Dock & Yard Management
Supplier Collaboration for Shippers
Connect purchase orders to your inbound supply chain
Keep buyers, suppliers and operations aligned on confirmed ETAs, quantities and split deliveries before changes disrupt execution.
Inbound looks “planned” in an ERP until reality changes. Dates slip, quantities change, orders split, shipments get cancelled. Updates get buried in email threads, calls and spreadsheets, and operations find out late.
Supplier Collaboration turns POs into supplier-confirmed delivery plans helping retail teams reduce manual follow-ups, catch inbound disruptions earlier and keep stores, warehouses and transport operations running smoothly.
Capture supplier confirmations, changes and exceptions in one place so teams can trust ETAs and quantities instead of relying on inbox updates.
Trust supplier‑confirmed dates and quantities (not email threads)
Keep every change, exception and decision tied to the PO with clear ownership
Reduce “surprise arrivals” by aligning everyone on one current plan
Replace chasing with explicit change requests and acknowledgements, so buyers manage by exception instead of following up.
Replace follow‑up emails and calls with structured change events
Make confirmations explicit (no “silence = accepted”)
Focus time on exceptions, not repetitive confirmations
Spot slips, splits and cancellations sooner and replan upstream before they become dock, yard and warehouse fire drills.
Detect changes earlier in the cycle (before execution breaks)
Replan to protect customer commitments, OTIF and stock levels
Reduce last‑minute expediting, congestion and penalties
Turn confirmed supplier plans into execution-ready inputs for transport planning, warehouse prep and dock scheduling so every team works from the same version.
Give transport, warehouse and docks a plan they can act on
Coordinate capacity and time slots based on confirmed ETAs/quantities/splits
Reduce rework caused by mismatched order versions
We use standardized GS1 order APIs as our input, so suppliers connect once and reach many of their customers on the platform. No point-to-point integration per trading partner.
Turns each PO from a static ERP transaction into a shared, real-time object that stays current as dates, quantities, splits and cancellations change.
Updates are captured as auditable events and confirmed by the responsible party (no assumed confirmations).
One place to approve, adjust or reject supplier change requests.
Suppliers can propose splits early, so buyers can plan capacity and downstream execution proactively.
Confirmed plans can generate structured delivery info to feed transport planning, warehouse capacity planning and time slot booking.
Support API/EDI-capable suppliers and portal-based suppliers in one workflow without turning every buyer–supplier relationship into a custom integration project.
Keep your ERP/PO system as the system of record, synchronize confirmations and changes through EDI/APIs and connect confirmed upstream & downstream workflows.
Turns each PO from a static ERP transaction into a shared, real-time object that stays current as dates, quantities, splits and cancellations change.
Updates are captured as auditable events and confirmed by the responsible party (no assumed confirmations).
One place to approve, adjust or reject supplier change requests.
Suppliers can propose splits early, so buyers can plan capacity and downstream execution proactively.
Confirmed plans can generate structured delivery info to feed transport planning, warehouse capacity planning and time slot booking.
Support API/EDI-capable suppliers and portal-based suppliers in one workflow without turning every buyer–supplier relationship into a custom integration project.
Keep your ERP/PO system as the system of record, synchronize confirmations and changes through EDI/APIs and connect confirmed upstream & downstream workflows.
How it works
from the buyer’s system of record.
(date/quantity/split/cancel) via API or portal.
in a structured workflow with clear next actions.
for downstream planning and execution (capacity, time slots, transport planning).
from the buyer’s system of record.
(date/quantity/split/cancel) via API or portal.
in a structured workflow with clear next actions.
for downstream planning and execution (capacity, time slots, transport planning).
Supplier Collaboration is a buyer–supplier collaboration solution that turns purchase orders into Living Purchase Orders — a shared, real-time source of truth where confirmations and changes are captured as structured events and synchronized into planning and execution.
Buyers (procurement, ordering, planning and operations teams) managing high inbound volumes and many suppliers
Suppliers (logistics, customer service, order management) who need a scalable way to confirm and manage PO changes across many customers
It reduces the “communication blackout” between PO creation and physical execution, preventing last-minute surprises, wasted dock slots, manual chasing and disputes caused by mismatched order versions.
No. Supplier Collaboration adds the missing collaboration layer between systems, making ERP/EDI and downstream execution workflows run on confirmed, up-to-date plans.
Yes. Suppliers can collaborate through the portal even without technical integration, while integrated suppliers can connect via API both can coexist in the same process.
Suppliers can confirm and propose changes via portal or integrate via standard messages/APIs. Both models feed the same workflow, so buyers manage all suppliers consistently.
Onboarding can start with portal access for long-tail suppliers and expand to integrations for high-volume partners over time without changing the process for internal teams.
Supplier Collaboration makes confirmations explicit and visible. Teams can follow up with clear next actions, keep an audit trail and avoid assuming “silence = confirmation.”
By confirming changes upstream, you plan docks, labor and time slots based on reality, not assumptions reducing congestion, no-shows and firefighting at the gate.
