Upstream transport is a critical link in the supply chain, too often managed in silos. The e-SCM Transport module enables shipment tracking, allowing you to organize, trace, and coordinate all the steps between the supplier's preparation of the shipment and its final receipt in your warehouse.
The Logistics department benefits from a real-time view of upcoming deliveries, which allows for adjusting the planning of warehouse teams for receiving, anticipating the volumes to be stored and aligning the organization of customer order preparation with the product availability schedule.
The e-SCM platform includes a marketplace for carriers, allowing you to launch requests for proposals directly from the system. This helps you select the best partner based on objective criteria such as cost, delivery time, or carbon footprint.
With all purchase order data consolidated, it is possible in e-SCM to automatically group the productions finalized by suppliers according to common criteria (port of departure, brand, product type, incoterm, etc.).
The goal is to limit partial shipments and promote the optimization of container filling, thereby reducing logistics costs.
From the production site to the warehouse, e-SCM tracks all the key steps:
Status updates are automatically provided by the freight forwarder via an API connection or a dedicated portal, ensuring reliable and instant information.
All necessary documents (packing list, labels, customs forms, delivery notes) are collected, standardized and accessible from the platform, avoiding errors and facilitating customs controls.
The e-SCM collaborative platform also enables quality control at each stage. These controls can be triggered in the workshop (upon shipment), but also on the logistics platform and finally upon receipt at the warehouse.
Discrepancies are detected earlier, which reduces disputes and improves customer satisfaction.
By providing visibility very early on, e-SCM makes it possible to smooth out receptions to avoid unanticipated peak loads.
The Transport module allows for precise scheduling of warehouse deliveries, taking into account storage capacity and available time slots. The freight forwarder can book deliveries directly via an integrated calendar, and the logistics department can even assign a loading dock.
This allows you to reduce your staffing needs, improve team productivity for smoother and better-prepared receptions.
Providing the packing plan in advance simplifies checks upon receipt, thus generating a significant time saving.
When all suppliers use the same documentation format, it creates a common reading habit, which improves productivity.
Making the go-ahead for shipment contingent on a quality control inspection of the completed production process helps to limit the risk of non-conformity upon receipt. This helps to reduce the workload of the quality control teams in the warehouse.
Finally, the traceability of all operations, from the confirmation of the Purchase Order (PO), facilitates the identification of the origin of any dispute in the event of non-compliance.
The e-SCM Carbon module calculates the emissions generated by each shipment and for each of the tracked segments:
For each flow, the data is directly returned in the Transport module, thanks to the integrated calculator of EcoTransIT World , and it is possible to have a consolidated view of its carbon data according to different criteria.
With automated reporting, you can compare your service providers based on their environmental performance, and adapt your logistics choices to limit your carbon footprint.
The Carbon module also provides you with the data needed to meet your regulatory obligations (CSRD, AGEC law) or to feed into your extra-financial reports.
The transport module, an accelerator of performance and responsibility .
Thanks to the Transport module of e-SCM Solutions, enhanced with the Carbon module, you can manage your logistics flows with precision, transparency, efficiency… and responsibility. A more efficient and sustainable supply chain is now within reach.
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