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Huffman Erp/Productivity Implementation

Huffman ERP/Productivity Implementation
BSA405

Desktop Productivity Applications Paper
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, K. Huffman founded Huffman Trucking in 1936 with a single tractor-trailer. The growth of the company was the direct result of World War II, and the increased demand for carrier services between factories in the Midwest, to ports on the East Coast. By 1945, the fleet had increased in size to 16 tractors and 36 trailers. The business relationship forged with the U.S. Government continues today.
Huffman Trucking continued to grow from internal sales and the acquisition of five Eastern regional carriers. This growth has enabled Huffman Trucking to continue to remain a privately held company (University of Phoenix, 2006).
Huffman Trucking needed a means to enhance security using a fleet management software package. Due to the nature of the cargo its trucks carried, the aim was to maintain situational awareness of its vehicles, anytime, and anywhere. Huffman turned its interest toward SmartFleet™ System, produced by Safefreight.
Safefreight, founded in 1998, is a developer and provider of security-enhanced fleet management technology. Through its SmartFleet™ System, Safefreight provided full vehicle security and visibility through proprietary security technology, 24/7 GPS fleet tracking and monitoring, control capabilities, and wireless diagnostic sensors. This system offered a perimeter of security that mitigated threats by providing complete situational awareness of vehicles and other mobile assets along with command and control capabilities. As experts in homeland logistics and security transportation, Safefreight Technology seemed like the answer for Huffman's business and security objectives (PR News Now [PRNN], 2006).
In order to maintain compliance with Federal and State regulations, a system has to be in place in order to properly document and maintain all cargo at any given time. In order to do this, Huffman will follow the best...