Logistics Visibility

Supply Chain Connect gives you global supply chain and relationship management via a single, hosted application. Our Supply Chain Management Hub can interface to any electronic data system, to retrieve, normalize, and present the data you need to gain complete visibility of your supply chain logistics.

Our powerful, collaborative logistics platform allows you to optimize the activities of shippers in the modes of rail, motor and marine transportation. The Supply Chain Management Hub provides shipment status tracking information on inbound or outbound shipments. Shipment status information from the product shipper is retrieved electronically, eliminating the disparate, time consuming and error prone tasks typically required by the logistics planning and optimization functions. Benefits realized by our customers include lower administrative costs and operational expenses, accelerated cash flow and enhanced working capital. Combined with our Order Management Console's order management and inventory visibility capabilities, we offer a fully interoperable, streamlined solution from order placement to order fulfillment and delivery.

The Logistics Visibility screens of the Order Management Console application enables you to meet the challenges you face:

Challenge	Supply Chain Connect Capability
Lack of visibility on inbound or "on-the-dock" shipments	Real-time information on all phases of logistics: on-hand, shipped, awaiting shipment, and received quantities. Ability to track movements down to the rail car, truck, or even compartment level.
Slow, Error-Prone Receiving Processes	Ability to interface to bar-code readers, RFID devices, or hand-helds to gather real-time receipt information.
Poor Data Quality from Logistics Providers	Automated data mapping and cleansing tools. Dynamic online catalogue with customer, supplier, and shipper product and vessel codes.
Labor-intensive planning, tracking and reconciliation management processes	Ability to interface with almost any system, and read/translate any electronic data format. Integrates with Order Management, Invoicing, and Demand Planning modules.
High inventory levels (buffer stock)	Real-time inventory data, including minimum, maximum, current inventory, consignment stock, and on order positions.