UPS Business Solutions

Front-end control of the supply chain
Ensure the front end of your supply chain runs smoothly. Gain visibility and control over global suppliers without investing in expensive technology or resources. Your products will be delivered at the right time, to the right place, in the right way with our supplier management services.
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Overview
Overview
Gain Control
Ensure the front end of your supply chain runs smoothly. Gain visibility and control over global suppliers without investing in expensive technology or resources. Acting as your eyes and ears around the world, we bridge time zones, cultures, distance, and languages to help create a seamless supply chain.

When you implement our suite of supplier management services, you ensure your products are delivered at the right time, to the right place, in the right way. We work with your suppliers at origin to prevent stock outs, shortages, and delivery delays. That builds tighter connectivity with your suppliers, enabling shorter lead times, higher quality, and more reliable fulfillment.

Vital Information
Get the vital order, item, and vendor fulfillment information you need--before your order is scheduled to ship. By obtaining information earlier in the fulfillment process, you'll gain more control and can lower your costs. Using standard operating procedures, your purchase orders, and our state-of-the-art operating system, we monitor critical data and events and communicate any deviations from plan. Information is available to you online, so you can access data when you need it.
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Services
Our program includes 35 activities performed at origin to facilitate flawless transport and import of your goods. We also provide access to detailed reporting throughout the process. These activities are grouped into five categories:

Vendor Compliance and Order Management
Be assured that what you order is what you will receive.  We manage your supplier, order, and shipment details.

Global Information Management
Receive alerts when action is required with our regular tracking of events and milestones, as well as reporting of progress and exceptions.

Global Distribution Management
Our comprehensive portfolio of services includes consolidation, pick and pack, pre-distribution, warehousing, distribution center by-pass, customs clearance, and even integrated solutions for end-to-end handling.

Document Management
We manage and monitor your documents to ensure information accuracy and consistency with your purchase order, and to track your customs clearance progress.

Transportation Management
Know your products are delivered at the right time, to the right place, in the right way with UPS managing local and international transportation. You can leverage our global network and proven experience to meet your transportation management and freight shipping needs.
Supplier Management Brochure