Nomad revolutionises the management of Unit Load Devices (ULDs), the ubiquitous metal containers used to carry baggage and cargo around the world in wide-bodied aircraft. A time-consuming and labour-intensive process has been transformed into an efficient, state-of-the-art, web-based application. Nomad gives you all the tools you need to solve the complex logistical puzzle of handling thousands of ULDs across your airline network. You can distribute your ULD stocks to best suit your operations, making sure that the right ULDs are in the right place at the right time, and in the right condition and right quantities. For only 69 US cents per ULD per month you will have full access to the SkyChain ULD Manager application, packed with the powerful functionality detailed below. The costs of managing your ULD stocks are dramatically cut, efficiency is boosted and productivity dramatically improved. You are put firmly back in control.
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| | | Business Benefits | | Supports real-time tracking and status information for ULDs worldwide | | Enables advanced planning ensuring the optimum utilisation of ULD stocks | | Increases utilisation of ULD stocks thereby ensuring the lowest practical levels of capital investment | | Minimises losses and stock imbalances throughout airline networks | | Increases efficiency, with lower manpower requirements for message handling | | Improves cost management through repair and associated cost monitoring | | Allows the swift reconciliation of ULD stocks | | Streamlines communications: all messages are automatically generated in IATA standard formats | | Enables the cost effective and easy distribution of information | | Controls revenue loss due to demurrage charges for borrowed units and late return of units loaned to other airlines |
| | | Key Features | | | Inventory control module | Maintains a full inventory of ULDs and ancillary equipment (nets, straps, securing pins, etc.) | | Provides a comprehensive overview of all ULDs regardless of their location | | Maintains a full history for each ULD, including airline, trucking and internal movements, workshop records and loaning activities |
| | | Movement control module | Tracks and generates status information for ULDs across airline networks in real-time | | Identifies and corrects inconsistent and incompatible ULD movements | | Manages the transfer of ULD stock between airline stations | | Maintains ULD movement audit trails and archives | | Generates and processes all movement messages in IATA standard formats |
| | | Stock control module | Allows the definition of minimum and maximum stock levels for each station in a network, and permissible deviations | | Constantly monitors stock levels, highlighting situations where stock exceeds allowable deviations and sending a message to the relevant location | | Generates Stock Check Messages (SCMs) after a physical stock take, and sends to the airline’s headquarters. These are then compared to records, with the system being updated accordingly |
| | | Damage control module | Maintains full information on damaged ULDs, including tracking, repair and cost details | | Enables comparison of repair facilities for cost and efficiency | | Analyses the relative performance of different ULD manufacturers | | Analyses ULD damage statistics to identify ground handling agents with high incidence of damage reports |
| | | Loaning and billing module | Fully manages the loaning, borrowing and ownership transfer of ULDs between airlines | | Defines the appropriate billing parameters and controls billing documentation | | Processes Loaned ULD Control (LUC) and Multi-Lateral ULD Control (MUC) documentation |
| | | Messaging | Generates and processes all standard IATA ULD messages, and communications with the SITA network |
| | | MIS queries and reports | Supplies in-depth management information reports and statistics |
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