Ongoing + Post CH AG integration

Ongoing

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Warehouse Management System (WMS) for logistics-intensive businesses

Post CH AG

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Reg no: CHE-109.030.864 · VAT: CHE-109.030.864 Wankdorfallee 4, 3030 Bern, Switzerland

Seamless freight transport integration between Ongoing and Post CH AG.

Calculate prices, ETD, ETA, CO2; create shipments, shipping labels, tracking links and branded notifications automatically.

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Overview

Cargoson lets you send info between Ongoing and Post CH AG automatically — no code required.

Using a TMS is the first step to optimizing your transport and logistics. It allows you to save time, money and CO2 emissions by having Post CH AG and all your other carriers on one dashboard.

If your company is using Ongoing, you can take it a step further: skip the manual steps and automate the shipping process.

What you can automate

Pre-shipment

Use the sales/purchase orders data in Ongoing to automatically create shipments in Cargoson
Display all available shipping options for a given order and let your users choose
Get a list of parcel lockers from different carriers
Communicate shipping needs between colleagues
Hand over the responsibility of comparing and choosing a transport option from third party users or purchase/sales managers to a logistician

Comparison

Calculate the transport price automatically from your price lists and receive it back to your Ongoing software
Request spot prices from your carriers
Find the estimated lead times for transport or request estimations from carriers
Find the estimated transport CO2 emissions for each transport option
Compare carriers and different transport options for each shipment in Cargoson, your business software or any other system your company is using
Place a transport order to a carrier of your choice, through their preferred channel: directly into their system or by automated mail (see the carriers integrated with Cargoson)
Set up predefined rules to automate transport booking and let the software choose the carrier automatically

Post-shipment

Send branded email transport notifications to your customers, colleagues and partners (labels, ETA, modifications, cancellations, licence plate numbers, documents etc)
Generate shipping labels, get them in your Ongoing, and send them to relevant parties
Generate tracking links and receive them back to Ongoing, and automatically update shipment statuses
Get daily reports about delayed shipments in your email inbox
Generate transport statistics and reports across all your carriers
Compare transport invoices with pre-calculated or pre-agreed amounts

Ongoing TMS integration features

Ongoing is a fast-growing software company that specializes in a web-based Warehouse Management System (WMS) for logistics-intensive companies. They have a strong international presence with customers in thirty plus countries.

Ongoing WMS is easy to learn and implement and has a wide ecosystem of integrations. The service is hardware independent and can be integrated with any automation hardware due to their standardized automation API.

Transportation Price Requests

Transport price requests can be initiated on the following Ongoing WMS entities:

Order
Shipment

After sending the request, different price offers will be displayed (including calculations from your personal price lists).

Transport orders

Transport orders can be sent to your carriers from the following Ongoing WMS entities: (same as with price requests):

Order
Shipment

The shipment data is copied from the order or shipment.

You can either request quotes and click on a suitable offer, or skip it and place a direct booking.

ETA, ETD and CO2 calculation

When requesting freight prices or placing a transport booking, you also receive:

ETD: Estimated Time of Departure of the shipment (collection date)
ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival of the shipment (delivery date)
CO2e emissions: estimated shipment GHGs which takes into account:
- the freight/service type (air, sea, road, courier, rail),
- estimated vessel/truck/plane type,
- the specific carrier's fleet (when information available),
- travel distance (via roads, shipping lanes or airways),
- quantity of goods (both the weight and volume),
... and other factors.

Shipping labels

After placing a transport order, the shipping labels can be opened and printed directly in Ongoing.

e-Waybill

After placing a transport order, the e-Waybill can be opened and printed directly in Ongoing.

This requires the user to be signed in to Cargoson.

CMR

After placing a transport order, the CMR can be opened and printed directly in Ongoing.

This requires the user to be signed in to Cargoson.

Tracking

The shipment's tracking link will be saved in your Ongoing WMS.

In addition, the shipment's tracking milestones are automatically updated based on the info saved in the carrier's system. You can see the status directly on your Ongoing order or shipment without opening the tracking link.

Pricing

The Ongoing + Post CH AG integration works with all Cargoson plans starting from Industry.

View detailed features and pricing plans

Industry

from 299€ / mo

For wholesale and manufacturing

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Corporation

from 499€ / mo

For large corporations

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Custom

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We'll set up a custom solution for you

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FAQ

We offer ongoing integration support and regular updates, ensuring that your Ongoing and Swiss Post systems are always synced and up-to-date. APIs often undergo changes and updates, and it's our job to ensure that these changes don't disrupt your workflow. This means you can always benefit from the latest features and improvements from both Ongoing and Swiss Post.

