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Welcome to this iCollab Learning Video.
This is a video for Roche suppliers who would like
to register for our new supplier portal iCollab GEP
NEXXE.
If you've already registered, you can find training
videos and more information on the supplier website.
This video will walk you through the steps to register
on iCollab GEP NEXXE.
Once invited by Roche, you'll receive an email with
instructions to register.
Please do not forward the registration email as this
is generated specifically for the supplier point of
contact that Roche identified.
Kindly contact support@gep.com for assistance.
Click on the link in the invitation email.
This will redirect you to the registration form.
Your Username and Work Email will automatically be
populated as the registration email address.
Next, please review your prepopulated First
and Last Names in the relevant fields.
You can edit these fields if preferred.
Next, create a password for your account.
Confirm the password.
Click on the "Terms and Conditions" and "Privacy Policy"
links to read them.
Once you've reviewed all the information, mark the
checkbox to accept the terms,
and click on Submit.
For security reasons you will be prompted to enter
a One-Time-Password to validate your Identity.
You will receive this code via email and you will
have 29 minutes to enter this verification code.
Please do not share this code with anyone else.
Once you have entered the code, click on Verify OTP.
The system will create your supplier account and redirect
you to the Roche Landing Page.
Click on Review Profile to accept the Roche Privacy
Policy.
Click on the link and read the policy document thoroughly.
Next, mark the checkbox and click on Accept.
Congratulations on completing the registration process.
You are now ready to engage with Roche seamlessly
through the GEP Business Network.
Welcome to this iCollab Learning Video.
This is a video for Roche suppliers who are registered
for our new supplier portal iCollab GEP NEXXE.
If you haven't registered yet, please find more information
on the supplier website.
This video will walk you through the steps to access
and navigate iCollab GEP NEXXE.
GEP Business Network is the platform to enable you
to have a more efficient and productive relationship
with Roche.
It is designed to streamline your operations, improve
collaboration, and enhance your overall experience
as a Roche supplier.
Once you have logged in to the portal, you can connect
with Roche.
Enter your account username and password to access
your GEP Business Network home page.
To prevent frequent login errors, open GEP Business
Network in a private or incognito browser window.
Click on the Home tab on the upper left corner of
the screen.
This is the GEP Business Network Homepage.
Here, you'll find your pending Registration and Your
Tasks.
Click on the Roche tab to access the Roche landing
page.
Here, you can manage documents such as Advanced Shipping
Notification,
Purchase Order
and Supplier Forecast.
If you wish to update your supplier profile, click
the Review Profile option.
Keeping your profile updated is essential for a smooth
supplier experience.
You can return to the GEP Business Network homepage
anytime by clicking the Home button on the left-side
navigation panel.
Head over to the My Tasks tab that helps you stay
on top of your deliverables by helping track your
pending tasks, such as orders and related documents.
Should you need assistance or have questions,
the Help Center offers the GEP Support phone numbers
and Supplier FAQ.
Additional support details can be found in the User
Manual.
When you are ready to log out, click on the Logout
button next to your initials at the top right-hand
corner.
It is recommended to log out post each session to
ensure the security of your account and data.
Now let's talk about different communication tools
which iCollab GEP NEXXE offers to its suppliers.
These communication tools are: In-context Messenger
and In-app Notifications.
To reach the communication tools, click on any of
the document type quick links in the Relationship
Summary section, such as Supplier Forecast,
Purchase Order or any other options.
For example, the supplier can click on this Purchase
Orders quick link to come to the Supply Chain Collaboration
Workbench page.
iCollab GEP NEXXE provides the ability for the messages
and comments to be shared between Roche and Suppliers.
We will be talking about the In-context Messenger
tool first.
In-context Messenger is the ideal way for centralised
communication between the companies.
To reach the Messenger option, the supplier should
come to any Direct module such as Supply Chain Order
Collaboration and then click on this Messenger icon.
Once the supplier clicks on the icon, a new pop-up
window appears on the right with all the messages
and chat options in it.
Next, let's have a look at the second tool, In-app
Notification.
