Cross-enterprise collaboration and transparency

At last: complete order consolidation

The Purchase Order Management module controls procurement networks with suppliers and carriers and automates everything from release orders and pickup planning to the actual pickup.

Comprehensive integration of all players, such as suppliers, carriers, warehouses, production facilities, and real-time transmission of order data to suppliers yields a holistic view of each unique order situation. Purchase Order management is centralized: from the order confirmation of suppliers and the addition of shipping instructions to the creation of delivery notes and the provision of a transportation management platform for pickup orders.

Seamlessly monitor order fulfillment with end-to-end milestone monitoring, and generate all necessary transport documents including labels and waybills.

Purchase Order management creates, controls, and monitors logistics orders!

The Transport Management module handles transport orders from various data sources and formats, validating the data and allocating the orders to the appropriate units. The module also consolidates shipments, assigns tracking information, and imports or generates the accompanying print documents.

Milestone plans are used to control and monitor multimodal transports. For detailed information and more precise predictions of the estimated time of arrival (ETA), real-time position data from partner platforms within the Siemens Digital Logistics partner ecosystem can be optionally integrated.

The module records tracking data across service providers through an API, web account, or mobile app. It also lets you issue cross-enterprise status updates and search shipments by reference data.

Recurring tasks in the process are automated: time- or event-triggered actions monitor transport processes and notify all parties involved whenever any deviations occur.

Transport Management gives you transport visibility and saves unnecessary transports!

Say goodbye to unnecessary wait times

The Appointment Management module helps manage incoming vehicles during loading and unloading. Reserve, book, or release time slots and link them to shipments with the click of a mouse. Control and untangle traffic flows in advance using templates and differentiated time slot windows of 60/90/120 minutes, etc. Add extra information such as vehicle type or driver at any time.

The software runs plausibility checks and validates the mandatory freight documents before booking a time slot. It also looks at specific parameters and specifications such as if a freight crane is needed or other special cargo requirements. This is particularly helpful when managing hazardous goods.

Appointment Management saves time and makes life easier for shippers, drivers, and recipients alike!

Freight cost transparency

The Freight Cost Settlement module calculates and assigns freight costs to individual shipments based on factors such as volume or time, allowing precise allocation to customers or cost centers.

Invoices and credits are automatically generated based on data such as shipping volumes, distance, transport modes, or ancillary services. Expected invoice amounts are checked against actual invoice amounts. If discrepancies are found, the invoices are automatically flagged for dispute.

Freight information is also automatically generated on the basis of the contracts and can then be used to for bids/tenders. Auditing and approval processes can be fully customized. Account assignment is automated for financial accounting, for both in-house or external. This makes it possible to define and apply even the most complex rates in a single system.

Freight Cost Settlement – plausible, customizable, automated!

All rates and contracts in one place

The "Freight Rate Management" module transparently consolidates freight rates and contracts, taking into account relevant routing information.

The Freight Rate Management models, stores and maintains tariff structures of any complexity. Extensive search and filter options support the maintenance of tariffs and tenders at any time. The processing of different types of transport - be it parcel, land, sea, air, rail - comes out-of-the-box as well as the consideration of surcharges, lead times and other process peculiarities. Defined tariff structures can be used and modified for any projects.

Based on valid contracts, freight information is reliably calculated down to individual shipments and tours, taking alternative routing options into account. Globally existing contracts, for example those concluded by branch offices, are available centrally. Regular reports based on individual metrics round off the all-round carefree package for transparent freight rate management.

Freight Rate Management accelerates and streamlines the tender process for shippers and service providers alike!