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Sterling Supply Chain Visibility

Optimize your supply chain network

Capability	Description
Inbound visibility	Identify and adjust to supply exceptions faster and more efficiently by tracking the complete procure-to-pay process Minimize supply chain disruptions through custom order-flow models that allow the user to create and monitor milestones Reduce inventory and improve product availability by providing real-time visibility into global inventory through the supply chain network
Outbound visibility	Complete sales order tracking providing comprehensive order-to-cash lifecycle visibility Proactively notify customers when a specific order is delayed through pre-built and custom user defined alerts Reduce costs due to non-compliance by tracking performance levels against SLA targets to avoid chargebacks
Vendor Compliance	Real-time compliance detection, immediate supplier notification, and chargeback calculation Automate the inbound receiving process and guiding suppliers correctly through each step Real-time visibility into supplier performance and buyer configured business rules enforcement
Graphical dashboard	Personalized and real-time access to supplier and customer information View alerts identifying purchase order and sales order exceptions Access information to determine the root cause of exceptions and out-of-tolerance performance
Business process modeling	Graphically configure unique business processes Define relationships and roles of participating organizations Connect to internal and external supply participants and systems
Supplier Portal	Enable suppliers to create and view electronic business documents such as, order acknowledgements, routing requests, advance shipment notices, and invoices Provide tools to enable non-EDI suppliers to pack, label and ship orders correctly Enforce route-guide compliance by enabling suppliers to electronically request carrier and routing information and buyers to respond to the request
Transportation management system integration	Provide supply chain personnel with visibility and alerting into in-transit changes Acquire insight into freight planning and movement activity earlier in the procure-to-pay lifecycle View shipment and all purchase order details, including order changes and acknowledgement, in the same solution regardless of mode, carrier, or freight forwarder
Connectivity	Deliver pre-packaged EDI standard document maps and ANSI X12 translation 850 PO 855 PO acknowledgement 860 PO change request 865 PO change acknowledgement 856 Advance ship notice manifest 214 Shipment status update 810 Invoice 820 Payment advice Configure additional EDI documents during implementation
Pre-configured metrics and support	Monitor and generate report based on the below KPIs: ASN timeliness On time delivery PO commit match Purchasing cycle time On time shipment First shipment fill rate PO acknowledgement timeliness Invoice cycle time
Web portal	Supplier portal Enable non-EDI suppliers to view POs online and provide ASNs Carrier portal Enable non-EDI carriers to submit shipment statuses online

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