The Primary Contact or the Ordering Manager can access
it within the system to find information about the
status of any transaction document.
For example, they can receive notification about a
new Purchase Order coming in from Roche.
To reach the In-app Notification the supplier should
come to any Direct Module
and then click on this bell icon called Notifications.
Once the supplier clicks on the bell icon, a window
listing all the notifications appears.
The link in the notification takes the supplier directly
to the associated document.
Please note that the Primary Contact or the Ordering
Manager also receives these notifications via e-mail
to their registered e-mail IDs.
This brings us to the end of our demonstration on
basic navigation and functionalities available in
iCollab GEP NEXXE.
Welcome to this iCollab Learning Video.
This is a video for Roche suppliers who are registered
for our new supplier portal iCollab GEP NEXXE.
If you haven't registered yet, please find more information
on the supplier website.
This video will walk you through the steps to Manage
Contacts and Roles in iCollab GEP NEXXE.
To begin, access the Roche landing page from the GEP
Business Network home page.
Click on the Review Profile option.
The first step is to request a change in the profile
by clicking on Create Change Request.
Confirm your intent by clicking Yes.
This makes your profile editable, and you can make
the required changes to it.
To add a new contact, access the Contact Information
section.
Click on the Plus icon.
In the newly added row, enter your colleague's first
name, last name
and their email address.
Finally, click on the Save button.
Repeat the steps to add any additional contacts.
To delete any existing contact from the profile, select
the contact by clicking on the checkbox before their
name.
Then you need to click the 3 dots to open the menu
and select the Delete button.
Click on Yes to confirm the deletion.
If you need to update the Primary Point of Contact
for your organisation, click the Primary Contact selection
icon next to their name.
The colour of the icon changes from the default grey
to blue, indicating that they are the Primary Contact
for your organisation's supplier profile.
The Primary Contact receives Roche email notifications
when no Ordering Manager is chosen for a supplier
location.
Please note that you can only change your organisation's
Primary Contact with Roche's approval.
Using a generic or group email address is recommended
to ensure messages from Roche are not missed.
Now, let's explore how you can update the Ordering
Manager details.
The Ordering Manager serves as the central point for
GEP Business Network email notifications from Roche,
handling updates and order processing for a specific
Supplier Location.
To update the Ordering Manager, access the Location
Information section.
Suppliers can have multiple locations added with different
Ordering Managers associated with them.
Please note that only one Ordering Manager can be
set up per Ordering Location.
Under Location Information,
click on the Roles and Responsibilities icon for
the location where the Ordering Manager details need
to be updated.
Open the Ordering Manager sub-section and click on
the star icon next to the selected contact for the
opened location.
Confirm your selection by clicking Apply.
Next, after making all the required changes in the
supplier profile,
click on Submit to send the change request to Roche.
An email notification will be sent to them seeking
their approval for the changes made.
After the request is approved by Roche, updated information
will be visible in your profile.
Next, to invite any newly added contact to register
on the GEP Business Network portal,
select the contact by marking the checkbox next to
their name,
and click on Invite.
An invitation email will open with a unique registration
link.
You can select the language of the registration invite
according to the contact's region, and click on Send.
The email will be sent to them requesting them to
register on the portal.
Once registered, they will have access to your organisation's
supplier profile on GEP Business Network.
Welcome to this iCollab Learning Video.
This is a video for Roche suppliers who are registered
for our new supplier portal iCollab GEP NEXXE.
If you haven't registered yet, please find more information
on the supplier website.
This video will walk you through the steps to manage
Purchase Orders.
There are various filter tabs created for the different
statuses of a Purchase Order in which a supplier can
click on and view all the orders with that particular
status.
Whenever a Purchase Order is created in the ERP system,
it comes in the GEP Nexxe portal via an interface
over here in Open Status.
If a user is a primary contact, they will receive
notifications in this portal for new orders and changed
orders.
A user can access the notifications by clicking on
the bell icon.
Here all received notifications can be viewed and
once a user clicks on a particular one, they are redirected
to that specific Purchase Order.
