A veteran of the software industry having worked as a strategic leader for one of the world’s largest FinTech’s in the Financial services arena FIS. Brian started off in Finance as a qualified accountant out of Ernst and Young and early on in his career found his true passion and flare for entrepreneurship having started and grown successfully many businesses in various industries through to an exit. His passion for efficiencies of any nature in a business process is what drew him to the disruptive nature of the Data-Xchange SaaS Platform and STF network which are driving digital transformation and innovation of the Global Supply Chain.
His ability to find creative commercial models and challenge traditional software go to markets models makes him the perfect fit for Data-Xchange and the new SaaS platform.
Wayne Swallow has recently joined the Data-Xchange team, bringing with him a wealth of experience in retail, supply chain and technology. He has spent his entire career in this sector and now heads up the UK business and is responsible for sales, marketing and business development.
With 30 years in senior management and board-level positions, Wayne has previously served as an IT Director in a large UK retailer, followed by a successful venture as Sales Director and MD of an AIM-listed retail technology company.
Over the past five years, he has served as a non-executive and strategy consultant, providing valuable assistance to various retailers and technology companies.
With more than 25 years of experience in the FMCG industry, Fiona has honed her expertise in critical order-to-cash (O2C) processes through extensive consulting work both for Retailers and Suppliers, an innate ability to identify gaps in processes and an exceptional ability to deliver data insights that lead to value realization.
Her reputation is founded on an unwavering commitment to client success, resulting in millions of Rands in savings through the advocacy of process automation. By leveraging GS1 EDI data and cutting-edge technology tools, Fiona drives digital transformation and process efficiencies.
A veteran of the software industry having worked as a strategic leader for one of the world’s largest FinTech’s in the Financial services arena FIS. Brian started off in Finance as a qualified accountant out of Ernst and Young and early on in his career found his true passion and flare for entrepreneurship having started and grown successfully many businesses in various industries through to an exit. His passion for efficiencies of any nature in a business process is what drew him to the disruptive nature of the Data-Xchange SaaS Platform and STF network which are driving digital transformation and innovation of the Global Supply Chain.
His ability to find creative commercial models and challenge traditional software go to markets models makes him the perfect fit for Data-Xchange and the new SaaS platform.
Wayne Swallow has recently joined the Data-Xchange team, bringing with him a wealth of experience in retail, supply chain and technology. He has spent his entire career in this sector and now heads up the UK business and is responsible for sales, marketing and business development.
With 30 years in senior management and board-level positions, Wayne has previously served as an IT Director in a large UK retailer, followed by a successful venture as Sales Director and MD of an AIM-listed retail technology company.
Over the past five years, he has served as a non-executive and strategy consultant, providing valuable assistance to various retailers and technology companies.
With more than 25 years of experience in the FMCG industry, Fiona has honed her expertise in critical order-to-cash (O2C) processes through extensive consulting work both for Retailers and Suppliers, an innate ability to identify gaps in processes and an exceptional ability to deliver data insights that lead to value realization.
Her reputation is founded on an unwavering commitment to client success, resulting in millions of Rands in savings through the advocacy of process automation. By leveraging GS1 EDI data and cutting-edge technology tools, Fiona drives digital transformation and process efficiencies.
The Price Check and Rules Engine (detailed below) will be applied to the data elements within the EDI order messages.
Transmit orders to the sales system for processing and picking or present them to commercial and Account Management Teams for anomaly administration.
We are incorporating debit notes into credit note management to simplify the claims process and prevent double credits and deductions.
Automated and digital communication with suppliers and customers regarding order processing.
Providing the facility to house supporting master data for various automation functions and rules Application.
We are providing the facility to hold supporting master data for various automation functions, rules application and report segmentation.
Collect invoices from the sales or accounting environment destined for the suppliers or customers and representative of the delivery consignment already packed on the truck and the paper documents carried with the delivery agents.
The invoices are reconciled with the original orders as soon as they are received to identify any discrepancies that may arise during delivery. This helps detect anomalies at an early stage, which can then be presented as claims for validation within the customer accounts payable process. Such pre-validation of claims helps ensure that the claims are legitimate and that the anomalies can be resolved in a timely manner.
Management of the ordered price against the prevailing deal or list price to ensure that the price is aligned to the agreed price. This prevents incorrectly priced orders from flowing automatically for picking to the sales system, and assists to prevent spurious pricing claims which are costly to manage and delay payments.
Price check is also the interface that presents the incorrectly priced orders for assessment by
commercial teams and provides for a remedial window for re-release to maximise advantage of the ordered value.
The rules framework is a flexible tool that allows businesses to manage their data according to their specific requirements. It is designed to ensure the integrity of the ERP system by enforcing rules governing incoming and outgoing data. The framework also allows businesses to view and remove the rules if they are temporary or no longer needed.
Customer hierarchies – The engine is designed to operate at the customer hierarchy levels within the business and provide broad or highly targeted rules (from a customer group to a specific store).
Restricted Item – A mechanism to provide dynamic control over temporarily blocked items for various reasons. This allows for a temporary hold to be placed on selected products for a defined period without impacting on the sales interface or ERP solution.
Case Conversion – This rule allows for a dynamic mechanism to smooth out customers’ inconsistencies in ordering behaviour. Prior to the use of this rule, inconsistent ordering resulted in lost sales due to incorrect product configuration. The rules allow for customer-specific conversations to normalise the ordering unitys into the sales system interface.
Credit Limit – A rule to assess the value of an order to be within the remaining buying limit on credit limit customer accounts. The assessment is performed through a comparison or order value to credit limit utilisation values. This will result in a standardised rejection process, displaying the transaction to personnel via the price check interface. If the account is remedied, the order can be re-processed from the price-check.
Product Barcode Replacement – A rule that allows for temporary or trial packaging configurations without disrupting standardised procurement methods or customer experience. This would be useful when product packaging has identical inner barcodes but requires specialised handling to ensure the correct order is sent to the sales system.
Data-Xchange presents a game-changing service that streamlines the ‘order-to-cash’ process.