Use case 39
Operations use case
Operations
Manufacturing

Supplier Costing & Landed Cost Visibilty

End to end visibility into supplier, freight, and duty costs - all in one place.

The problem

Why this breaks as brands scale.

Hidden costs and disconnected data silently erode your margins.

01

Supplier, freight, and duty costs live in silos across invoices and spreadsheets

02

Late surcharges and unrecorded fees distort true landed costs.

03

Finance teams waste hours piecing together cost data after shipments close.

04

True profitability surfaces too late, leading to poor sourcing and pricing decisions.

AutoOps solution

One operating layer for visibility, workflow, and action.

End to end visibility into supplier, freight, and duty costs - all in one place. AutoOps connects the systems your team already uses and turns operating signals into governed, accountable work—not another passive dashboard.

01

Connected operating data

Centralized cost ledger - Aggregates supplier, freight, duty, and surcharge data automatically.

02

Governed workflow

Automated Landed Cost Calculations - Delivers real-time per-SKU, shipment, and supplier cost views.

03

Exception routing

Variance Alerts - Instantly flags supplier charges exceeding contracted terms or benchmarks.

04

Live performance context

Real-Time Dashboards - Enables finance and ops teams to track, analyze, and optimize landed costs seamlessly.

How it works

From signal to accountable execution.

A repeatable operating flow connects source data to decisions, ownership, and measurable follow-through.

01
Unify

Unify the operating data

Connect the files, records, system signals, and ownership context that teams need into one trusted operating view.

02
Detect

Define rules and thresholds

Configure the business rules, validations, exceptions, and thresholds that determine when action is needed.

03
Act

Trigger workflows and ownership

Route tasks, approvals, alerts, and escalation paths to the right owners as soon as conditions change.

04
Improve

Measure impact continuously

See what changed, who owns the next step, and whether the workflow is delivering the intended result.

Business outcomes

The results teams can expect.

3-5% Gross Margin Improvement - Eliminate hidden cost leakages.
20+ Hours Saved Monthly - Through automated reconciliation.
Stronger Supplier Accountability - With transparent cost variance tracking.
100% Cost Visibility - Across SKUs, suppliers, and shipments.
Smarter Sourcing Decisions - Based on real-time landed cost data.
Operationalize

Turn supplier costing & landed cost visibilty into a repeatable workflow.

Connect the data layer, workflow engine, operating context, and AI support needed to make this process scalable.

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