

experiencetorevenueaccountingandcargomanagement,ourvastcustomercommunityinformseveryadvanceinourairlinesolutions.

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• MaintainBuiltUpUnit(BUP)tariffratesandcharges(pivot,overpivotandoverflow)

• Supportmultiplemodesofpaymentandmultiplecurrencies

• Deliverpricequotationsviamessagingande-channels

Revenue and Cost Management

• Definedirectandindirectcostsrelatedtoashipment

• Calculaterevenue,costsandcontributionautomaticallywithinthereservationprocess

• Prioritizeshipmentsbasedonrevenue

• Takelong-termrevenuemanagementdecisionsbyevaluatingtariffsandallotments

• Supportapre-builtinterfacethatworkswithrevenueoptimizationsolutions

Airway Bill (AWB) Stock Control

• Manageandcontrolbulk-storestockattheairlineofficeandotherlocations

• Performstockblockingandblacklisting

• Updatestockstatuses

Route Selector

• Setpreferredroutesfororigin-destinationpairs

• Buildroutesdirectlyfromflightschedules

• Maintainconnectiontimeinformationforstations

• Searchforrouteavailabilitybasedonvariouscriteria

• Createbookingsdirectlyfromtherouteavailabilitydisplays

• Providerouteavailabilityviamessagingande-channels

Schedules Management

• Create,modify,deleteandreinstateseasonalandoperationalschedules

• Splitschedulesautomatically

• SchedulemaintenancethroughautomaticprocessingofSSM,ASMandMVTmessages

• SupportOALschedulesloadingfromtheOAGinterface

• Providescheduleinformationviamessagingande-channels

Key Features

• SeamlessintegrationwithSkyChainHandler,SkyChainClaims,NomadandRAPIDCargo

• Operateswithinanopenarchitecture,givingyouatailor-madesolutiontorunyourbusinessinthewaythatsuitsyourcommercialambitions

• OurtechnologyenablesyoutocomposeanindustrystandardmessagesuchasFWB/FSU/FHLaseasilyasatextmessage

• OurfullyintegratedQueueFrameworksupportsworkflowactivationandperformance-relatedmetricstoimproveoverallservicedelivery

• WithourintegratedIrregularityManagementFrameworkandEmbargoFramework,youcaneasilyimplementbusinessrequirementsandregulationsandmanageyourshipmentstatuswithouttheneedforprogramming

SkyChain Airline at-a-Glance

• Increaseprofitabilitythroughoptimizationofavailablecapacity

• Reducerelianceonmanualdataentryandimproveaccesstoinformationthroughoutyournetwork

• Respondquicklytochangingbusinessneeds

• Integrateseamlesslywithothersystemstostreamlineyourcargooperationsalongtheentiresupplychain

Deployment Options

Hosted On-Premise