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Partner Updates: Structured Reconciliation& Alerts for Supply Chain Operations

Turn messy partner emails into structured updates with early deviation detection and alerts

CORE PROMISE
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Without losing control on exceptions

Best For:
Supply chain ops
Vendor management
Inbound logistics
Warehouse ops
Customer ops

Common pain points we solve

Shipment status updates, pickup requests, rate confirmations, documentation requests, claims, exceptions, and escalations. Your teams lose hours daily to manual work that should be automated.

Manually comparing “what partner says” vs “what system expects”

Extracting PO/shipment refs and dates

Chasing clarifications

Reading/triaging updates across many partners

Escalating too late because deviations aren't detected early

Where this fits

Ideal starting scope for a pilot implementation

Teams Involved

  • Supply chain ops
  • Vendor management
  • Inbound logistics
  • Warehouse planning
  • Customer operations

Channels

  • Email + attachments
  • PDF / Excel files
  • Shared inboxes
  • Forwarded threads

Ideal Pilot Scope

  • 1 partner category
  • 4-6 update types
  • 1 reconciliation source

Inputs & Outputs

What goes in and what comes out

Inputs

  • Partner emails & threads

    New, reply, and forwarded messages with shipment updates

  • Attachments

    Excel schedules, PDFs, ASN documents

  • Reference sources

    ERP / WMS / TMS planned records, shipment & PO master data, vendor lists

  • SOPs & escalation matrix

    Rules for ownership and handling exceptions

Outputs

  • Structured Update Record (JSON/CSV)

    Linked to each PO or shipment

  • Reconciliation result

    Match, deviation, or missing information

  • Alerts & notifications

    Sent via Teams, Slack, or Email (optional)

  • Tickets / tasks created

    With priority, severity, and due time

  • Dashboard & visibility

    Deviations by partner, reason, site, lane, and aging

Use Cases Covered

Common logistics intents we automate

Shortage / Backorder

Out-of-stock and backorder update messages

Dock Reschedule

Dock appointment change and reschedule requests

Missing Documents

Missing compliance docs, packing lists, certificates

ETA Change / Delay

Shipment ETA changes and delay notifications

Delivery Confirmation (POD)

Proof of delivery and completion notes

ASN / Dispatch Confirmation

ASN sent and shipment dispatched confirmations

The Workflow

Step-by-step automation from intake to tracking

Step 1

Intake

Inbound partner email arrives

Step 2

Understand

Classify update type (ETA change, shortage, document note, appointment change)

Step 3

Extract

Pull PO, ASN, shipment, SKU, dates, quantity, partner name

Step 4

Validate

Standardize formats, timezones, and reference IDs

Step 5

Route

Match partner update with system plan (ETA, quantity, shipment)

Step 6

Take Action

Detect deviations and severity (delay, shortage, missing doc)

Step 7

Track

Create ticket, assign owner, and track via dashboards & SLA metrics

What ApexIQ Delivers

Reconciliation Logic

Match planned vs actual data

Severity Scoring

Prioritize delays, shortages, critical SKUs

Alerts + Escalation Triggers

Notify via Email, Teams, Slack

Exception Queue

Handle missing or low-confidence updates

Ticket Creation & Assignment

Auto-create and assign tasks

Dashboards & Audit Logs

Track SLAs and visibility

Shortage / Backorder

Out-of-stock and backorder update messages

Dock Reschedule

Dock appointment change and reschedule requests

Missing Documents

Missing compliance docs, packing lists, certificates

Integrations & Data Sources

We integrate based on your stack

Email

  • Outlook/Microsoft 365
  • Gmail/Google Workspace

Ticketing

  • Jira
  • ServiceNow
  • Freshdesk/Zendesk

Systems of Record

  • ERP (SAP/Oracle)
  • WMS
  • TMS & planning tools

Collaboration Alerts

  • Teams
  • Slack

Data Validation

  • PO & shipment master
  • Vendor directory
  • Site mapping
Background Overlay

Accuracy & Safety Controls

Built-in safeguards and quality measures

Confidence scoring for extracted IDs/dates/qty

Required-field validation per update type

Reference checks against PO/shipment master (when available)

No silent actions: high-impact deviations trigger alerts + tracked ticket

Exception routing for missing IDs or ambiguous updates

Audit trail extracted data, reconciliation result, routing decision, timestamps

Honest positioning

Target high automation for routine structured updates

Ambiguous partner emails are handled via exception lane (no hype).

Pilot Plan (2–4 Weeks)

A proven timeline to get you to production

W1Week 1

Discovery + Rule design

  • Select partner group + update types
  • Define reconciliation fields (planned ETA / qty / site)
  • Build escalation matrix + severity rules
W2Week 2

Build extraction + Reconciliation

  • Configure classifier + entity extraction
  • Implement normalization + reconciliation logic
  • Set up exception queue + structured output format
W3Week 3

Shadow run + Tuning

  • Run alongside current process
  • Measure extraction + reconciliation accuracy
  • Tune for partner-specific formats and edge cases
W4Week 4

Integrate + Rollout

  • Connect to ticketing + alerts
  • Enable auto-routing + dashboards
  • Add 1–2 more update types if stable

Success Metrics

What we measure and what you can expect

85%Classification Accuracy
80%Reconciliation Rate
60%Reduced Manual Work
2xFaster Alerts

Pilot KPI Targets

85% updates correctly classified and captured
80% updates reconciled correctly (match vs deviation)
Reduction in manual "check and compare" time
Faster detection of delays/shortages (time-to-alert)
Backlog aging improvement and SLA adherence
Reduction in late escalations & Partner reliability insights (top deviation reasons)

What We Need From You

Client checklist to kick off the pilot

1
200–500 partner emails across selected update types (anonymized)
2
Planned data source (ERP/WMS/TMS export or API) for reconciliation
3
Escalation rules + owners by issue type
4
Ticketing destination + alert channel preference
5
One ops owner + reviewer for weekly tuning

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