Smart Sub Contractor App
Best in class companies are 50% more likely to target visibility as a supply chain process for improvement.
Smart Sub Contractor App provides supply chain visibility helping in synchronizing subcontractor – manufacturer workflows. It provides a complete end to end subcontracting solution from component receipts to labeling & shipping.
Business Benefits
•Improves short term execution and long term analytics without having to install a full blown SAP application at the subcontractor’s premises
•Greater visibility into production updates, machinery performance and other critical shop floor activities
•Single dashboard view of all open purchase orders leads to better short term planning and faster order executions
•With access to better forecasting results subcontractors are able to plan and project workforce and materials requirements into the future for better results.
•Sub contractor can inform the manufacturer about resource and time constraints allowing manufacturer to contact other sub contractors
Business Features
•Single dashboard view for all open purchase orders, items, due date
•Powerful analytics, including, demand forecasting, Purchase Order history
•Shipping and manufacturing labels can be printed from the mobile itself
•Creates a log for component usage needed for audit on quality issues
•Run exhaustive goods subcontracted reports with the following fields: Material/Plant/Batch/SC Stock/Date/Document/Item No/Delivery Due date
•User can check past delivery performance (promised vs. actual) for plant or specific date range
•Three month advance materials requirement forecasting
•Checks reports for any delay; investigate delays and communicates status to customer
•Records goods receipt (GR) against raised Purchase Orders (PO) and communicates component receipts to the customer
•If subcontractor does not acknowledge components receipts on time the system starts sending message urging submission of acknowledgement
•If components are not received in time subcontracting app communicates use of alternatives (and reason for delays) to the customer
•Prints shipping docs and labels and communicates delivery date to customers.