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IMPORT & INBOUND COST CONTROL

See what is arriving - and what it will truly cost

Connect supplier purchase orders, shipment milestones, customs, warehouse receipts and landed-cost development through one governed import-control process.

Landed Cost and Shipment Tracker view connecting shipment progress, receipt reconciliation and landed-cost control
  • Shipment workspace and PO linking
  • ETA, customs and document control
  • Receipt reconciliation
  • Estimated and actual cost control

THE IMPORT CONTROL GAP

Shipment status, receipt truth and final landed cost rarely move together.

After an international PO is placed, updates arrive through suppliers, forwarders, clearing agents, warehouse and finance. ETA changes, split shipments and late charges make status and true cost hard to understand.

WHAT IT DOES

What it does

SEE THE INBOUND JOURNEY

  • Shipment workspace and PO linkingConnect approved PO lines, split or consolidated loads, shipment legs and container references in one governed workspace.
  • ETA, customs and document controlMaintain milestone history, current ETA, customs holds, clearance status and the controlled document pack.

RECONCILE RECEIPT & COST

  • Receipt reconciliationCompare planned and shipped quantities with eligible GRN receipt truth while keeping receipt status separate.
  • Estimated and actual cost controlVersion estimated and actual charge profiles with evidence and visible estimate-to-actual variance.

ALLOCATE & TRUE UP

  • Configurable allocation and previewApply configured allocation rules and preview the effect across the eligible receipt scope before approval.
  • True-up, posting and exceptionsRoute owned exceptions, release approved posting requests and create delta-only true-ups when later charges arrive.

PRODUCT EXPERIENCE

See every inbound shipment, exception and cost decision in one place.

Bring shipment progress, ETA, customs, receipt reconciliation and landed-cost readiness into one management control view.

Prism Shipment Control Tower showing inbound shipment status, exceptions and landed-cost readiness.
Conceptual Prism product view. Some illustrated functionality may not be currently available.

SHIPMENT CONTROL TOWER

Milestones, ETA risk and landed-cost readiness at a glance

Track each inbound shipment through customs and receipt reconciliation while surfacing document gaps, cost exposure and posting readiness.

  • Shipment, PO, milestone and ETA controlTrack connected purchasing context and the current inbound journey.
  • Customs, documents, receipts and owned exceptionsMake readiness gaps and accountable next actions explicit.
  • Estimated-versus-actual cost, allocation and true-upReview landed-cost development before controlled release.

OPERATING MODEL

From shipment visibility to trusted inventory cost.

PO context, milestones, receipt truth, charges and allocation remain connected, with material variance routed before release.

Landed Cost operating model connecting shipment context, milestones, receipt reconciliation, cost allocation and controlled release
Inputs or supports
PO & SHIPMENT
Central decision or stages
MILESTONES & DOCS; TRACK MOVEMENT; RECONCILE RECEIPT; CAPTURE & ALLOCATE; APPROVE & RELEASE
Exception route
COST OR DOC GAP
Outcomes and resolution
LANDED COST
Feedback
Later actuals drive controlled true-up and history

WHAT CHANGES WITH PRISM

Governed shipment and landed-cost control.

Landed Cost & Shipment Tracker without and with Prism
Without PrismWith Prism
Shipment status in spreadsheets/messagesOne control tower
ETA shared individuallyCurrent ETA and history visible
PO and shipment separatePO lines linked to shipment
Split receipts hard to reconcilePlanned, shipped, received and open quantities
Customs holds found by escalationNamed hold with owner/action
Landed cost allocated in spreadsheetsVersioned profiles, allocation preview and controlled true-up

WHERE IT FITS

Connect import progress to the true cost of stock

Bring shipment milestones, receipt evidence and cost components together so imported stock carries visible operational context and controlled cost allocation.

CONTROL POINT

Landed Cost & Shipment Tracker

Shipment progress and inventory cost share one controlled view.

PURCHASE ORIGINProcurement Requisition & ApprovalProvides the approved purchase and supplier basis.RECEIPT MILESTONEGoods Receiving & GRNConfirms what arrived and identifies discrepancies.AP COST EVIDENCEInvoice Matching & AP ControlAdds matched supplier and charge documents.STOCK COST UPDATEWarehouse ControlConnects accepted stock to its operational cost context.GOVERNED REFERENCESMaster Data GovernanceControls item, supplier and cost-component foundations.

EXECUTIVE INTELLIGENCE CONNECTIONS

See how inbound shipments and costs are progressing — and where intervention is required.

Connect milestone movement, cost evidence and landed-cost completion in one focused management view.

Landed Cost management view showing inbound progress, shipment risk and estimated-to-actual cost control
WHAT IS ARRIVING?: Inbound pipeline; Expected arrivals; In-transit value. WHERE IS THE SHIPMENT AT RISK?: ETA movement; Customs holds; Missing documents. IS COST BECOMING ACTUAL?: Provisional cost exposure; Estimate/actual variance; True-ups
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Bring shipment visibility and landed-cost control into one process.

Connect approved purchasing, shipment progress, receipt truth and landed-cost actualisation through one governed process.

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