How does Tether Data handle supplier lead times and purchase order management across multiple suppliers?
Gary Sahota
Tether keeps multiple suppliers per product and drafts each purchase order to your fastest, cheapest, or most reliable supplier. You can base every reorder on what suppliers have actually delivered, and Tether flags a delivery date the moment it slips. Every PO arrives drafted for your review and sign-off, and you can follow every order from draft to delivery.
Work with multiple suppliers per product
Tether keeps multiple suppliers per product without losing track of who delivers what. You can split orders across suppliers by your own rules, and Tether drafts each PO to your fastest, cheapest, or most reliable supplier.
Tether also tracks on-time delivery and quality so your sourcing sharpens over time.
Lead times based on what suppliers actually deliver
Tether tracks production and shipping time separately, so each estimate holds up.
You can spot trends in past lead times and set expectations you can keep. In supply planning, Tether respects these supplier constraints:
- Minimum order quantities (MOQs)
- Lead times
- Batch sizes
- Pallet counts
You can also plan around supplier holidays so a closure never catches you off guard, and build in packaging rules so orders arrive ready for your warehouse.
Purchase orders drafted at your reorder point
In purchase order management, drafts appear the moment your coverage hits your reorder point. Coverage is the days of stock you have left. Each draft already respects your supplier minimums, lead times, and preferences.
Every order arrives drafted, and nothing goes out without your review and sign-off. When Tether AI drafts a PO or any other action, Tether records it in a visible edit log that shows who, what, why, before, and after.
Tether tracks each PO from draft to receipt
Tether syncs each PO with your ERP. It flags you the moment a delivery date slips, long before the delay becomes a stockout. When a shipment slips, your forecast updates on its own.
Tether shows how incoming stock affects your forecast. It also runs an automatic analysis and reconciliation of the initial plan against the actual receipt.
FAQ
Does Tether work with my ERP and 3PLs?
Tether syncs purchase orders with your ERP and connects to the warehouses and 3PLs you already use. Your 3PL or WMS still runs the floor.
Does Tether predict stockouts at each warehouse?
Yes. Tether predicts the stockout date for each SKU at each warehouse and recommends a purchase or transfer. Nothing is ordered until someone on your team accepts it and places the order.
Do I need to clean my data before starting?
No. The Tether team handles the data migration and mapping for you, and no data cleaning is required.
