Software MP Objects develops software components for E-Logistics. These enable companies to integrate via the Internet with customers, suppliers and other network partners.
The Supply Chain Engines (SCE) operate in addition to existing systems, in order to realize Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in a relatively simple way. ServicesIn addition to Supply Chain Engines MP Objects provides the following services to its customers. - Consultancy
- Implementation
- Operation
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Software Suite: Order Management |
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MPO SCS provides a powerful Order Management System (OMS) to help you manage the entire order life cycle. The solution includes four main functions:
Order Orchestration: OMS facilitates the entry of orders from multiple channels and validates the information. OMS determines which service actions (e.g. customer service, warehousing, transportation and documentation) should be taken and dispatches these to the selected fulfilment partners.
Fulfilment Monitoring: OMS pro actively monitors all steps in the order fulfilment process and allows customers to view the status.
Financial Control: OMS uses a flexible rate calculation component which can handle base rates as well as surcharges of any kind. This enables invoice matching, either on invoice header level or on invoice line level within agreed boundaries. The same rate component also facilitates calculating the price to be charged to customers.
Performance Reporting: OMS provides comprehensive reporting features to provide you with Business Intelligence. It features reports in different formats such as excel, html and PDF. There are also management dashboards which enable a clear and quick overview on how processes are being executed.
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Software Suite: Transport Management |
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The transport market is becoming more and more competitive. Logistics service providers are forced to improve their service quality and lower their operational costs. One approach to these challenges is to implement a Transport Management System (TMS). The MPO Supply Chain Suite provides a TMS with powerful functions in four areas:
Order Planning: When a customer order is received, TMS determines which steps (i.e. pick up, delivery) are required to execute the order. Based on the requirements and availability, TMS can select the optimal carriers to execute these steps. It is possible to consolidate multiple customer orders according to multiple consolidation criteria.
Execution Monitoring: When the plan has been created, TMS dispatches the orders to the selected carriers. In the process of execution, TMS captures the status updates from the carriers, i.e. milestone confirmations and event alerts. TMS also provides full web visibility of the order status to the customer.
Financial Control: TMS supports flexible rate agreement configuration, which can capture any rate model, enabling accruals, invoice matching and billing.
Performance Measurement: TMS supports standard as well as tailor-made KPI reporting in various formats (e.g. excel, html, pdf).
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Software Suite: Crossdock Management |
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Retailers and consignees have stretched the need for shorter lead times and reduced inventory levels, due to increased holding cost and faster product life cycles. As a result of this need the frequency of deliveries has increased, resulting in smaller lot sizes and more less than container loads (LCL). In order to enhance the efficiency of deliveries, LCLs have to be consolidated into full container loads (FCL).
Crossdocking provides the solution for consolidating the LCLs into FCLs. The Crossdock Management System (CMS) in the MPO Supply Chain Suite is a powerful tool for efficient deconsolidation of incoming shipments and consolidating outgoing shipments. The CMS plans in advance how shipments need to be (de)consolidated, based on the incoming and outgoing transportation schedules. Next to that, the CMS controls the execution of the crossdock activities: inbound scanning, label printing, sorting, loading list printing and outbound scanning. The crossdock module can also cope with last minute changes and handle anomalies.
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Product Feature: Milestone Monitoring |
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The MPO Supply Chain Suite provides the function of milestone monitoring in order to pro-actively check the progress of the order fulfillment and react on possible delays or issues. It works by continuously matching shipment status notifications, received from the carriers, against the expected time stamps that are defined within the execution path.
In the shipment planning process, MPO SCS calculates the expected time-stamps (milestones), e.g. ”Arrival Warehouse” and “Proof of Delivery”, indicating when the system would expect to receive status confirmation from the carrier. The creation of the milestones is done following the logic displayed by the picture below.
During execution, carriers provide these notifications either through electronic interfaces, or via the Carrier Web Portal or through telephone, mail or fax. When a milestone is due and the corresponding shipment status notification has not been received, MPO SCS will generate an alert (e-mail or SMS) and show this on the Event Management dashboard. This is the trigger for the management to find out the cause of the warning and investigate the potential issue. If needed, carriers can be contacted to further investigate, retrieve the missing shipment status notification, and if applicable discuss the potential impact on the Estimated Time/Day of Arrival and take required corrective actions.
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Product Development: Customer Quotation Tool |
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The MPO Supply Chain Suite already offered two methods of setting the price to be charged to a customer on the shipment order. This can be done via the general rate agreement structure for shipment order prices, or the incurred costs can be recharged including a certain agreed percentage. Recently, a third option has been added: a customer quotation tool in which rate agreements for a specific trade lane can be registered and validated for an agreed specified period of time. This quote can be sent to the customer for confirmation and can be linked to the shipment order to be the basis for the invoice to the customer. With this new option, there is always the right way to realize and register your turnover!
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Product Development: Graphical Reporting |
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The MPO Supply Chain Suite has been equipped with new graphical features for performance reporting. With respect to carrier performance, KPIs can be visualized for On-Time Delivery, Shipment Issues Frequency, Logistics Service Costs and Actual Volumes. This gives full graphical control of the Service Level Agreements with the fulfillment partners in the Supply Chain. Similarly, the software helps shippers and LSPs to graphically report the supply performance per (internal/external) customer, showing data on the development of Revenues, Service Levels and Volumes, thereby monitoring the SLA with the customers. This functionality is part of the standard reporting function of the MPO Supply Chain suite, which means that the reports are accessible over the web and can also be scheduled for automatic distribution by e-mail.
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New Document Modules for EDO |
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After the success of the new direct printing solution of Export Documents Online, new functionalities are investigated. The EUR Med document is the most likely first extension of the EDO functionality. The current system supports the following documents: Certificate of Origin, EUR1, Legalisations and Certifications.
It is planned that EDO will also support documents like the ATR certificate, CMR and the Bill of Lading. It will be made possible to extend the basic EDO version with a document module. In the first release of this module the documents can be created by using a template function and can be printed on any printer within the network. Furthermore we expect to add functionality which makes it possible to obtain information from other documents and reuse this information in the processing of EDO documents, later this year. This will imply that you can create a certificate of origin and based on the information in this document, you can for example fill data in the CMR. Companies who are interested in EDO with this new document module can contact ExportData at +31 317 428713 or
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Product Feature: Automatic Invoice Matching |
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The MPO Supply Chain Suite provides an automatic invoice matching module to allow you to justify your payment to the fulfilment parties. The functions are:
Invoices Digitalization: When you receive the invoices from the fulfillment parties, you can register them into the system, including invoice header details and invoice line details. This function can either be manual or via an automatic interface.
Invoice Matching: You can match invoices with the expected amounts in the service order that are based on the rate agreement. The matching is processed automatically by validating relevant criteria, such as POD status and tolerance level. The "matched" invoice can be approved for payment. The "unmatched" invoices need to be investigated. If your fulfillment parties made the mistake, the invoice status can be set as "disputed". If else, the invoice can be matched manually.
Customer Recharge: You can select the approved invoice to be recharged to your customers.
Report Export: You can export relevant reports, e.g. matched/mismatched invoices and a recharge report, for your financial analysis. The output reports can be in various formats, i.e. PDF, Excel and HTML. You can also set email addresses and the system will automatically send selected reports to these addresses.
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