Overseeing Your Shipping Business
Using an online application (like FedEx Ship Manager at fedex.com) or downloaded software (like FedEx Ship Manager) allows your employees to manage their own shipping. Add central monitoring functions to this, and you'll be able to coordinate the entire process.
Centrally Monitoring Shipments
Look for a shipping application like FedEx Ship Manager that allows you to control and manage shipments made by employees throughout your organization - even at different locations. Administrative privileges can be assigned to a single user or to many users, depending on your business's needs.
Using a special user ID and password, administrators through FedEx Ship Manager have the ability to do the following:
- Add and delete users from the system, as new employees are hired or as employees change positions within the organization.
- Determine what privileges users have. For example, you may assign a user to be able to ship nationally but not internationally, or only using certain account numbers.
- Customize system defaults for various shipping services, such as the address where packages should be picked up.
- Control what information is available to users at various levels. For example, you may want to designate department heads with the ability to generate reports on shipping within their department.
Using a Central Administrator
Assigning an administrator through a tool like FedEx Ship Manager allows you to combine the efficiency of a decentralized process with the control of a dedicated mailroom. Another benefit is that by limiting user access to information within the system, you can maintain a higher level of security.
Administrators can set up various levels of control for users throughout the organization who require access to the shipping system, thus ensuring that your shipping solution is customized to fit your business's particular needs. Finally, because administrators are better able to track costs and generate reports, they can manage your shipping process to make the best use of your company's resources.
Central monitoring functions, like the tools available through FedEx, can make your shipping worry-free, while still providing employees with the freedom to manage their own packages.
The information in the Small Business Center is intended for general information purposes only. You should consult a qualified professional before acting or relying on any of the information published here.
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