Also, the primary contact receives e-mail notifications
for new orders and changed orders from the GEP system.
This is how a new Purchase Order e-mail notification
looks like with a PDF attachment and also a hyperlink
over here in the e-mail.
If the user clicks on the link, they will be redirected
to that specific order in the system.
Coming back to the order workbench page, the user
has a search option over here.
There are various details captured for the order such
as an Item Number,
Item Name,
Item Type,
Supplier ID and Name,
Requested Date
and Requested Quantity.
Also, there is a possibility to click on the Manage
Column option to hide
or pin a particular column by clicking on corresponding
icons.
When a user has done with the changes, they can just
simply click on Apply.
Next, let's go on and click on a particular Purchase
Order.
This is what the Purchase Order page looks like and
the status of the order is Open.
The user can click on More
and Audit Log button to view all the changes that
will be captured when they perform actions in this
order.
A user can also generate a PDF attachment from the
portal by clicking on More
and Document Print.
On the left side of the screen various menus can be
seen.
The user can scroll down to open and view these sections
in the main area of the screen.
Then comes the Line Details where the actual Item
Number and Item Name along with all the corresponding
details are reflected.
There are two ways in which a user can view these
line details.
The first one is just a list view which is visible
like this
and the second one is a form view which a user can
access by clicking on this form view button.
In this view the user can see all the line details
presented as a form.
Next, let's come back to the list view.
Here you can see various details captured such as
an Item Name,
Requested Date
and Requested Quantity.
These are the fields that the supplier needs to review
before confirming the Purchase Order.
The next fields are the Promised Quantity
and Promised Date.
Both fields are expected to be filled in by the supplier
to confirm a Purchase Order.
The Promised Quantity is the Quantity which the supplier
is promising to deliver
and the Promised Date is on which date the supplier
is promising to deliver the order.
Next, we will look at the different scenarios in which
a supplier can respond to the purchase order.
The first scenario is if a supplier is satisfied with
the requested quantity and requested date so they
can be just simply accepted in this purchase order.
This means that the supplier accepts that order as
it is requested by the buyer.
The user first opens the order
selects the PO lines
and clicks on the Accept button at the top of the
page.
The supplier then gets a success message that the
selected lines have been successfully accepted and
updated to Accepted status.
Once this action is done, the Purchase Order goes
under the Accepted status.
The schedule in the Line Details changes to Accepted
status that you can check here
and the Promised Quantity
and Promised Date get automatically filled.
So you have just seen how the supplier can accept
a requested Purchase Order.
Let's look at the information when changes are made
by the Roche buyer.
In this case the status of the Purchase Order will
be Planner Changed.
The supplier should click on More and select the Version
History option.
On the next screen the supplier can see the previous
and the latest versions of this Purchase Order and
if they want to compare them they can click on these
check boxes
and then on the Compare button.
Once it is done we see that the Purchase Order attributes
have been changed.
If we scroll down the user can review the Line Details.
The Open status
and the Requested Quantity which initially was 100
quantities
has been changed to Planner Changed Status
and 200 quantities.
If the supplier is satisfied with the changes sent
by the buyer they can perform similar actions.
By clicking the arrows, the supplier can navigate
back to the Purchase Order.
Once the order is open, they should select the PO
lines
and click on Accept.
After getting a success message, the Purchase Order
goes under the Accepted status.
You have just watched how the supplier can accept
the Purchase Order as requested by the buyer.
Let's move on to the second scenario where we will
look at another Purchase Order with an Open status.
In this scenario, the supplier confirms the Purchase
Order with some changes from what was requested by
Roche.
In this example, the Requested Quantity is 100
and the Requested Date is the 25th of September,
2028
but the supplier wants to promise 95 quantities only
and by the 19th of September, 2025 as a Promised
Date.
The supplier clicks on this checkbox
and then from the More menu selects Accept with Changes.
Next a success message appears which means that this
Purchase Order has been accepted with changes.
Now once the order has changed to Accepted with Changes
status, it goes to Roche and the buyer can review
it.
