2. ÍOMPAR BBA are a supplier of Global Freight Audit & Payment Services
designed to enable companies achieve their transportation needs in the
most cost effective manner.
We save our clients money on their Freight Spend by Auditing in detail
their Freight Invoices.
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3. Contents
 Introduction to ÍOMPAR BBA
 Company Overview.
 BBA Global Statistics.
 BBA Organisation.
 Global Locations
 Valued Partners
 Invoice Process Flow.
 Invoice Receipt.
 Invoice Code
 Invoice Audit.
 Invoice Payment.
 Invoice Data Management & Reporting.
 Actuate
 STARS
 Partnering for the Future
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4. Company Overview
 Founded in 1972, Berman, Blake Associates, Inc. has become a Global Leader in Freight Invoice
processing by bringing together the Technology, People, and desire to deliver the best-in-class service for
our Clients. Global transaction processing has been a focus of BBA since 1997.
 Privately Held / Principals Involved in the Business:
 Decision Makers = Participants
 Donald M. Berman, CEO
 Harold G. Baldauf, President
 John J. Siebert, Senior Vice President
 Our core focus is to provide our Clients with a CUSTOMISED Global Freight Audit and Payment service.
 Our Global locations ensure the highest levels of Quality service & communication for our Clients.
 BBA uses state of the art technology to provide excellence of Service and Reporting.
 For over 39 years, BBA has been recognized by its many long term Clients as a Quality driven organization
excelling in Customer Service and dedication to their individual requirements.
 SAS 70 Type II Certification: Annual independent audit report on controls placed in
operation and test of operating effectiveness prepared pursuant to statement
on Auditing Standards No. 70
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5. Global Statistics
 Over 100 million Global shipments processed annually
 Over 2 million shipments processed weekly
 108 employees dedicated to freight audit and carrier payments
 97% of all records are processed via EDI
 Over $2.0 billion paid to Clients Carriers
 Currently Pay Client invoices in 16 different currencies other that USD
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6. Global Locations
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7. Service Overview
 Receipt of Invoices  Client Funding
 EDI/Paper
 Carrier Payment
 Data Capture
 Customer Service
 Image
 Implementation Process
 Key from Paper
 Information Reporting
 Key from Image
 Audit
 Coding
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8. WEEKLY PAYMENTS
 You control disbursement, Aging by carrier, date and currency
 Once an invoice has matched all criteria to be paid, it will wait in queue until
the appropriate time has elapsed
 Freight bills are processed through Thursday of each week
 A detailed carrier invoice report is sent to IBM every Friday
 Our clients transfer funds to BBA’s Account on Monday or Tuesday
 Carriers are paid in the currency billed, within IBM’s terms
 11 currencies other than US dollars with no conversion fees
 European EURO
 Canadian Dollar CAD
 British Pound Sterling GBP
 Singapore Dollar SGD
 Swiss Franc CHF
 Danish Kroner DKK
 Norwegian Kroner NOK
 Swedish Kroner SEK
 Hungarian Fourt FOR
 Israel Shekel SHK
 China RMB
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9. Partnering for the Future – ÍOMPAR BBA
Our service provides our clients with:
 39 years of Freight Invoice Processing and Experience
 Global understanding of Freight invoice styles and differences
 Comprehensive Rate Audit programming
 Duplicate Payment Protection
 Credit request process
 Full EDI Capability and Experience
 Complete Access to your Data via the web portal 24/7/365
 Imaging Technology
 On-Line Research
 SAS 70 Type II Certification and Disaster Recovery Programs and Protection
 Compete allocation of Freight Charges by Company, Cost Center and GL Code
 State of the art analytical reporting system – Standard, Ad-Hoc and Dashboard
 Excellent Customer Service and Account Management support
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10. ÍOMPAR BBA
Working Together To Improve Value
http://www.iompar.com
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