Integration
ERP Dispatch Data into a Logistics Control Tower.
The ERP already knows what was invoiced and dispatched. A control tower should start from that sheet, not ask the plant to type trips again.
What this source gives the control tower
- Every trip, its customer and destination
- The promise date, the basis for on-time verdicts
- Route distance, the basis for ETA and CO₂e
- Quantities and weights, the basis for load factor and CO₂e
How SCM for Manufacturers reads it
The daily ERP dispatch sheet seeds every trip, promise date and route distance. It is parsed and validated before anything is written, so a bad file never goes live unreviewed; the decision on each conflict is remembered on the next upload.
Checks before anything goes live
- Required columns present and typed
- Promise dates and distances within sensible ranges
- Duplicates against trips already recorded
- Conflicts staged for a person, not overwritten
All six sources land on one record per trip in SCM for Manufacturers: the ERP dispatch sheet, carrier MIS files, FASTag and SIM, GPS and carrier APIs, the gate handheld, and POD with reconciliation. Every conflict with what is already recorded waits for a person. See the control tower guide.
Questions
Does the control tower replace the ERP?
No. It reads the ERP’s dispatch data and adds what happens after dispatch: placement, gate, transit, delivery, claims and carrier scores.
What if the ERP export changes format?
The file is staged and validated first; changes are caught before anything is written.
See it on your own data. SCM for Manufacturers puts the plant gate, carriers, RDC stock, cold chain and OTIF on one control tower. Book a 30-minute working session with an engineer.