Now let's look at the third scenario where a supplier
has an option to reject a Purchase Order.
For that we will open a Purchase Order that is in
Open status.
If a supplier wants to reject this order, they should
not enter any Promised Quantity or Promised Date but
should click on the checkbox in the Line Details section
and then select More and click on Reject.
Next the system asks about a reason for rejecting
this Purchase Order.
A supplier should fill in the reason from the drop
down list over here.
For example,
let's select the Unable to Supply option,
and click on Reject.
As you can see the status of the order changed to
Supplier Rejected.
Now if a supplier wants to discuss any concerns in
the particular line of the Purchase Order,
they can click on the In Context Messenger icon within
the PO line.
Once the supplier clicks on this option, a pop up
window with a new message appears.
The subject line here is mentioned as the Purchase
Order number.
A supplier can also select the status priority as
Low,
Medium or High.
The participant would be a planner who has created
the order.
So once the supplier clicks on Start,
a side window appears on the screen.
This is a chat window in which the supplier can have
a conversation with the planner and have queries resolved.
Through this chat function the supplier can track
all messages for all the Purchase Orders.
At last let's look at the Mass Update option.
Once opening the Order Workbench you can select the
PO lines you would like to accept or reject by clicking
their checkboxes.
Next click on the Mass Update button.
Please note that maximum of 100 documents can be
mass accepted or mass rejected at a time.
Next, select the correct action to perform.
For this example let's select Accept, enter your
comment and confirm the selection by clicking on Update.
A new window appears with the Mass Upload Log, where
you can see previous mass update attempts and at the
top the current ones and their status.
If they don't appear right away, you can click on
Click to Refresh.
The documents will first appear with the status In
Progress, and once they are accepted by the system,
they will disappear from the log.
Failed attempts will stay in the log indicating the
failure reason and the need for further attention.
You can see the documents disappearing from the log
upon refreshing as the system accepts them as requested.
Once you're done, you can close the window
and see that the PO status has been successfully
changed to Accepted.
You have just watched the Purchase Order functionality
that is available in the iCollab GEP Nexxe portal
and provides various ways in which the supplier can
send confirmations to Purchase Orders created by a
buyer.
Welcome to this iCollab Learning Video.
This is a video for Roche suppliers who are registered
for our new supplier portal iCollab GEP NEXXE.
If you haven't registered yet, please find more information
on the supplier website.
This video will walk you through the steps to manage
Advance Shipping Notifications in iCollab GEP NEXXE.
Advance Shipping Notification, shortened as ASN is
an electronic notification of an upcoming or a pending
delivery sent directly to Roche from the Supplier
in advance.
As the ASN notifies Roche about the occurrence of
the shipping and provides details related to the shipment,
it helps in picking,
packing,
and shipping the pending fulfillment materials.
So, let's get started and look at its useful functionality.
First let's see how the supplier can reach the ASN
Workbench page.
Click on the More button on the top menu bar, then
click on Shipping & Receiving.
This will guide you to the ASN Workbench page and
Standard ASN tab.
The ASN Workbench page is an overview page that enables
suppliers to view different statuses of the ASN.
The supplier can click on the cards to filter the
ASN documents based on their current status.
For example, if a Supplier clicks on All, then all
the ASNs that are in the system will be shown.
If the Supplier clicks on the Draft filter card,
the system will display the ASNs that are being created
by this supplier.
Similarly, the supplier can choose to click on any
other filter cards.
Additionally suppliers can configure this manage ASN
page as per their choice by clicking on the Manage
Columns button.
There is a Search Bar on the manage ASN page where
the supplier can search for any particular ASN by
entering any attribute value.
This can be any ASN Number, PO Number, Item Number,
Item Type.
There are ASN number hyperlinks that lead to the ASN
document page.
There are different scenarios where the supplier would
want to create the ASN in the iCollab GEP NEXXE system.
Please note that the ASN can only be created for
Purchase Orders which are in Accepted or Planner Approved
statuses.
The first scenario is the creation of the ASN for
the lot-controlled item.
We will look at how the supplier will create an ASN
directly from the Purchase Order.
