What is PO Management ?

Purchase order management is an internal business function. Companies use a purchasing process to acquire inventories, operational assets and other items needed to produce goods or services. Purchase orders represent an process that gives specific instructions for purchasing different resources.it is well-defined purchase order process. purchase order management policies are created to ensure employees follow standard operating procedures for this process.

What does a PO Management System Offer?

Purchase Order Monitoring

Vendor Compliance

Product Collection and Booking

Consolidation and Customs Loading

Real-Time Data

Upstream System Tracking

Order Management Bookings

Origin Pre-Distribution programs

This program allows importers to ship the product according to current market conditions without paying the re-handling costs of de-consolidation at destination.

Consolidation Services

Optimize container loading and shipment flow through consolidation of LCL shipments. Order to reflect demand reducing carrying costs, inventory levels, order to cash cycle, and transportation costs.

Vendor Liaison

Origin teams coordinate with vendors and/or buying offices to: Maintain purchase order database, coordinate vendor booking and equipment, meet delivery requirements and collect and follow-up with documents.

Purchase Order Management

Order Management captures Purchase Order (PO) details to 3 levels down from the PO (PO, Item, SKU [color/size]) to monitor booking, receiving and shipping. Information captured within Order Management and the subsequent reporting capabilities further enhance abilities to manage purchase orders and overall cargo flow. Customers can print container manifests & vessel summaries, query by buyer, DC, division and others. PO’s are received via EDI, or proprietary format.

Vendor Management

Order Management vendor management and vendor education programs educate vendors on Order Management practices and unique requirements of our customers. Clear communication and understanding operational and documentation requirements support a smooth supply chain. Additional vendor management programs are available.

Documentation

Order Management document services include preparation, collection, verification, dispatch and follow-up. Our staff can assist you with your commercial documentation needs.

Value Added

Origin services include: Ex-factory trucking, origin pre-distribution, production / assembly visibility, bar coding, GOH, ticketing, labeling, scanning, facilitation of inspection space, multiple country consolidation, sample forwarding, DC bypass loads, sea-air conversion and others.

Warehouse Operations

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The Supply Chain Management Processes

Supply chain management is the management of relationships in the network of organizations, from end customers through original suppliers, using key cross-functional business processes to create value for customers and other stakeholders.

supply chain management is being recognized as the management of key business processes across the network of organizations that comprise the supply chain. While many have recognized the benefits of a process approach to managing the business and the supply chain, most are not clear about what processes are to be considered, what sub‐processes and activities are contained in each process, and how the processes interact with each other and with the traditional functional icons.

The supply chain Processes

Customer Relationship Management
Customer Service Management
Demand management
Order Fulfillment
Manufacturing Flow Management
Supplier Relationship Management
Product Development and Commercialization

Supply Chain Planning is an amalgamation of all the planning processes across various business planning functions such as Materials Requirement Planning, Sourcing and Distribution Network Planning, Inventory Planning, Financial Planning, and so on.

Manufacturers need to collaborate with suppliers, distributors and retailers to manage a balance between supply and demand. To achieve this, Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) model has been adopted by many manufacturers.

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