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The Future of Automotive Supply Chain

Benefits of Unified, Collaborative, Intelligent Automotive Supply Chains

For Automotive OEMs  

The range of vehicle technologies and platforms has never been broader – and the ability to more quickly, efficiently and profitably deploy new models is vital to success in today’s increasingly fluid automotive market.

TrueAuto helps OEMs streamline their supply chains for dramatically increased speed to market and overall efficiency and reduced costs. Our solutions provide seamless, end-to-end visibility not only into every part, vehicle and trading partner but also every process and potential risk, from procurement to production to payment.

 

For Tier Suppliers

“Where are my parts?” is a question no supplier wants to face from an important customer. That’s why thousands of Tier suppliers rely on TrueAuto to ensure real-time visibility into every product and shipment and to anticipate events that could lead to unplanned costs and disruption.

By digitally transforming automotive supply chains, TrueAuto is empowering manufacturers to better meet OEMs’ increasingly time sensitive production demands.

For Logistics & Transportation Providers

Many 3PLs and 4PLs, and other transportation providers, have embraced the advantages of digital supply chains, particularly in retail and other digitally advanced industries. However, automotive supply chains have distinct needs, including specific visibility, documentation, and regulatory requirements.

TrueAuto innovates beyond conventional EDI constraints, integrating automotive ERPs with advanced transportation management systems (TMS) for improved supply chain communication and collaboration. This approach enhances service, efficiency, and flexibility while significantly cutting logistics costs.

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Bi-directional Demand Management

Optimize Efficiencies and Results  with Real-Time Demand Intelligence, Improved Forecasting and Exacting Controls

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TrueAuto is a cutting-edge, cloud-based, bi-directional demand management solution driving digital transformation in the automotive industry, from major OEMs to small-tier suppliers. It seamlessly integrates with existing systems, enabling proactive supply chain management and compliance with industry standards.

Our solution unifies fragmented supply chains into an intelligent network, empowering businesses to navigate market changes, enhance agility, and prioritize sustainability.

By enabling complete transparency of all trading partners, delivering real-time demand data that drives improved forecasting and inventory control, and automating time-intensive practices such as cumulative management and three-way matching, TrueAuto helps automotive businesses align every step of the increasingly complex forecast-to-cash process.

Automotive Supply Chain Digitization

Manage Your Supply Chain as a Seamless, End-to-End Enterprise Through 360-Degree Visibility and Control

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Consistently making the right supply chain decisions at the right times requires continuous access to the right information in real time.

TrueAuto helps automotive OEMs and suppliers optimize their supply chain decision making and drive profitable growth by providing seamless, end-to-end visibility into every trading partner, order, product and process that ultimately impacts customer value.

This level of transparency enables users to monitor and control their complex supply chains as a single, integrated enterprise positioned for continuous innovation and improvement.

Integrated Automotive Logistics  

Establish Collaborative Logistics Practices That Increase Service Levels While Reducing Costs

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Manufacturers excel in product development and production. Logistics providers are experts in meeting customer delivery requirements while maximizing available capacity. TrueAuto provides the digital foundation to empower both parties to collaborate in moving products, on schedule, at the lowest possible cost.

By optimizing the exchange of data between manufacturer ERP solutions and leading transportation management systems, TrueAuto also extends product visibility across the full transportation lifecycle – so when a customer asks “Where are my parts?” the right answer will be readily available.

TrueAuto Dashboards

Empowering TrueAuto users with intuitive dashboards to transform data into actionable insights, visualize key performance metrics, and drive informed decision-making for enhanced business performance and strategic planning.
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 Improve Decision-Making: 
  • Accelerate data analysis and decision-making. 
  • Support executive decisions with clear, visual insights. 
Enhance Business Performance: 
  • Identify inefficiencies and optimize supply chain processes. 
  • Reduce costs and increase revenue with better data insights. 
 Visual and Easy-to-Understand Insights: 
  • Transform complex EDI data into easy-to-interpret visual formats. 
  • Quickly grasp key metrics and trends without manual reports. 
Continuous Data Updates: 
  • Provide current and relevant data for timely decision-making. 

