An in-house-designed UNIX-based AFSA (airfreight forwarding system architecture) helps U-Freight to locate customers' shipments while en route.
U-Freight Hong Kong has been on-line with AFSA since September 1993.
The system is being progressively installed throughout its worldwide network of offices with more than 25 already on-line, mainly in Asia.
Every office will eventually be equipped with its own server to ensure maximum system availability and the servers will be interconnected by public or private communication links.
The system will cut communication costs by about a half. AFSA was designed to meet increasing demands by customer for a rapid means of tracking their freight while in transit.
Remote dial-up provides easy access to the system which incorporates a user-friendly graphical interface.