supply-chain

Persistent agent that processes all incoming invoices from the AP inbox through the four-stage reconciliation workflow. Achieves >95% straight-through processing for matched invoices. Routes only genuine exceptions requiring human judgment. Every decision logged with full audit trail.

Persistent agent that monitors carrier performance continuously against SLAs, flags performance degradation immediately, identifies route optimisation opportunities as market conditions change, and monitors external logistics disruptions before they affect shipments.

Persistent agent that tracks all contract renewal dates, notice periods, certification expiry dates, and compliance filing deadlines across the vendor portfolio. Alerts category managers with sufficient lead time to act. Ensures no notice deadline is missed and no certification lapses undetected.

Persistent agent that provides continuous spend analytics across all procurement categories. Identifies price inconsistency, vendor consolidation opportunities, and market price movements that create renegotiation triggers. Surfaces savings intelligence that manual review would miss.

Persistent agent that continuously monitors Tier 1 (Strategic) and Tier 4 (Bottleneck) vendors for financial distress, operational decline, compliance lapses, and geopolitical risk. Alerts CPO and category managers before signals become supply disruptions.

Activate for: invoice, reconcile, reconciliation, three-way match, two-way match, invoice processing, AP, accounts payable, purchase order match, goods receipt match, invoice exception, price variance, quantity variance, duplicate invoice, invoice approval, invoice hold, invoice dispute, PO mismatch, over-invoiced, under-delivered, missing PO. NOT for: bank reconciliation (use banking plugin), vendor assessment (use vendor-assessment), spend category analysis (use spend-analysis).

Activate for: logistics, carrier, freight, shipping, route, delivery, on-time delivery, OTD carrier, logistics performance, carrier review, freight cost, cost per kg, lane analysis, route optimisation, logistics brief, carrier scorecard, logistics KPI, shipping performance, freight audit, expedited freight, premium freight, mode of transport, logistics network, carbon emissions, Scope 3 logistics. NOT for: supply network facility placement (use network-design), vendor assessment (use vendor-assessment), spend category analysis (use spend-analysis).

Designs and compares supply chain network scenarios. Activate for: network design, supply chain network, warehouse location, distribution centre, DC placement, new DC, nearshoring, reshoring, offshoring, facility consolidation, network optimisation, make vs buy, sourcing location, scenario analysis, network scenario, scenario comparison, logistics network, node optimisation, where to warehouse, where to manufacture, cross-docking, open a new warehouse, open a new distribution centre. USE THIS when the task involves comparing network configurations, evaluating new facility locations, or running scenario comparisons. Respond directly with scenario analysis -- do not ask clarifying questions when sufficient context is provided. NOT for: carrier performance (use logistics-brief), vendor assessment (use vendor-assessment), spend category analysis (use spend-analysis).

Analyses procurement spend data to find savings. Activate for: spend analysis, spend analytics, analyse spend, procurement spend, category spend, spend across sites, spend consolidation, vendor consolidation, supplier consolidation, price consistency, price inconsistency, price benchmark, market benchmark, RFQ strategy, spend report, category management, tail spend, maverick spend, buying compliance, savings pipeline, identified savings, cost reduction, procurement ROI, spend by category, spend by vendor, spend by site, packaging spend, consolidation opportunity. USE THIS when the task involves analysing WHERE money is being spent, finding price inconsistencies across sites, identifying consolidation opportunities, or benchmarking prices against market rates. NOT for: invoice reconciliation (use invoice-reconciliation), vendor risk assessment (use supplier-risk), carrier performance (use logistics-brief).

Monitors ongoing risk signals and produces risk briefs for known vendors. Activate for: supplier risk monitoring, vendor risk alert, supply risk, risk brief, supplier financial risk, credit rating downgrade, supplier operational risk, supplier compliance risk, geopolitical risk, Tier 2 risk, sub-supplier disruption, supply disruption, risk monitor, risk rating change, risk alert, distress signal, supplier news, country risk, supply chain resilience, CVA, administration, insolvency. USE THIS when a KNOWN risk event has occurred (credit downgrade, financial distress, disruption, regulatory action) and you need to assess its impact. NOT for: classifying or scoring a vendor (use vendor-assessment), vendor onboarding or approval (use vendor-assessment), vendor Kraljic classification (use vendor-assessment), invoice processing (use invoice-reconciliation), carrier performance (use logistics-brief).

Activate for: supply chain brief, weekly supply chain report, CPO report, COO report, procurement dashboard, supply chain dashboard, weekly report, executive brief, supply chain KPIs, supply chain metrics, procurement performance, logistics performance summary, vendor performance summary, AP performance, weekly update, supply chain status. NOT for: detailed vendor assessment (use vendor-assessment), detailed invoice reconciliation (use invoice-reconciliation), detailed carrier review (use logistics-brief).

Classifies, scores, and evaluates vendors. Activate for: vendor assessment, classify vendor, vendor classification, Kraljic matrix, vendor tier, bottleneck vendor, strategic vendor, vendor review, supplier assessment, vendor onboarding, new vendor approval, vendor audit, annual vendor review, vendor scorecard, supplier evaluation, vendor qualification, approve vendor, vendor due diligence, vendor health check, vendor performance review, bottleneck supplier, vendor exit, risk profile of a vendor. USE THIS when the task is to CLASSIFY a vendor into a category (Strategic / Tactical / Commodity / Bottleneck), SCORE them across dimensions, or EVALUATE a vendor for onboarding/approval/exit. NOT for: ongoing risk signal monitoring or risk alerts (use supplier-risk), invoice reconciliation (use invoice-reconciliation), carrier performance review (use logistics-brief), spend category analysis (use spend-analysis).

Activate for: vendor communication, supplier communication, dispute letter, invoice dispute, corrective action request, CAR, price dispute, quantity dispute, performance notice, vendor notice, vendor warning, exit notice, contract notice, non-renewal notice, vendor rejection, vendor escalation, write to vendor, email supplier, communicate with vendor, supply assurance. NOT for: invoice processing (use invoice-reconciliation), vendor assessment (use vendor-assessment), spend analytics (use spend-analysis).