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Supply Chain Visibility


Gain competitive advantage from the unknown supply chain

In today’s demand driven supply chain, availability of product, reliability of service with a low cost to serve is paramount to thrive. This new supply chain dynamic requires close collaboration with suppliers and partners as an extension of your own capability, living your values, delivering your performance. You are not alone…

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Securing Supply Chain Integrity & Consumer Safety

Supplier Parts
Production Sites
Warehouses
Distribution
Points of Sale
End Consumer

Upstream & Downstream Traceability

Consumer Transparency + Authentication

Create a co-ordinated view of your supply chain

With ZetesZeus, you can break down data silos and create one complete picture which connects all critical partners within your supply chain network.

You will achieve this without re-engineering any existing systems such as ERP’s, WMS’s and TMS’s. You can access large volumes of data from your own systems, or those of your partners, and view in easy to use dashboards.

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The benefits of our supply chain visibility software

On Shelf Availability
On Shelf Availability
  • Improved on-time-in-full (OTIF) achievement.
  • Less downtime and variances in lead time.
  • Increase in sales due to fewer stock-outs.
  • Easy to re-route or re-allocate products.
  • Reduce waste
A Connected Network
A Connected Network
  • A seamless network without silos.
  • Closed loop between supply chain planning and inbound and outbound execution.
  • Run a fully connected supply chain.
  • Full logistics visibility flow.
  • Supply chain inventory visibility.
Real-time KPI Tracking & Disruption Alerts
Real-time KPI Tracking & Disruption Alerts
  • Accurate data improves operational intelligence and performance.
  • Proactive alerts allow you to provide an early response to potential and actual disruption.
  • Improved supplier/carrier performance.
Reduce Costs
Reduce Costs
  • Less buffer inventory needed.
  • Reduction in non-compliance costs and less disruption remedial costs (DC labour, shipping, 3PL fees, call centre).
  • More efficient use of your own and contracted logistics services.
  • Faster resolution of disputes and outstanding payments.

End-to-end visibility and traceability

You will always know what is happening when, where and by whom in your supply chain.

This reduces risk, ensures accurate, timely fulfilment and helps you to manage recalls efficiently, if you ever need to. Real-time reports and alerts are available on tablet, smartphone and desktop. Your benefits:

  • You can track & trace all goods and events.
  • Visibility on what is and isn’t happening so you can react straightaway.
  • Insight on all suppliers and stakeholders.
  • Analysis on the root cause of any recurring supply chain disruption.
M&S

"By using one system across all of our stakeholders, we’re running a much tighter, more agile network and we have really found that collaboration with suppliers has increased."

Lee Warner – Head of Fresh Food Supply Chain Development Marks & Spencer

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Zetes Supply Chain Visibility Solution

Zetes’ supply chain visibility software enables collaboration between all your stakeholders with a harmonised, real-time single version of truth.

It gives you the real-time, end-to-end control you need to ensure maximum efficiency and perfect order fulfilment, providing real-time alerts in case of a fulfillment disruption. Empowering you to maximise the performance of your connected supply chain, protect your brand and maximise your bottom line.

With ZetesMedea Management Dashboard you will achieve:

  • With Zetes supply chain visibility software, you can break down data silos and create one complete picture which connects all critical partners within your supply chain network. You will achieve this without re-engineering any existing systems such as ERP’s, WMS’s and TMS’s.
  • You can access large volumes of data from your own systems, or those of your partners, and view key management information in easy to use dashboards.
  • Move from a reactive supply chain to a proactive multi enterprise, multi-tier, cross-enterprise supply chain.

The Visibility Imperative

What has happened in our network?

  • Understand supplier performance
  • Understand exactly what has been delivered, and where
  • Understand haulier performance
  • Understand network performance
  • Maximise ROI in technology investments by deploying appropriate solutions based on evidence.

What is happening in our network?

  • Where is my stock?
  • Where are my dwell points / bottlenecks / point of failure?
  • Is everything running to time – are there any risks to delivery?
  • What don’t I know?

What could happen in our network?

  • Optimise supplier despatch time and product flow
  • Minimise unnecessary waste
  • Increase / decrease capacity based on demand
  • Make in-flight changes to at risk product / action stock diversions

Agile Supply Chain Control
for Continuous Improvement

  • Make dynamic forecasting a reality through the real-time insights.
  • Integrate partner touch points in order fulfilment to increase capacity through a seamless service eco-system.
  • Improve services and trigger alerts on events which could have negative impact on your business.
  • Management information to identify logistics network pinch points for continual improvement programs.
  • Maximise ROI in technology investments by deploying appropriate solutions based on evidence.

Brand and
Consumer Protection

  • Maximise product availability to your customer.
  • Delivering personalisation and moving a product of one in a network of many is made possible ensuring a robust service proposition.
  • Having complete ownership allows you to identify and authenticate your products at any time and any point within the supply chain.
  • Reduce waste by minimising dwell time in the network, maximising on shelf sales time.

Customisable
Collaborative Interface

  • Enabled via a fully customisable data platform with shared dashboards and real-time alerts for any stakeholders. This includes suppliers, third party logistics, legal entities and consumers.

Flexible Cloud-Based
Data Hub

  • Any supply chain data, quantity, value or attribute from any source can be captured.
  • Data is recorded and secure for real-time and historical visibility.
  • No re-engineering of your existing systems is required to gather the data.


How do we manage a supply chain visibility project with you?

Our approach to helping our clients is tailored to your specific requirements but will typically include:

  • Requirements gathering and design workshops to map critical stakeholder requirements
  • Review of end-to-end supply chain visibility processes and gap analysis of supply chain stakeholder processes and data integrity
  • Selection of appropriate data capture technologies (barcode, RFID, machine vision, IoT sensors)
  • Supplier on-boarding programmes
  • Full implementation, testing and support
  • We help you to think big, start small and scale fast…

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ZetesZeus Resources

EPC ensures complete unit traceability for explosives with Zetes collaborative supply chain solutions
EPC ensures complete unit traceability for explosives with Zetes collaborative supply chain solutions
PostNord TPL aims for zero shipping errors with ZetesMedea
PostNord TPL aims for zero shipping errors with ZetesMedea
Marks and Spencer selects Zetes to transform food supply chain operations
Marks and Spencer selects Zetes to transform food supply chain operations
Serialisation ensures Alcorta full traceability
Serialisation ensures Alcorta full traceability