First the supplier clicks on the Supply Chain Order
Collaboration button.
Then they click on the Purchase Order hyperlink to
PO.
The Purchase Order page opens.
The supplier needs to click on the check box for
the line item they want to create the ASN for.
Then on the top right corner the supplier clicks on
More
and selects the Create ASN button to create ASN for
the selected line item of the Purchase Order.
At the pop up message, click on Yes.
The new ASN has been created in the system.
It has a unique ASN Number and currently its status
is in Draft as indicated in the top left corner.
Let's explore the various sections of the ASN document
page.
In the Basic Details section there is some general
information about the ASN which is flipped from the
Purchase Order itself.
Please fill out the mandatory fields.
Next section is the Delivery and Shipping Details
and its mandatory fields are the Planned Ship Date,
Estimated Delivery Date and Shipment Type.
In the Line Details section there are the details
of the items being shipped to Roche.
The mandatory fields are the following: Item Number,
Item Name
and Planned Ship Quantity.
On the line item level, the supplier can attach any
quality or non-quality documents as per Roche's requirement.
For the lot-controlled item the supplier will have
to add the lot detail and handling unit details to
ship the ASN to Roche.
To add the lot detail and handling unit details the
supplier will have to click on Add under the Lot/Batch
Management field available in the line details section.
The Lot Details page opens to add a lot to the ASN
document page.
The supplier clicks on the Add button and a new line
appears where the supplier can add the details which
are Supplier Lot/Batch Number,
Ship Quantity,
Date of Manufacturing and Date of Expiry.
Once all the required details are filled in click
on the Apply button.
On the line item level, you can see the previously
added lot at the end of the line.
Now let's look at how the supplier adds the handling
unit to the ASN document in case of a lot controlled
item.
In the Handling Unit section click on Add.
A new line appears below and the supplier can fill
out the mandatory fields, which are the Handling Unit
ID, the Handling Unit level and the HU Material.
Please note that HU level 1 is the highest level
of handling unit and HU level 3 is the lowest level
of handling unit.
Once all information has been provided,
click on the Assign button at the end of the line.
This will guide you to a new screen, where you can
assign the appropriate lot to the handling unit.
Click the checkbox of the lot you'd like to assign
the HU to
and click Add.
The lot will now appear in the Packed Details section.
Once completed, please click Apply.
Close the Success pop up to go back to the ASN draft.
You can click on Shipment Preview to check if the
assignment was correctly performed.
You have successfully filled out all the mandatory
fields in the ASN, so you can proceed with sending
the ASN electronically by click on the Ship button
at the top.
A success message will appear
and you will see your ASN on the ASN Workbench with
status Shipped.
This is how suppliers can create an ASN for lot-controlled
items.
To create an ASN for the non-lot-controlled item
the supplier needs to open one of the Purchase Orders
created for the non-lot-controlled item.
First they click on the Supply Chain Order Collaboration
button.
Let's open one of the Purchase Orders for non-lot-controlled
items in the Accepted status.
The supplier needs to go to the Line Details section
and click on the check box for the line item they
want to create the ASN.
Then at the top right corner the supplier needs to
click on More and select the Create ASN button.
At the pop up, click Yes to proceed.
The new ASN has been created in the system.
It has a unique ASN number and currently is in a
Draft status as indicated in the top left corner.
In the Basic Detail and Delivery and Shipping Details
sections there is some general information about the
ASN which is being flipped from the Purchase Order
itself.
The mandatory fields to be filled in here are Source
System ASN Number,
Planned Ship Date,
Estimated Delivery Date
and Shipment Type.
In the Line Details Section, there are the details
of the items being shipped to Roche: Item Number,
Item Name,
and Planned Ship Quantity
which is a mandatory field to be filled in.
By clicking the corresponding click links at the
line level the supplier can upload quality documents
or certificate of analysis as per Roche's requirements.
Because the ASN was created for the non-lot-controlled
item, the Ship button at the top right corner is enabled.
This means that the supplier does not need to add
any lot or handling unit.
