Supplier Visibility for Manufacturing
Track inbound raw materials and component deliveries on your 3D floor plan. See dock activity, buffer stock levels, and delivery delays before they reach the production floor.
The Problem
Where Things Break Down
Raw material shortages discovered at the machine
The operator reaches for the next pallet of blanks and it is not there. The delivery was late, but nobody told the floor. Now the CNC sits idle while someone tracks down the material.
No link between receiving dock and production schedule
The dock team processes deliveries in the order trucks arrive, not in the order production needs them. A pallet that the line needs now can sit on the dock for an hour while earlier deliveries get processed first.
Emergency orders eat into margins
When a delivery is late and buffer stock runs out, someone places a rush order at premium freight cost. These emergency orders happen often enough to be a real budget line, but they are treated as exceptions.
Our Approach
What Sandhed Does Differently
Sandhed pulls delivery and fleet data through AEMP telematics and your existing logistics feeds, then maps inbound material status onto your 3D floor plan. Dock doors show whether they are occupied, available, or expecting an arrival. Buffer zones display current stock levels with color-coded indicators: green for adequate, amber for low, red for critical. When a delivery runs late, the affected inbound lane and downstream stations are flagged before the shortage reaches the line.
Inbound Delivery Status on Your Floor Plan
See expected, in-transit, and arrived deliveries mapped to your dock doors and receiving areas. Each inbound shipment shows its current status and the materials it carries.
Buffer Stock Visualization
Buffer zones on your floor plan show current material levels as color-coded overlays. Green means adequate for the next shift. Amber means below safety stock. Red means production is at risk.
AEMP Fleet Tracking for Supplier Equipment
Track supplier fleet and delivery vehicles through AEMP telematics data. See equipment location, operating status, and estimated arrival on your floor plan via GPS-to-local coordinate mapping.
Supplier Delivery Performance Overlays
Historical overlays show which dock lanes and suppliers have the best and worst on-time delivery rates. Spot patterns in late deliveries by supplier, day of week, or time of day.
Expected Outcomes
Results You Can Measure
Fewer material shortages
Reduction in line stoppages from material gaps
Earlier shortage warning
Average advance notice before material runs out
Less emergency expediting
Reduction in rush freight and premium orders
Setup time
From floor plan to live delivery tracking
Based on platform capabilities and industry benchmarks. Results vary by facility.
FAQ
Common Questions
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Most warehouses manage dock doors by walking over and looking. Sandhed puts every dock door status on your 3D floor plan with real-time sensor data, so you know which bays are open, occupied, or idle from anywhere.
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View SolutionSee Your Inbound Deliveries on Your Floor Plan
We will model your actual floor plan and show you how Sandhed tracks supplier deliveries and buffer stock in real time. No generic demo.