Documents

Any transaction carried out in a supply chain always has an associated document which is used to record the transaction data. It also captures all the relevant information related to the transaction which can be later used for tracking and tracing.

Supply chain operations comprise of complex logistical exercises involving multiple agencies including buyers, sellers, transporters, shipping lines, customs departments etc. This supply chain network may extend beyond domestic and global boundaries of all countries. The movement of assets from the origin to it's destination requires engagement and interaction with all of the business network partners who have a stake in a transaction. Partners actively engage, and have visibility to information and documentation involved at each step of the supply chain. Therefore, maintenance of standardized documentation becomes an integral part of any supply chain transaction.

Exchange of information in the form of standardized documents not only facilitates in building trust relationships between multiple partners, it also ensures traceability of assets and associated information which may be required for complex decision making, such as dispute resolution etc.

Intelligent Track and Trace application ingests and processes these standardized documents received during the various business flow steps. It produces a generic document which capture all key attributes of the input business document including any relationships that the input document may have. This transformation of the standard document to a generic one, depends on the document type and mapping that you provide when defining the steps of a business flow. You can learn more about document types and mappings supported by Intelligent Track and Trace in Define Document Types.