Supply Chain Management

The business and technical requirements for a solution to automate the information flow for the inventory management, receiving, shipment, fulfillment and other business related processes between one of our clients and 3PL.

The scope of work entails establishing the electronic exchange transactions for the following business processes:

• Inventory Management – To effectively manage and control inventory, the following three documents will be exchanged:
• • INT-1 Item/SKU Master: Used for enabling CLIENT to provide detailed finished goods product information to 3PL. This document is used to provide information about new products or changes to existing product specifications.
  • INT-8 Inventory Comparison: Used for informing CLIENT of a quantity or status change to inventory records.
  • INT-6 Inventory Adjustment: Used for informing CLIENT of a quantity adjusted (negative or positive) to inventory records and also provides detailed information concerning the internal adjustments.
• Receiving
• • From 3PL to CLIENT: INT-2 In-Transit Detail (Exp. Receipts): Used for enabling CLIENT to provide information regarding expected items in an In-Transit detail as well as additional information relating to the shipment, such as order information and carrier information. 3PL will be receiving an In-Transit Detail file as an expected receipt from CLIENT WM system. 3PL will use INT-3 In-Transit Header for information purposes only. 3PL would not use PO/SO level information for the inbound ASN.
  • INT-5 PIX In-Transit Detail (Receipts Ackn.) and INT-6 PIX Inventory Adjustments: Used for informing CLIENT to provide information regarding items (products) actually (typically) received against a previously transmitted Receipts (In-Transit Detail) from CLIENT. Any variations in the In-Transit file line items, 3PL will communicate to CLIENT with correct information and get approval from CLIENT.
• Fulfillment
• • INT-4 Picks: Used for enabling CLIENT to advise 3PL to make a shipment for transmitted Picks. The Picks contain sufficient order “header,” “detail,” and “instructions” information to ensure an accurate shipment. Modifications or cancellations to the transmitted Picks should be manually communicated to 3PL Operations by CLIENT.
  • INT-7 Ship Confirmation: Used by 3PL to advise CLIENT that a shipment was made to their customer. Also used to reconcile order quantities with shipment quantities.
  • INT-9 EDI Recon: EDI reconciliation file will be generated from 3PL to inform CLIENT regarding ship confirmation alert based on mutual agreement between 3PL and CLIENT.
  • 3PL will create and establish SOP for the Pick N Pack and “Carton in Carton Out” environment for CLIENT. It will include training for the operational staff, setting up Pick N Pack lanes with pack stations, configuring and setting up scanners, and configuring ILS.
  • 3PL will create and establish SOP for the Progistics Environment for CLIENT’s small package shipping requirement. It will include training for the operational staff, setting up small package processing (Progistics) area with processing stations and scanners, and configuring ILS.
• Dynamic Routing
• • Routing Request (753) and Routing Instruction (754): It is not going to be part of the scope of work for this phase.
• AS2 FLAT FILE
• • AS2: Flat File documents will be exchanged between 3PL & CLIENT by Push – Push Mechanism via AS2 Transport. 3PL and CLIENT will exchange AS2 certification and sender ID to establish communication between both systems.
• Labeling Requirements:
• • Customer-specific and Generic UCC 128 labels will be generated through WMS.
• Reporting Requirements:
• • Customer-specific and generic reports will be generated through WMS.
• Billing for Storage and Transactional Activities
• • 3PL Invoicing: Used for enabling 3PL to advise CLIENT of billing charges for such services as handling freight, pick/pack, storage, special projects, etc.