Multi-carrier software: What are the benefits of certifications?

When talking to potential customers, we frequently hear about the significant effort required to integrate a new transport partner into their IT and SAP ecosystem.

Here's why: Logistics service providers such as DHL, DPD, FedEx, and UPS have strict requirements in terms of interfaces, file formats, and labels in order to minimize sources of error in day-to-day operations as far as possible. Anyone who wants to integrate these parcel services into their SAP ecosystem and automate shipping processes must have approved and released these aspects in advance by the carrier's IT experts in a complex testing and revision process.

This can easily take several days. The effort will multiply if companies work with several logistics service providers. After all, every service provider has their own specific requirements.

If companies use certified multi-carrier software when working with carriers and parcel services, these costs are eliminated or can be reduced to a minimum. And again, the reduction is multiplied if several carriers are in use.

This is also the reason why AEB has had its multi-carrier shipping solutions Carrier Connect API and Carrier Cloud for SAP certified by the major CEP services DHL, DPD, FedEx, and UPS. And behind every certified connection is an intensive testing process including technical integration, interface tests, and audits.

So first and foremost, certifications are not just advertising (even if our marketing colleagues like to use them in their materials) but rather massively reduce the effort involved in day-to-day logistics: At the start, but also during cooperation with transport service providers.

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