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Retail verified Verified Outcome TRL 9

Retail Merchandise 3-Way Match Automation

domain Client: A large US retail chain handshake Provider: Internal / SAP schedule Deploy: Q1 2018 (Standard)
94 Impact
Enterprise Ready
Evidence Score: 4/10
Strength: Medium

Executive Summary

ANALYST: COI RESEARCH

Handling high-volume, low-value inventory invoices, the retailer automated the 3-way match (PO, Receiver, Invoice). The system uses complex logic to handle SKU mismatches and price tolerances automatically, paying suppliers based on 'receipt' (ERS) or matching perfectly, with zero human touch for 98% of volume.

rate_review Analyst Verdict

"Scale necessity. Retail AP volume is massive (millions of SKUs). Human matching is impossible. The move to Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS) - paying based on what hit the dock, not the invoice - is the ultimate efficiency play."

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warning The Challenge

Discrepancies between what was ordered, what was shipped, and what was invoiced caused massive backlogs. Manual investigators spent hours chasing $5 differences. Late payments hurt vendor relations.

psychology The Solution

Optimized SAP logic to auto-clear matches within tolerance. Implemented ERS for strategic suppliers. Built a vendor portal for suppliers to view shortage claims and dispute them online without calling AP.

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Integrations
SAP Retail
Deployment Model
On-Prem
Data Classification
Transactional
Estimated TCO / ROI
High
POC Summary (2016-01-01 to 2017-01-01)

"N/A"

shield Risk Register & Mitigation

Risk Factor Severity Mitigation Strategy
Shrinkage / Receiving Errors High Auditing the receiving dock accuracy.
System Uptime Critical Redundant mainframes.

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Audited value realization curve

>95% touchless match rate Verified Outcome
Primary KPIReduction in vendor dispute cycle time
Audit CycleHeadcount avoidance despite growth

policy Compliance & Gov

  • Standards: SOX
  • Maturity (TRL): 9
  • Evidence Score: 4/10
  • Data Class: Transactional

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Verified Case Study
PDF • Version 1
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Technical Audit
PDF • Audited
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How we verified these outcomes for A large US retail chain without exposing sensitive IP or identities.

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1. Raw Evidence

Audit ID: #PRIV-928
Evidence: Direct SQL Logs
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2. Verified Asset

Outcome: Verified
Ref ID: #COI-928

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