Dynamic Inbound Routing in Three Easy Steps
With Acuitive gone are the days of rule-of-thumb routing decisions and static routing guides. We have simplified international routing execution by creating a streamlined three-step process solution.
- 1Vendors login, select the PO/Items they are ready to ship, confirm the packing details & expected handover date and submit the Routing Request.
- 2The Routing Request is then reviewed electronically based on the needs of the shipment and your business rules and automatically routed with one of your designated providers or assigned to a work cue for manual routing.
- 3On routing approval routing details and applicable PO Data are sent to the supplier and forwarder via email/EDI and the cost of the transaction gets applied to the designated budget (including foreign currency conversion).
What makes this system work so well?
- First, shippers have quick access to all mode options and costs within minutes.
- A rules-driven decision process identifies the proper decision maker adding speed and accountability to the approval process. “Out of Office” settings automatically reroute requests for fewer internal delays.
- All requests are transparent and documented to speed the process and add further accountability.
- Rules driven work cues, alerts and messaging including optional supplier/consignee notifications and EDI tendering to nominated providers for real-time communications, understanding and data accuracy.
- Execution is further enhanced by Acuitive’s ability to understand and interpret how each vendor’s Customer Service protocol works…regardless of country of origin or individual location. For example: customer service for the same company may be different in Shanghi vs Hong Kong. The benefit: quicker identification and resolution of potential problems for both shippers and forwarders.
- When circumstances dictate using expedited transport; time, cost and accuracy are crucial factors. Acuitive’s solution: an “Expedited Request and Budget Approval” process that provides quick mode selection, rapid cost option analysis, decision tracking, expedited approval protocols and cost assignment. Shipment metrics are captured for post event and re-rating analysis, use in daily business decisions and planning purposes.
What we do that many others can’t
- We dynamically manage routing instructions to vendors and carriers simultaneously in real time. This speeds the process.
- Point-to-point shipment routing capability to create a clearer vision of routing.
- Ability to interpret and accommodate multiple packaging configurations in a single international shipment.
- We adjust to changing capacities and demand in real time to speed up or slow down execution based on real time needs.