Logistics & Supply ChainPurpose
1.2. Automates the consolidation, analysis, and visualization of data to monitor supplier effectiveness, reduce manual errors, and support optimized decision-making.
1.3. Automating notifications and escalations for underperformance ensures compliance and maintains inventory flow in duty free stores.
1.4. Ensures seamless, automated syncing between store, warehouse, and supplier platforms to generate actionable, real-time supplier scorecards.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Automated real-time events (e.g., goods received, delivery delayed, incident logged).
2.3. API webhook from supplier management systems.
2.4. Triggered by abnormal KPI (e.g., on-time delivery rate drops below 95%).
2.5. Automatedly flagged compliance deviations.
Platform Variants
3.1. SAP S/4HANA
• Feature/Setting: Configure OData APIs for extracting PO, GRN, and supplier evaluation metrics.
3.2. Oracle SCM Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Activate REST API endpoints for automated supplier performance analytics.
3.3. Microsoft Power BI
• Feature/Setting: Automate refresh of supplier dashboards via scheduled Power BI REST API triggers.
3.4. Tableau
• Feature/Setting: Configure Tableau Prep Conductor for automated data pipeline from supply chain data sources.
3.5. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Automate supplier record updates and scorecard generation using Process Builder or Flow.
3.6. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Automate data imports via Google Sheets API for supplier KPIs; script auto-summaries with Apps Script.
3.7. Smartsheet
• Feature/Setting: Configure automated report generation via Smartsheet's Data Shuttle and Bridge integrations.
3.8. Zoho Analytics
• Feature/Setting: Schedule auto-fetch of delivery and performance data using Zoho Analytics REST APIs.
3.9. AWS Lambda
• Feature/Setting: Automate ETL of raw logs to reporting warehouse with scheduled Lambda functions.
3.10. IBM Cognos Analytics
• Feature/Setting: Use scheduled reports and automated email dispatch for supplier dashboards.
3.11. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Automate supplier report delivery using Teams webhook integration.
3.12. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Trigger automated alerts and summary posts using Slack incoming webhooks.
3.13. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Automate escalations to management via programmable SMS API.
3.14. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Automate report email delivery with dynamic reporting attachments via SendGrid API.
3.15. Google BigQuery
• Feature/Setting: Auto-update performance data sets via scheduled queries and streaming inserts.
3.16. Snowflake
• Feature/Setting: Automate near-real-time KPI refresh using Snowpipe and API integration.
3.17. Looker
• Feature/Setting: Configure scheduled, automated performance data explorations emailed to stakeholders.
3.18. Jira
• Feature/Setting: Auto-create supplier issue tickets if performance rules are breached using Jira REST API.
3.19. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Automate supplier milestone tracking by card creation via Trello API.
3.20. Microsoft Outlook
• Feature/Setting: Automate calendar reminders and escalations for supplier review meetings using Graph API.
3.21. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Automate item status changes and automated notifications when supplier KPIs are updated via API.
3.22. ServiceNow
• Feature/Setting: Automate creation and assignment of supplier improvement tasks with ServiceNow APIs.
Benefits
4.2. Automated visibility across platforms ensures consistency and comprehensive oversight.
4.3. Automation of notifications and actionable insights minimizes supply risk and improves compliance.
4.4. Automatable workflows free up logistics teams for value-adding activities.
4.5. Automatedly escalates incidents or non-compliance for rapid intervention and continuous improvement.