Supply Chain Management
Advanced supply chain management that links partners, processes and systems.
Facilitate better management of the supply chain community by streamlining the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing, procurement and logistics management. Supply Chain Management solutions enable you to drive out excess costs and improve inventory and production efficiencies. It is flexible and assists you in being responsive to customer requirements. AIM Vision helps automotive suppliers implement the required business systems and prepare for internal reviews and customer MMOG/LE audits.

What It Does

Manage Customer Orders
Track and process customer demands based on customer cumulative requirements and shipments. Analyze demand trends with release history comparisons. Manage customer and supplier cum variances, an automotive industry best practice.

Facilitate Daily Shipping Processes
Manage OEM and sub-tier shipping requirements for domestic and international shipments including PPAP levels, returnable container tracking, shipping paperwork and ASNs. Handle shipment logistics and load scheduling for LTL truck, pool consolidations and expedited shipments. Built in error catching based on OEM business logic minimizes ASN rejections.

Handle Bar Code Label Requirements
Auto-create and print barcode labels with flexible label creation methods based on shipping requirements, print line side during the production process, or create and print labels on demand. Incorporate OEM and sub tier requirements, including data sent on inbound EDI into the collection of more than 1800 bar code label formats. Easily handle special integrations for OEM systems including the Toyota Shipping Confirmation System.

Manage Supplier Orders
Easily handle purchase orders for production based on replenishment triggers and MRP Planned Orders. Send and receive Supplier EDI as required by MMOG/LE mandates. Utilize PO requisitions for maintenance, repair and operation expenses. Track vendor analysis based on anticipated receipts and receipt history to assess quality and on time delivery.

Administer Outside Processing
Control all aspects of shipping and receiving product for additional manufacturing processing and automatically integrate with PO Receiving and Production. Handles many outside processing scenarios allowing for flexible part routing and bill of material.
Why It Matters

Provide Visibility Across the Supply Chain
Trace movement of goods from supplier to customer to provide full traceability and visibility of the movement of goods. Track shipments, products and material easily with robust inquiry, report and dashboard capabilities.

Maximize Customer Satisfaction
Stay on top of demand to increase flexibility in responding to changes in customer requirements. Improve on-time delivery performance by coordinating activities across your supply chain. Managing the supply chain leads to competitive pricing and increased customer satisfaction.

Control and Reduce Costs
Reduce inventory costs by tracking consumption of goods and product availability. Decrease administrative costs through automated functions in order processing, shipping and purchasing.

Reduce Risks
Minimize late shipments, logistical errors and material shortages through implementation of a best in class supply chain management solution.