i-Supply Collaborative Inventory Management

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“Once processes, data accuracy and timeliness are implemented, i-Supply offers the seemingly impossible for the entire supply chain — a more streamlined inventory while at the same time supporting customers at a high service level.”
i-Supply Medical Device Manufacturer

Take the i-Supply Inventory Management Challenge:

Everybody talks about supplier collaboration and supply chain visibility but rarely can deliver. TradeBeam's i-Supply solution, delivered on a state of the art SaaS platform, can get you up and running in just a few weeks.  Suppliers can be added in a day, or even sooner. No "supplier integration" needed.  Online and in real-time.

Effective inventory management is fundamental to a global manufacturing supply chain strategy. Most companies struggle to balance cost and service on a daily basis. Your company should consider i-Supply if it faces inventory challenges such as:

• Unscheduled production downtime
• Excess inventory carrying costs
• Expedited shipments and associated premium freight charges
• Increased administrative costs
• Inaccurate forecasting and production scheduling
• Inability to commit to customer service requests
• Reduce emergency shipments and premium freight charges

"i-Supply gives visibility into our customers’ inventory levels, which has allowed our plant to significantly reduce material levels without sacrificing delivery ratings.”
i-Supply Supplier

Action Required – Visibility  No Longer is Enough

While i-Supply allows manufacturers to give suppliers real-time visibility into inventory status, including on-hand, forecast, usage, orders, shipments and receipts, as well as real-time exception notifications, it also allows suppliers the capability to take action towards cost, process and customer service goals.

Key Benefits of i-Supply for Buyers: Reduce production downtime caused by inventory stock-outs Eliminate excess inventory and reduce carrying costs with Lean order planning Reduce administrative costs across the supply chain with exception management using comprehensive alerts Communicate business needs accurately and in real time Improve predictability through continuous visibility into order status and shipping schedules Improve the ability to assess supplier effectiveness at maintaining inventory levels Reduce emergency shipments and premium freight charges Complement “green” programs by reducing waste and transportation costs Sustained, average reported Inventory Reduction of 30%.

Key Benefits of i-Supply for Suppliers: Streamline inventory fulfillment process Reduces warehouse space for inventory Improve predictability of delivery Manage market and customer demand Reduce unplanned schedule changes, overtime and week-end schedules Control just-in-case inventory levels without impacting delivery schedules Curtail emergency shipments and expedited freight charges

Key benefits of i-Supply for both Buyers and Suppliers:

• Support proactive and collaborative inventory management
• Reduce the risk of depleted inventory, expedited freight and costly production downtime
• Use of industry standard SCOR metrics eliminates bias in supplier/buyer performance reporting

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