Global Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM)
As importers or exporters, you need information about the status of your orders and shipments, notifications about potential problems that may cause shipment delays, and real-time location of inventory across your global supply chain. TradeBeam’s SCEM solution gives you real-time visibility into your order and shipment status across your global supply chain by leveraging electronic integration with trading partners. These partners include freight forwarding agents, carriers, custom brokers, and government agencies. The TradeBeam solution replaces cumbersome, time-consuming and error-prone tracking via phone, fax, e-mail and provider portals. TradeBeam’s intelligent alerts enable you to manage efficiently by exception—e.g., missed shipping milestones, or deviations in quantity or weight. You also have critical financial information for each order at your fingertips, such as Letter of Credit and payment maturity advice.
Expanded Features
Instant Visibility Into Global Trade Order, Shipment, and Document Status
View current status of events such as purchase order acknowledgments, advanced shipment notices, carrier status/proof of shipment/delivery, and document status.
Through the “Quick Track” service, shipment tracking is available to any party that has an order’s reference information. Monitor and allow others to access supply chain elements such as order information, SKU-level detail, logistics detail, and receiving detail from manufacturing to proof of delivery. These elements are configurable to match the milestones required in your supply chain, providing customized information for all parties concerned.
Timesaving Collection and Distribution of Critical Trade Information
Save time now spent manually tracking and integrating information from trading partners and events. Instead, have more time to resolve issues proactively and increase value. TradeBeam’s solution allows you to manage by exception and respond to the issues that matter most.
Alerts Enable Proactive Management
Initiate alerts based on your customized business rules. When an out-of-tolerance situation occurs, the system notifies the appropriate party, so proactive correction can take place. Use almost any electronic means, including WAP device, cell phone/pager, e-mail, fax, or electronic messaging, to connect with other backend systems.
Tool to Measure Supply Chain Efficiencies
Data elements monitored during the execution cycle are available for reporting. Lets you easily measure performance of the various participants, perform cost-benefit analysis, compare actual performance versus planned, analyze inventory carrying costs, and perform many other analyses.
RFID-Enabled
Obtain real-time visibility of goods in transit through integration with RFID technology. TradeBeam’s solution monitors the flow of goods through proven and commercially deployed integration with RFID and GPS systems, and sends you automatic alerts.
Integration with Other Systems or Standalone Operation
You can choose to integrate the TradeBeam solution with your existing systems, such as a SAP or Oracle ERP, or to deploy it as a standalone system.
An XML-based integration model supports seamless inbound and outbound data sharing with third-party applications and allows for multiple methods of integration.
An advanced security model enables data access and collaboration across organizations and entities. The system can interface with trading partners through an array of communication capabilities including EDI, XML, middleware technologies, or simple e-mail and fax alerts.
Web-based Architecture
Access from any location with a Web browser. All applications are standards-based and highly scalable. XML-based integration model supports seamless inbound and outbound data sharing with third-party applications.
Support
24×7 TradeBeam-managed EDI and application support. Experienced TradeBeam implementation support for setup and training.