Real-Time Visibility and Value

Enjoy best-in-class automotive supply chain software that improves agility on time-to-value metrics. Our platform offers greater access to new revenue streams and geographies for both original equipment manufacturers and their automotive parts suppliers.
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End-to-end Visibility

Automate manual business processes and expand supply chain visibility across your production line

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Connectivity & Automation

Optimize supply chain management to increase efficiency and meet customer demand

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Risk Mitigation & Costs Savings

Identify and mitigate data anomalies on receipt, and proactively reduce unplanned costs

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Improved Cash Flow

Get paid on time, every time, with accurate invoicing

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TrueAuto is a scalable and bidirectional, cloud-based iPaaS B2B solution tailored for manufacturers, OEMs and 3PLs in the automotive industry. 

TrueAuto empowers automotive manufacturers, OEMs and 3PLs to become more agile and flexible by proactively managing their supply chain. It facilitates digital transformation, reshapes processes for resiliency, and ensures compliance with industry standards. 

TrueAuto goes beyond traditional EDI by utilizing APIs and a modern supplier portal, delivering more meaningful integration and greater supply chain digitization. 

Recent enhancements such as added workflow, reconciliation logic, and cockpit visibility empower planners with greater transparency across the entire supplier lifecycle. This benefit enables organizations to identify potential disruptions sooner and take action to mitigate their effects, thus improving supply chain performance.

Automotive OEMs are challenged to enhance supply chain visibility to ensure the timely delivery of parts and maintain production momentum amidst increasing market demands. 

Multimodal logistics solutions integrate various transport modes like road, rail, air, and maritime, offering a versatile framework for navigating logistical challenges. This approach ensures flexibility, agility, and cost-effectiveness while adhering to sustainability standards. 

Digital technologies like IoT, AI, and EDI facilitate real-time tracking and transparency across the supply chain. These advancements enable stakeholders to precisely monitor parts’ status, fostering proactive communication and cooperation. 

Strategic partnerships with 3PL providers offer specialized logistics solutions, optimizing the flow of parts and translating into gains in delivery speed, cost savings, and service quality. 3PLs also provide insights into market trends and innovations, enhancing supply chain strategies. 

Reshoring and nearshoring involve relocating production closer to end markets or within stable regions to mitigate risks associated with global market volatility. These strategies increase control over supply chains, reduce costs, and align with sustainability objectives. 

Automotive OEMs can diversify their supplier base, invest in advanced supply chain management technologies for visibility and tracking, optimize inventory management strategies, foster collaboration and communication across the supply chain, adopt new manufacturing technologies, conduct proactive risk assessments, and commit to long-term investments. 

Enhanced supply chain visibility allows OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to anticipate disruptions proactively, eliminate line stoppages and parts shortages, foster predictability, and reduce reliance on reactive supply chain management. 

Digitization in the automotive supply chain is the strategic use of digital technologies and solutions to address challenges and enhance efficiency across the industry’s processes. TrueAuto, a cloud-based iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) B2B solution, is pivotal in alleviating pressure points and driving transformation within the automotive sector. Digitization in the automotive supply chain empowers businesses to streamline processes, enhance collaboration, ensure compliance, optimize resources and drive continuous innovation for sustained growth and success in a dynamic market environment. 
To fully realize the benefits of digitization, it’s crucial to embrace modern transport protocols, data standards, and API integration technologies. Additionally, collaboration among OEMs, suppliers, and industry organizations is essential for encouraging the adoption of standards like MMOG/LE, which promote efficiency and transparency in the automotive supply chain. 

Digitization in the supply chain refers to transforming traditional processes and operations using digital technologies and solutions. This practice involves leveraging technologies such as cloud computing, data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and automation to streamline, optimize, and enhance various aspects of the supply chain. 

Automotive digital transformation refers to the comprehensive adoption of digital technologies and solutions to revolutionize and optimize various aspects of the automotive industry, particularly in supply chain management, operations, and customer relations. It aims to alleviate pressure points within the supply chain by introducing agile and flexible business processes that are proactive and resilient to change. 
One prominent solution in automotive digital transformation is TrueAuto, a scalable and bidirectional cloud-based iPaaS B2B solution designed specifically for the digital transformation of manufacturers in the automotive industry. TrueAuto collaborates with existing technologies and systems to proactively manage the automotive supply chain, reshape processes for resiliency, and ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.