LOGISTICA - An online Integrated Supply Chain Management
NSL- EXPORTER/FACTORY-IMPORTER- Partnership
In general all the exporters will process natural stone material against a P.O or a standing P.O from an importer or Exporter/Factory process natural stone material as per the demand/supply and make a sales offer to their customers.
Once NSL and a particular Exporter/Factory sign a service contract for customized NSL services along with access and use of LOGISTICA, then NSL IT team registers Exporter with “LOGISTICA” a NSL owned supply chain management software application, specially developed for Natural Stone import and Export users in line with NSL services, NSL IT team provides user ID and password.
How does it works for Exporter/Factory, Importers, End Customer(Fabricators)
Exporter/Factory production/quality control personal takes pictures of each slab and upload using computer/smart phone/tab onto Exporters inventory of “LOGISTICA” (NSL Online System) with stone name, quality category (first/standard/commercial) dimensions and slab remarks (any lines/cracks/patches etc).
Exporter/Factory sales person Groups 6 or 7 slabs into one bundle and gives a number to each bundle online(naming rules apply). The same can be edited to facilitate add or remove slabs in a bundle(s). Once bundled, then this particular inventory will be in the form of bundles.
Generate a downloadable packing list consisting of 6 or 7 bundles depends on weight of the stone, that fits a ship worthy ocean container and this packing list can be edited to add or remove bundles as needed.
If, the material is made to an order by an Importer
- Generate Packing list and Invoice
- Exporter sends a message (in the form of email) to Importer with link to view the material for approval, who issues a P.O for that Material.
- Importer verifies and approves or disapproves the material or negotiates on the price, if it is not approved as per PO issued.
- If, Approved by Importer by clicking and accept button on LOGISTICA
- If, Importer chose NSL to handle the end to end logistics and importer is in contract with NSL.
- LOGISTICA moves the material to importer’s inventory
- NSL take care of logistics as per Importer specification.
- Importer can track the shipment, if it is still in transit till it reaches NSL warehouse
- Importer can manage inventory online including purchased material at factories, in-transit, material at NSL warehouse, material at Importer warehouse/showroom and be able to edit pricing online.
- Importer can register n-number of Fabricators/Customers online and make sales offer, who can view the material with images and place orders online, which will generate packing list and pro forma invoice in the similar way the Importer made P.O to exporters.
- Importer can sell or their customer can buy part of the shipment or mix of bundles/slabs from different bundles/shipments.
- Importer/Customer can generate invoice and schedule a delivery online or in coordination with NSL warehouse on case to case basis.
- If, Importer does not Chose NSL as logistics partner for that shipment
- LOGISTICA moves the material to importer’s inventory, if the Importer is in contract with NSL.
- Importer cannot track the shipment through LOGISTICA
- If, the material is rejected by importer who issued P.O.
- Then Exporter can transfer the material to Exporter’s inventory on LOGISTICA, which will be available for sale to other Importers.
If, the material is processed as per demand/supply for sale
Generate pro-forma invoice with offer price as per the packing list, same can be edited as part of negotiations, if the material is not made to order.
Exporter sends a message (in the form of email) to Importer, who issues a P.,O for that Material or with an offer to all their US based registered (exporter/Factory can register their customers) customers, if the processed material is not sold yet with click of a button on LOGISTICA.
Exporter/Factory keeps making sales efforts till it is sold and ships the material using NSL.
Exporters may also ship the material to NSL warehouse and keep making sales efforts on LOGISTICA to avoid waste of turnaround time. Importers can see material online and place an order for the same material before it even arrives in the port.
All of Exporter/Factory’s registered customers(Importers) can view this inventory with images(each slab or Bundle), dimensions, remarks of each slab and pro-forma invoice for pricing, while the said inventory is at factory itself or in its way to NSL warehouse in USA(can be tracked online with estimated date of arrival)
Place an order by generating P.O online or make an offer for negotiations for selected material.
If, there is no PO raised against that particular shipment till it reaches NSL warehouse, the NSL pay and release the container from port and warehouse it and NSL send a sales offer to all the importers registered on LOGISTICA and Exporter still can keep making sales efforts.
Once order is placed for selected material, then that set of bundles (sold) will be transferred to Importer inventory virtually and be removed from exporter and same can be viewed only by that particular importer. No others can view that material.
Exporter / Importers can view all inventory, including material sitting at factory, in-transit, or at NSL warehouse (virtually Exporter/Importer warehouse).
NSL takes care of full life cycle of logistics all the way from port of Origin to NSL warehouse/Importer’s warehouse/deliver to importer’s customer place as ordered by purchaser, while placing P.O or make changes while the material is on the way.
Importer can track the shipment, if it is still in transit till it reaches NSL warehouse
Importer can manage inventory online including purchased material at factories, in-transit, material at NSL warehouse, material at Importer warehouse/showroom and be able to edit pricing online.
Importer can register n-number of Fabricators/Customers online and make sales offer, who can view the material with images and place orders online, which will generate packing list and pro forma invoice in the similar way the Importer made P.O to exporters.
Importer can sell or their customer can buy part of the shipment or mix of bundles/slabs from different bundles/shipments.
Importer/Customer can generate invoice and schedule a delivery online or in coordination with NSL warehouse on case to case basis.