Tradecloud is a supply chain platform that aims to integrate and improve global supply chains with one platform. It connects over 30,000 suppliers and has seen 184% transaction growth. The platform automates order handling, provides insights to increase margins and reduce waste, and focuses on exceptions. It allows fast and easy supplier onboarding through existing connections, active customer support, and investments in key players. Tradecloud addresses challenges of increasing supply chain complexity, lack of insights and reliability, and difficulties managing many suppliers. It provides real-time order sharing between buyers and suppliers with options for confirmation, reducing lead times and improving reliability.

1. Predictable Supply Chains
One platform to integrate & improve your global supply chain

2. Tradecloud: the #1 platform for manufacturing & wholesale
• 1 Platform
• +30.000 Suppliers
• 184% transaction growth YTD

3. Enabling the data-driven supply chain
 Zero touch order handling
 25% shorter lead times &
higher supplier reliability
 Actionable insights that
increase margin and reduce
waste

4. Automate operational processes, focus on exceptions
• Send purchase orders
• Link (CAD)
specifications
• Confirm orders (by
suppliers)
• Central Item
Management
• Real time supplier
performance

5. Fast and easy supplier onboarding
• Access to existing platform
users
• Active customer success
management
• Tradecloud invests in key
players
1. Via Portal
•Replaces e-mail
•No impact
2. Export / Import
•Download orders in fixed XML format for use in other systems
3. Full ERP Integration
•ERP integration with own systems
•Receive orders, send confirmations
FREE

6. The Challenge
For B2B Industry & Wholesale

7. Increasing supply chain complexity
 Purchasing teams spend at least 25%
of their time on ineffective
communication with suppliers via
email and Excel
 Low supplier reliability results in
high safety stock
 Long leads times are no longer
accepted by the market
 A highly flexible and fast supply
chain is needed to survive changing
economics

8. Insights & predictability are top pains
Source: http://supplychaininsights.com/imagine-the-supply-chain-of-the-future/

9. Difficult to manage the supplier ‘long tail’

10. Technology drives future of supply chains
Characteristics of TRADITIONAL
Supply Chain processes
Characteristics of DIGITAL Supply
Chain processes
Data latency Data latency of hours, days and
weeks
Real-time
Technology Software project deployments on site
with licensed based models
Cloud based platforms with
subscriptions and continues
improvements
Process focus Inside out Outside in
Response Based on history Sensing based on adaptive learning
Supplier relation Lowest price Speed & flexibility
Purchasing Order handling Focus on exceptions
Integration EDI Flexible REST API’s
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/loracecere/imagine-the-supply-chain-of-the-future-21-oct-2014

11. The Tradecloud platform

12. The supply chain platform for Industry & Wholesale
1. Automate
operational
processes
2. Focus &
Improve based
on exceptions

13. A growing network of connected buyers & suppliers*
* Examples

14. Standard ERP connectors for fast onboarding

15. Functionality

16. What is possible with the Supply Chain Platform?
 Share purchase orders real time from the
ERP
 Suppliers confirm orders and can change
quantity, dates or prices
 Share and change catalog items & review
changes
 Create and share delivery notes and
invoices
 Communicate ‘in context’ about orders,
items, etc.
 Automatic ERP integration on both sides

17. Suppliers receive orders via Portal or API
17
New order lines with requested quantities
and dates

18. Suppliers view & confirm order details via Portal or API
18
Order details from ERP
Communication ‘in context’Order flow

19. Suppliers confirm requested dates, price & quantity
19
Confirm quantity, date
and requested price
Provide a reason for
exceptions
Confirmations are
directly processed in ERP
‘Zero touch’

20. Buyers have 1 real-time overview of all orders and manage
only the exceptions
20
Filter orders
by status
All suppliers with
open orders

21. The result?
Less order handling
Shorter lead times
Higher supplier
reliability

22. About Tradecloud

23. How does Tradecloud compare to alternatives?
 Tradecloud has 100% focus on supply chain optimization for
manufacturing and wholesale companies
 We provide a platform (not software) with many suppliers already
on the platform (network effect)
 We are not a technical solution (like EDI) for static processes, but
provide real time supply chain analytics for dynamic processes &
continues improvements
 We have a clear and transparent pricing model
 Our subscriptions are all-in, including maintenance, updates and
support

24. Ready for a predictable
supply chain?
Call us for more info or a demo