Supply Chain Automation
Supply Chain on Rails.
What We Do
A supply chain that requires human coordination at every step is a supply chain that breaks when one person is unavailable. Purchase orders that should generate automatically require someone to remember to create them. Supplier communications that should be systematic depend on a buyer who has seventeen other things to do. Shipment status that should update automatically requires a customer service rep to check a carrier website.
Supply chain automation connects those dots: when inventory falls below a reorder point, a purchase order is generated and sent to the right supplier. When an order is shipped, the customer receives tracking information. When a supplier confirms a delivery date, the relevant teams are notified. No manual steps, no dropped balls.
How We Work
We begin by mapping your full supply chain: supplier relationships and their communication capabilities, inventory reorder logic, procurement approval rules, carrier integrations, and customer communication triggers. That map identifies every manual touchpoint and evaluates each for automation. We then design the automation architecture: reorder triggers connected to your inventory system, purchase order generation and routing, EDI or API connections to suppliers depending on their capability, carrier tracking integrations for real-time shipment visibility, and customer notification workflows.
Approval routing is built for purchase orders above threshold amounts. Exception handling manages situations where supplier confirmation is late, a carrier reports a delay, or a shipment arrives with discrepancies. Every automation event is logged for audit and reporting purposes.
Why Running Start Digital
Pricing
From $10,000
Typical turnaround: 8-16 weeks
Includes
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. When inventory hits reorder points, the system generates POs based on preferred suppliers, lead times, and order minimums. Approval routing is built in for orders above threshold amounts.
EDI, supplier portal APIs, email parsing, and direct API connections depending on supplier capability. We adapt to each supplier's communication method.
Yes. We connect to carrier APIs (UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL, and freight carriers) for real-time tracking updates. Customers and internal teams see shipment status without manual lookups.
Historical sales data, seasonality, and trend analysis feed automated reorder recommendations. The system anticipates demand spikes and adjusts procurement timing to prevent stockouts.
Automating a single supply chain process, such as reorder and PO generation, takes 4 to 8 weeks. Full supply chain automation programs covering procurement, fulfillment, and customer communication take 4 to 8 months.
Individual process automations start around $8,000. Comprehensive supply chain automation programs with EDI integration, demand forecasting, and carrier connectivity range from $25,000 to $80,000.
Yes. For suppliers without APIs, we build email-based automation that sends structured purchase orders and parses confirmation emails. For suppliers with EDI capability, we implement ANSI X12 or EDIFACT transaction sets as needed.
Ready to get started?
Start with a $5,000 deposit. Balance due on delivery.