Supply chain and logistics management
Supply chain management is a critical component of any business as it manages the entire process of converting raw materials into finished products and delivering them to customers. A well-managed supply chain ensures that companies can meet customer demands, reduce costs, and increase a competitive edge in the market.
The main components of order management include:
Order management efficiently manages and tracks orders from initial placement to final delivery. It encompasses various activities, including order processing, optimizing shipments, order communication, shipment, tracking and notification of statuses, and customer service. By effectively managing orders, your company can ensure timely and accurate deliveries.
Critical components of order management include:
We solve fundamental problems:
Our platform offers a comprehensive solution for efficient order management that helps businesses automate their processes and reduce errors. We build practical tools for companies seeking to optimize their order management processes and improve their bottom line.
Work with orders as you see fit. In particular, orders can be merged or separated to guide your shipments or deliver seamlessly from initiation to completion. The entire work history is included in the cargo time travel.
We help your suppliers get started with order management so you can see the orders created by suppliers and work with them.
Take a deep dive into your fulfillment lifecycle to understand the entire end-to-end process that drives your business operations. Examine each stage, from order initiation to final delivery and beyond, to identify areas for optimization and improve efficiency. And then automate all possible stages.
Collaborate with your suppliers directly on the platform to discuss specifics like quantities, must-book-by dates, and cargo-ready dates. With message threads that follow your purchase order across all workflows, you can easily communicate and ensure everything stays on track.
Escape the chaos of calls, messages, and ceaseless emails, and enter a realm where everything converges on a unified platform: suppliers, shippers, customs, ports, and beyond.
Collaborating by link is a powerful feature that allows you to invite external partners and stakeholders to your order management platform. With this feature, you can easily share information about orders, shipments, and other relevant details with your suppliers, manufacturers, carriers, and customers. Collaborating by link is a secure and efficient way to manage your supply chain ecosystem. You can control each collaborator's access level, ensuring that sensitive information is kept confidential.
For example, you can allow your suppliers to access specific orders and update their status while restricting access to other orders or sensitive information. You can also set up notifications to alert you when a collaborator makes a change, ensuring that you always stay on top of the order management process. Some employees, such as truck drivers, do not need to register in the system to mark the cargo status. They can access the link via messenger and open and keep the required data.
Whenever a shipment or delivery is initiated, it goes through several stages, such as application, approval, loading time scheduling, uploading, and more. Each stage can have specific requirements or steps to be followed, and a designated person can be assigned to ensure everything is in order.
For instance, the trailer must be clean and dry before starting the loading process, and the tandem must be moved to the end. A checklist can be made to ensure all requirements are met, and the responsible person must mark it before the loading process begins. This information can be linked to order and record the time it was filled out and who filled it out. In this way, for any stage of the order, you can create the necessary checklists and bind them for mandatory filling.
The freight bid board enables truck owner-operators to bid on freight shipments that shippers and freight brokers post. Before accepting bids, shippers and freight brokers can consider carrier performance history, time-in-transit, price, and other criteria.
By creating shipments within our platform, you automatically consider specifics, including freight type, weight, pickup and delivery locations, and any other transportation service needs. In addition, our platform can provide various services for shippers, freight brokers, and carriers. Depending on the need, those services may include:
When the load is posted to the bid board, an email alert goes to qualifying bid board subscribers or participating transportation providers. Carriers and truck owner-operators can bid "yes," fill in a bid amount, and date and time information. Users relying on the fleet management system can also choose a vehicle to work the load and put it on reserve. Owner-operators with multiple tucks can enter various bids and vehicle assignments.
The shipper or freight broker sees all bids and can select a winning bid, which triggers communication with the successful transportation provider. All other bids on the specific load are canceled, and emails are sent to unsuccessful bidders. We can also customize the cargo publishing chain. For example, after a shipment is posted, the information is received by transportation providers who have contracts with you. If these transportation providers' rates or lead times are unsatisfactory, the shipment can be further published to your standard load boards. In this case, we keep the history and timing of events.
Tracking and monitoring trucks and assets in the supply chain is critical to modern logistics management. It uses advanced technology to ensure real-time visibility, efficiency, and security throughout transportation. Companies can monitor their location anytime by equipping trucks and assets with GPS devices. This solution allows logistics managers to make informed decisions based on the current status.
In addition to GPS, sensors and IoT (Internet of Things) devices are commonly employed to track various aspects of the supply chain. These devices can monitor factors like temperature, humidity, and even the condition of goods being transported. For example, in the case of perishable goods, temperature sensors ensure that the cargo remains within the specified range, preserving the quality and safety of the products.
Integrating telematics systems is another noteworthy aspect of tracking and monitoring in the supply chain. Managers can receive updates on fuel consumption, driver behavior, and vehicle diagnostics, contributing to better overall fleet management.
Our platform allows you to connect your trucks or loads with sensors provided by the necessary providers. In real-time, we bind the data with each order document and will enable you to establish monitoring rules. You can receive notifications instantly if any indicator falls outside the standard range.
