About i-SupplyTradeBeam enables companies to optimize their global supply chain through collaboration with suppliers, partners and regulatory authorities improving visibility and reducing costs.
By streamlining inventory replenishment processes, TradeBeam's SaaS-based software solutions help businesses compete effectively while freeing significant working capital.
i-Supply Supply Chain Collaboration: Get it Right, Get it Fast, Get Connected
“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.
- Sustained, average reported Inventory Reduction of 30%
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
“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 Alone is No Longer 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:
- Sustained, average reported Inventory Reduction of 30%
- 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
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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