The Swiss Post and Ongoing integration provides a comprehensive set of capabilities, including Transportation Price Requests, Transport orders, ETA, ETD and CO2 calculation, Shipping labels, e-Waybill, CMR, Tracking. All of these data exchanges with Swiss Post are seamlessly integrated directly into your Ongoing system, enhancing the overall functionality and convenience.

The integrations with carriers, just like the Swiss Post integration, are always developed and maintained in-house by our dedicated Cargoson team; these integrations are our utmost priority. For the connection between Cargoson and ERPs like Ongoing, we typically rely on specialized third-party providers.

This strategy allows us to tap into the deep knowledge and expertise of those who specialize in specific ERP systems. While we are the developers of Cargoson and naturally handle all carrier API integrations in-house, we recognize that we can't be specialists in every ERP platform out there.

In addition, many of these ERP integrations are built in close cooperation with our existing customers. This ensures that they are not only thoroughly tested, but also designed to meet the practical requirements of real businesses in their day-to-day operations. This way, we guarantee robust, reliable, and efficient integrations for you to use.

Absolutely! Cargoson's architecture is built to be carrier-agnostic, meaning that it's capable of integrating with a wide range of carriers, not just Swiss Post. As long as the carrier has an API we can work with (or EDI, or even just email), you can incorporate their services into your Ongoing system through our platform. Additionally, we're constantly expanding our roster of carrier integrations based on customer demand and market trends, so you'll always have a rich selection of carriers to choose from.

Integrating Ongoing with Swiss Post using Cargoson is a straightforward process. Simply reach out to us at [email protected]. Our team will walk you through the process, offer a demo if needed, and assist you with the installation of the plugin into Ongoing. We'll also guide you on how to request and input the Swiss Post API keys into Cargoson.

Rest assured, data security is our top priority at Cargoson. Your Swiss Post API keys are securely encrypted in the Cargoson database. However, it's important to note that as your data originates from Ongoing and then is sent to Swiss Post, we are not in full control over how these systems handle your data. Nevertheless, both Ongoing and Swiss Post are trusted platforms with robust security measures in place.

Absolutely, the Ongoing-Swiss Post integration supports all types of shipments: domestic, international, import, export, and cross-trade. The specific services depend on your chosen carrier(s), but we facilitate all freight modes: road, air, sea, rail, and all shipping modes: parcels, LTL and FTL freight shipping, and even parcel lockers.

Swiss Post offers the following services: Priority, Economy.

Yes, we're open to discussing custom feature requests. Each case is unique, so we encourage you to reach out to us at [email protected]. We might already have a solution for either the Ongoing or the Swiss Post side that might cover your need. If not, and the feature would be beneficial for other businesses as well, it could potentially be added free of charge. However, for features specific to your business, we can agree on a development cost.

Integrating Swiss Post directly into Ongoing through Cargoson simplifies your operations significantly. You can now manage transport orders directly inside Ongoing, removing the need to log into various carrier systems including Swiss Post. Furthermore, it eliminates the necessity to access Cargoson for daily operations, providing a unified and simplified process. While some unique features like analytics or carrier chat may still require logging in to Cargoson, the integration generally minimizes daily tasks, enhances productivity, and reduces potential for errors.

Start using a transport management system with Ongoing

Your time is valuable

If you use other carriers along with Post CH AG, we believe that using one system to work with all of them is the most efficient use of your time and resources.

Skip the manual work

Your contacts, orders and shipment data already exists in Ongoing. Stop copying it to different carrier systems or sending it via email.

Instead, make use of it: integrate Ongoing with Cargoson and your data will be exchanged with all of your carriers automatically! This will also avoid human errors.

Pick and choose which carriers you like

The carriers you want to use is your decision, not our business.

Cargoson is not a middleman or a forwarder, but your transportation management software.

Our carrier database is extensive, but you can add missing carriers by simply contacting Cargoson support.

All your carriers connected to Ongoing

All your transport bookings could be placed the same way.
Simple API: One integration from your Ongoing ERP will cover all your present and future carrier integrations.
Requesting a new carrier integration, in case we haven't built it yet, is free for all customers.
Track all of your shipments on one dashboard.
Adding, removing or switching carriers is quick and easy.

Branded notifications

All transport-related notifications to your partners, customers and coworkers are branded and look the same, regardless of the carrier you're using.

How to start shipping directly from Ongoing

Get a demo to see how you can add the shipping module to Ongoing. Then, select your carriers, upload your prices and other agreements with your carriers, invite your users and start shipping right away. See also: Configuring my carriers, price lists and users in Cargoson.

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