Connecting Procurement and Shipments Across Six Countries
ART connected purchase orders, approvals, freight tracking and delivery confirmation for an international retail brand, giving six countries real-time visibility and cutting manual coordination by 70%.
The opportunity
An international retail brand ran procurement across six countries, but its regional teams relied on spreadsheets. There was no real-time view of supplier purchase orders or of where shipments were.
Head office had little control over arrival dates or over how stock came into each region, and coordinating suppliers, freight and regional teams took a great deal of manual work.
The transformation
ART built one shared procurement platform that follows each purchase order from approval through to delivery, with central oversight and regional access controls.
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Purchase-Order Lifecycle
ART built a purchase-order lifecycle linked to the master product catalogue, with threshold-based approval rules and role-based access.
- 02
Freight Integration
ART connected approved purchase orders to shipping schedules, container IDs and expected arrival dates through integrations with freight providers.
- 03
Delivery Confirmation and Manifest Validation
ART added mobile-friendly delivery confirmation and container-manifest validation, so each container could be matched to its purchase order on arrival.
- 04
Administration and Supplier Performance
ART built an administration panel for supplier ratings, overrides, audit trails and reporting, giving head office clearer visibility of supplier performance.
Impact
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