Vendor Managed Inventory, live stock visibility for suppliers

Plan bulk deliveries using live tank and silo data

Tanktel gives suppliers a live view of customer tanks, silos and IBCs across Australia and New Zealand, so deliveries are scheduled from actual consumption rather than guesswork.

Monitor levels, usage rates, reorder points and delivery history in one platform. Reduce stockouts, avoid futile trips and improve dispatch decisions across your customer base.

VMI supplier-managed visibility
POD driver delivery records
DIFOT better delivery planning

Silo monitoring for Vendor Managed Inventory

Supplier VMI dashboard for remote tank and silo monitoring

VMI removes the delivery guesswork

Suppliers and customers work from the same live data, with levels, alarms and trends available before the next delivery run is planned.

01

Live customer levels

View customer stock across tanks, silos, IBCs, regions and products from one supplier dashboard.

02

Reorder alerts

Email or SMS alerts show when product is approaching reorder, low or critical thresholds.

03

Smarter dispatch

Prioritise deliveries by actual consumption, days cover and receiving capacity rather than manual site calls.

04

Delivery proof

Driver Login records drops, timestamps and proof-of-delivery details for faster reconciliation.

How Vendor Managed Inventory saves freight costs

Bulk delivery planning has traditionally relied on phone calls, estimates and delayed stock reports. That creates unnecessary freight, urgent deliveries and wasted time when a site cannot receive the product being delivered.

Vendor Managed Inventory changes the model. Tanktel gives suppliers direct visibility of customer storage levels, usage trends and alarm thresholds. Dispatchers can see which sites need product, which sites can wait and which deliveries should be consolidated.

The result is fewer futile trips, better load planning and less detention. Instead of reacting to low stock calls, suppliers schedule deliveries from current data.

Measure

Radar, ultrasonic, pressure or load-cell sensors measure the tank or silo level.

Transmit

Telemetry or SCADA-to-cloud feeds send readings securely to Tanktel.

Analyse

Usage rates, trends and alarms identify which sites need attention.

Deliver

Dispatch plans the right delivery at the right time, with POD captured after the drop.

Better outcomes for both sides

VMI works when the supplier and the customer can trust the same live inventory picture.

For suppliers

Consolidate delivery runs, reduce partial loads and identify customer demand trends. Reorder and critical alerts help planners avoid panic deliveries and improve DIFOT.

Planning exports can support route planning, CSV workflows and ERP or TMS integration by SFTP or API where required.

For customers

Customers receive fewer stockouts, fewer urgent calls and better supply continuity. Shared live data reduces disputes and removes the need for manual level checking.

Delivery entries and proof-of-delivery records provide a clearer audit trail from first fill to final reconciliation.

Vendor managed inventory dashboard for supplier delivery planning

Create a competitive advantage

Live telemetry helps suppliers move from reactive delivery management to planned replenishment. You can see usage peaks, troughs and seasonal demand across your customer base, then schedule product before it becomes urgent.

Fewer wasted trips, lower detention and clearer reporting make VMI a practical service improvement, not just a monitoring add-on.

Ready to improve supplier-managed delivery planning?

Talk to Tanktel about live stock visibility, alerts, delivery entry and VMI workflows for your customer sites.