About
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The following Logistical
Components are essential within
iSupplyChain
1. Purchase Order Management
2.
Warehouse Operations
3.
Shipment Execution
4. Freight
Service Management
5. Total
Supply Chain Visibility
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1.
Purchase Order Management |
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The Purchase Order
or “P.O.” is the master file of information needed
to input into the iSupplyChain system. It is a
written authorization requesting a vendor to
furnish goods to purchaser. It is an offer from
the purchaser to buy certain articles. The offer
is accepted by the seller when she supplies the
requested items. A contract is formed and the
seller can expect payment in return for the
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This document is
paramount because information is extracted from
the P.O. and placed in the iSupplyChain
system.
• The
P.O. is the locomotive that kicks off a series of
supply chain related activities:
• Initiating a production in the
factory ,
• Management of production
schedules,
• Quality control,
• Consolidation in origin
warehouse,
• Freight & delivery at
destination.
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• The P.O. allows
us to monitor the milestones of the activities as
a result of purchase order creation. The
milestones denote committed schedules such
as:
• Production,
Pick-Up, Consolidation and Shipment Schedules
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• In any situation
where the milestones are not achieved,
iSupplyChain automatically notifies the
user/buyer. |
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2.
Warehouse Operations : Assortment Pick and
Pack
What is an Assortment Pick
& Pack?
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Pick & Pack
is the activity of picking and packing specific
SKU’s from the merchandisers. Once received these
items are stored within the consolidation
warehouse where multiple products are received
from various suppliers. This picking and packing
activity can be carried out in a number of
ways:
• By solid carton
by SKU basis.
• By opening
cartons to pick individual items (SKU) and group
them with different items in another case.
• By opening
cartons and choosing an inner pack, mixed with
other items in another case.
• The
customer’s Pick Order could either be from a DC or
a collection of retail outlets.
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3.
Shipment Execution |
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What is Shipment Execution?
Shipment Execution is the
activity of booking the right space with carriers
or trucks for the purpose of delivery = Freight
Booking.
• This activity is
usually triggered by the “Confirm Packed” signal
from the warehouse management system module.
• Booking of
equipment (LCL, 20ft or 40ft) is based on the
Container Load Plan prepared by the SCS warehouse
team.
• A shipping
label is produced by the system showing the
contents and the destination of the shipment
either to the DC or to the retail level.
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4.
Freight Service Management |
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Monitors the performance of each carrier
relating to:
• Booking
efficiency
• Quality of
equipment
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Pick empty efficiency
• Accuracy of equipment
Monitors the shipping
performance
including:
• Punctuality
of shipping schedule (ETD, ETA)
• Frequency of
roll-over
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Frequency of detour
Provides shipping analysis
such as:
• Voyage Analysis
• Equipment
Analysis
• Utilization Analysis
• Freight costs analysis by
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5.
Total Supply Chain Visibility
What is Total Supply Chain
Visibility?
• It is the visibility of
merchandise location, merchandise movements, stock
position and Purchase Order Status (such as
movements and shipping status) in the iSupplyChain
system.
• Is the system that generates
email alerts should there be partial fulfillment
of orders or if a milestone is being
compromised.
• Is that which enables information
such as Proof-of-Delivery (POD) to be sent to the
shipper or buyer electronically.
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