OPTICAL reading | AUTOMATIC Data-mining
from passive documents
The application platform nFlow allows to improve the efficiency of the goods receiving process, which is often managed manually and switch to a “paper-less” model, which allows to automate and standardize the operative process so to make the procedure more rapid and accurate
Gathering
In the first phase
the paper shipping notes
received by the carrier
are gathered and digitized
using any scanner for documents.
All the digitized documents
are saved in a specific folder
of the NFlow server
the paper shipping notes
received by the carrier
are gathered and digitized
using any scanner for documents.
All the digitized documents
are saved in a specific folder
of the NFlow server
Processing
The digitized documents
are automatically processed
in order to extract and make
the needed information available
(eg.: date and doc number,
supplier code, product codes
and lots, quantities…).
All data are saved in the
nFlow server DB
are automatically processed
in order to extract and make
the needed information available
(eg.: date and doc number,
supplier code, product codes
and lots, quantities…).
All data are saved in the
nFlow server DB
Checking
The extracted information
is then compared with the data
on the supplier’s order,
which was formerly produced,
in order to find possible
inconsistencies.
In this case the nFlow server
allows to generate alerts
is then compared with the data
on the supplier’s order,
which was formerly produced,
in order to find possible
inconsistencies.
In this case the nFlow server
allows to generate alerts
Handling
The receiving operators
use mobile devices to “tick”
the parcels present on the
pallet without requiring
paper documents.
At the end of the receiving
process, the nFlow server sends
the carried-out operation
to the client’s data system
use mobile devices to “tick”
the parcels present on the
pallet without requiring
paper documents.
At the end of the receiving
process, the nFlow server sends
the carried-out operation
to the client’s data system
Characteristics and advantages
Web services 'ready-go'
Simple connection to the
client’s data systems
client’s data systems
Time reduction
to stock the material
Decrease in ticking off mistakes
and material counting.
100 % paperless task
100 % paperless task
Paperless Management
Processing documents
in advance allows to get
the information without
the use of paper
in advance allows to get
the information without
the use of paper
100% accuracy
in the automatic control
of passive documents
(shipping notes, invoices…)
of passive documents
(shipping notes, invoices…)
KPI and SLA monitoring
per single logistic
resource or supplier
resource or supplier
Data cross-checking
The previous data capture
of shipping notes and
relative orders allow to
have a real-time control
of the received goods
of shipping notes and
relative orders allow to
have a real-time control
of the received goods
No visual control
and hand notes
on paper documents
on paper documents
Automatic receiving of shipping notes
via email, file transfer
or other format agreed
with the suppliers
or other format agreed
with the suppliers
Use of mobile devices
All the check and tick off
tasks are transmitted by
mobile devices in wi-fi frequency
tasks are transmitted by
mobile devices in wi-fi frequency
Improved efficiency of the logistic resources
in the checking, receiving
and stocking phases
and stocking phases
Cancellation of the data-entry activities
the automatic data capture
and mining allows to reduce
the resources who were formerly
dedicated to storing passive documents
and mining allows to reduce
the resources who were formerly
dedicated to storing passive documents