The supplier can click directly on the Ship button
to submit this ASN to Roche.
A success message that the ASN has been shipped successfully
to Roche appears.
When the supplier clicks on the OK button the system
takes them back to the ASN Workbench page.
The first document which is shown on the page is the
ASN that was just created for the non-lot-controlled
item.
This was the basic walk through of the ASN functionality
of the iCollab GEP Nexxe Portal.
Welcome to this iCollab Learning Video.
This is a video for Roche suppliers who are registered
for our new supplier portal iCollab GEP NEXXE.
If you haven't registered yet, please find more information
on the supplier website.
This video will walk you through the steps to manage
Forecasts in iCollab GEP NEXXE.
iCollab GEP NEXXE allows Roche to collaborate on the
forecasts with suppliers in real-time, where suppliers
can receive the replenishment forecast, and Roche
receives the commits from them.
Forecast Collaboration is a non-binding document
unless specified in your contract.
Please always refer to your contract for accurate
information.
The capabilities of Forecast Collaboration are short-term,
up to one year and long-term, for the upcoming second
and third years.
They also include the summary and detailed view as
well as exception management with alerts and notifications.
If there is a mismatch in the forecast and the commits
provided by the supplier, then such exceptions will
be managed and both parties, that is buyer and supplier,
will be notified.
Finally, real-time chat messaging is available on
forecasts for both the supplier and the buyer to interact
and to resolve exceptions that may appear.
Now let's move to the process flow.
The first step is Roche publishing the forecast, and
it comes to the iCollab GEP NEXXE platform being visible
for both the buyer and the supplier.
The next step is on the supplier's side to review
the published forecast and then they follow the Happy
Path, which means that the supplier will provide the
commit for the published forecast within the defined
tolerance.
There can be cases where the commit submitted by the
supplier is not within the tolerance limit.
In that case it will follow the Manage Exception path
where both buyer and supplier can collaborate on those
exception cases.
After knowing that the forecast has been published,
the supplier reviews the updated forecast and can
give the commit over it.
This is the overall process flow of the Forecast Collaboration
functionality in iCollab GEP NEXXE.
Now let's see how the process works in the system.
Once you have the Username and Password available
with you, click on Sign In and the system will direct
you to the GEP Business Network homepage.
Click on the Roche client to reach the landing page
for Roche.
Here you will see various quicklinks for the different
modules which are enabled for a supplier profile such
as Invoice, Discrete PO and others.
If you scroll to the right you will find quicklinks
to the Short Term Replenishment Forecast and Long
Term Replenishment Forecast.
The short-term will cover the forecasts with a duration
of up to one year and long-term will take from the
second and third years.
Once the supplier clicks on the Short Term or Long
Term Replenishment Forecast quicklinks, they will
be redirected to the Manage Forecast module.
Now let's open the Short Term Replenishment Forecast.
This is the Manage Forecast screen, where the supplier
will be able to see all the items which are assigned
to them.
You can see here multiple columns like the Customer
Site ID, which is the plant ID for which the supply
has to be shipped; a Unit Of Measure of the item;
the Forecast Published Date, where the date and time
stamp will be coming from the latest published forecast;
the Commit Publish Date; the Current Month Ship Forecast,
the Current Month Ship Upside, and others.
There is a Manage Columns button above, where the
supplier can see all these details.
The supplier is able to hide, or freeze columns and
with that customize their view.
By clicking on the Apply button any modifications
they have made can be preserved.
All these changes will then appear on the Manage
Forecast screen.
Please note that the configuration will remain even
after refreshing the page or logging out and back
in.
Now, we will go into the Audit History.
Once we select any item and click on the Audit History
button, we will see the forecast and commit historical
data which has been carried out for that selected
item.
We have multiple columns here that show details like
for which date the forecast has been published;
what was the data measure; what was the old version
of the forecast; when the new version was published
on that particular date and time; which user updated
it and what was the triggering action.
The Audit History will capture these specific details,
just as the commit will capture its own set of details.
Let's now go back and move to the View Details part.
Once more, we will select this item by clicking on
it, and then proceed by clicking on the View Details
button.
