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AgencyExpressAgencyExpress™™ 3.0 3.0

New Release V3.0Overview

http://www.feedingamerica.org/


America’s Second Harvest and The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc. introduce AgencyExpress 3.0: the latest streamlined solution for food banks and agencies to conduct product ordering online. 20+ food banks use this online shopping system right

now, including some of the busiest food banks in the country.

1,000 orders each day totaling over 300 million pounds of food since the inception of AgencyExpress™.


What Is AgencyExpress™? An online shopping solution that connects food

banks’ inventory with agency needs. Benefits: Increase overall effectiveness Decrease existing work Provide real-time visibility to inventory Provide easy order entry / order status Increase ability to fill more orders Free up staff to work on high-value tasks




AgencyExpress 3.0 Delivers: Bottom line: More t ime feeding hungry Americans

faster than ever before



How Does AgencyExpress™ Work? Agencies log on to the AgencyExpress web site, browse

qualified inventory for their program and submit orders. Orders are sent to your Navision/Ceres system. Approved orders are posted on the website and the

agencies are notified of approval. Orders are fulfilled based on your defined business

workflow.



Introduction page content / configuration specific for each food bank

Enhanced shopper experience More coaching / assistance on the site Order management / history Graph of order history


Custom home page Custom support Reset password




Enhanced shopper experience

Pick-up scheduler



Improved order management for both web and non-web orders


Improved Order Management

Review Cube Size

View Product Images




Improved order management Delete, print

and edit orders


Improved order tracking



Improved reporting Graphs of order

history



Customizable “report a problem” Get help from the right person sooner

Reset your own password More explanation of your shopping status

If your program is on hold, the site will let you know the corrective action when you try to order



New item information Per serving item cost Option to link to a picture of item

Email shopper enhancements Food bank can send an earlier notice when accepted

Support for allocated orders Cube size

Items and order standard size for vehicle loading

Delivery fee estimate



Order modification Food banks can choose to allow the shopper to update

and delete orders

Scheduling Support for appointments prior to order

Book preferred appointments Show standard delivery appointments

Assign orders to an existing or new appointment




Benefits for the Food Bank Increased agency-order fill rates Increased visibility of available inventory Increased flow-through in the warehouse Reduced overall operational costs Reduced manual processes Improved quality control: automated Ceres qualifiers only offer

approved products Real-time, accurate stakeholder reporting



Benefits for the Agencies Near real-time inventory availability information 24/7 Order product that is actually in stock No need to wait for a shopping list On-demand reporting Total order weight Total agency liability to the food bank Order history available Online status information on what is happening with agency orders Flexibility for the food bank to update orders and provide agencies with

the final version


Prerequisites for Food Banks Use Navision/Ceres 1.4 or higher A Navision client connection dedicated for data transfer Standard workstation to act as a synchronization server with an Internet and network

connection Reasonably fast (56KB or better) continuous connection to the Internet for data

transfers Budget to cover $1,200 Aidmatrix implementation service and $200 Aidmatrix monthly

subscription fee Budget additional consulting time with Navision solution center to assist with the

Navision implementation and training, costs may vary but typically $10,000-$12,000 Current Microsoft Navision enhancement agreement Staff available to initially train the agencies on using the system




Prerequisites for Agencies Staff willing to attend training Access to a computer with an Internet connection Access to email to monitor status updates Commitment to placing and managing orders through the

system



To preorder or to get further information contact [email protected]

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“Getting the Right Aid to the Right People at the Right Time™”

Thank You


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Technology

order product

agencyexpress work

inception of agencyexpress

order modificationfood

agencyexpress web site

order standard size

food banks inventory

approved orders