Vendor Managed Inventory for Suppliers
Tanktel gives suppliers a live view of every customer tank, silo and IBC, so you can plan loads with confidence. See reorder points, usage rates and delivery history, then schedule drops when the site can receive product. Reduce futile deliveries, lower detention and lift DIFOT across Australia and New Zealand.
- Global supplier view, customers, regions and products on one screen
- Reorder and critical alerts, email or SMS with days cover and usage rate
- Driver workflow, fast delivery entry with POD via Driver Login
- Planning exports, route planning CSV and optional SFTP or API to ERP or TMS
Silo monitoring for Vendor Managed Inventory
Customer benefits
Fewer stockouts and fewer urgent calls. Suppliers arrive when the site can receive product, improving uptime and reducing waste. Shared live data removes guesswork.
Supplier benefits
Consolidate runs, reduce futile deliveries and detention, improve DIFOT. Monitor demand trends to smooth production and inventory through seasonal and contract changes.
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How Vendor-Managed Inventory saves freight costs
For years, managing bulk deliveries meant guesswork. When tanks ran low, the end user would phone the supplier, or the supplier would spend hours calling sites to check stock levels. Both approaches were time consuming and often inaccurate, one side over ordering, the other chasing data that was already out of date.
Vendor Managed Inventory removes the uncertainty. By remotely monitoring storage levels through Tanktel, suppliers can see each site’s live stock status and usage trends. No calls, no spreadsheets, just accurate data refreshed every few minutes.
With this visibility, deliveries happen when they are actually needed. A supplier running twenty regular trips a month might safely skip four of them once dispatchers can see real consumption. That is roughly a twenty percent reduction in freight costs, along with lower fuel use, fewer detention fees, and smoother scheduling.
Instead of reacting to low stock calls, suppliers plan ahead with confidence. Vendor Managed Inventory turns logistics from manual and uncertain to efficient and data driven, saving time, money, and frustration for everyone involved.
How Tanktel makes it work
Tanktel telemetry units continuously measure tank or silo levels using radar, ultrasonic, or pressure sensors, then send readings to a secure online dashboard. Each supplier has access to their customers’ sites in real time, they can see drawdown rates, set reorder thresholds, and receive instant alerts when levels hit preset limits.
Dispatch planners can log in from any device and view all sites on one screen, sorted by priority or region. A quick glance shows which deliveries are due, which can wait, and which might need urgent attention. That insight allows scheduling based on actual consumption rather than estimates, cutting wasted trips and avoiding run outs.
Every data point is timestamped and stored, giving the traceability and accountability modern logistics teams need, from first fill to final delivery.
Create a competitive advantage
Live telemetry shows usage peaks, troughs and seasonality across your customer base. Reorder and critical alerts provide days cover, helping planners prioritise loads. Delivery entries and POD captured via Driver Login sync to reports immediately. Export planning CSVs or integrate by SFTP or API to ERP or TMS. Fewer wasted trips, lower detention and a clear lift in DIFOT.
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