We have here 3 tabs: Forecast View, Forecast Commit
View, and Exception View.
The first one is the Forecast View, which is just
a summary of the Ship Forecast where you will see
how much quantity has been published by Roche.
On the day the forecast is published, you will receive
an in-app notification.
By clicking on the bell icon, you can view the Notifications,
where you will find that a new version of the Short
Term Replenishment Forecast has been published for
one of the collaboration items.
When you click on this link, it will directly take
you to the Manage Forecast screen.
Likewise, suppliers will also receive an email notification
informing them that a new version of the Short Term
Replenishment Forecast has been published for their
review and action.
Here is an example of how it appears.
Once the supplier clicks on this link, they will be
directed to the Manage Forecast page, where they can
view all the details for the published forecast.
Coming back to the Portal.
Here you can see that 999 items have been requested
for Week 26 and 211 items have been requested for
Week 30 by Roche.
Now we will go to the Forecast Commit View and have
a look at how the supplier can submit the forecast.
On the left hand side, highlighted with green you
have the Ship Forecast, Ship Commit, Previous Ship
Commit, Previous Commit and Ship Forecast Commit Delta
rows.
During this stage, we will provide the quantity you
can ship for the specific weeks in response to the
demand.
After selecting the item there are two options to
do the commit in the system.
First option is to copy previously entered commit
data as new values.
In this case as we do not have any value here, no
value will appear in the Ship Commit part with this
first option.
Let's click on the Copy Previous Ship Commit To Ship
Commit button.
Here we will choose a one-year time range for the
Short Term Replenishment Forecast, and then proceed
by clicking on the Copy button.
Then all the entries from the Previous Ship Commit
will be copied over to the current Ship Commit.
Now let's talk about the second option, which is copying
the requested quantity from Roche as your Ship Commit.
We will select the item and click on Copy Ship Forecast
To Ship Commit button.
Again, we will choose a one-year time range, and
then proceed by clicking on the Copy button.
The content from the Ship Forecast fields will be
copied to the Ship Commit fields.
This method is the simplest as it often aligns with
the demand projected by Roche after discussions with
suppliers.
Let's consider a scenario where you cannot supply
the specified quantity for week 26, and you can only
provide 900 quantities.
In such a case, you will click on the Commit box,
navigate to the week 26 value, edit it to reflect
the updated quantity, and then proceed to process
it.
Afterward, the updated information will be displayed.
It is important to verify that you are aligned with
the demand and able to supply for the other weeks.
Once you click on the Publish button, the Forecast
Commit will be submitted, and a successful message
confirming the submission to Roche will be received.
Clicking OK will bring you back to the Manage Forecast
screen.
Here you can notice that for this specific week, there
is a delta between the Ship Forecast and the Ship
Commit, indicated in red.
The red color signifies that you are supplying a
quantity lower than the demanded quantity.
If you navigate to the Exception View, you will find
a compilation of all Ship Forecast and Commit mismatch
alerts.
This view allows you to determine whether the commit
falls below the tolerance limit or exceeds the demand.
We will now talk about the Messaging functionality
within the Forecast Collaboration.
If you move your mouse over one of the fields, you
will see the messenger icon.
By clicking on it, you can initiate a discussion
with the buyer.
In this window, you will find the Subject Line indicating
the schedule and week for the specific item; the Date,
the Status of the thread, the Category and you can
also add Participants as needed.
By simply clicking the Start button you can initiate
the real-time communication with the buyer.
Whenever the buyer responds to your message, you
will receive a notification.
Then, you can engage in real-time discussions with
the buyer regarding any specific week where you may
be unable to supply the required quantity as per the
demand.
This facilitates effective exception handling as
well.
On the Forecast View Details page, you will find the
gear icon.
Clicking on it enables you to configure the attributes
you wish to see from the supplier perspective.
After making the desired configurations, clicking
on Save ensures that the settings are saved, even
if the supplier logs out or refreshes the page.
In addition to that, we have the Download functionality.
When the supplier clicks on the Download file option,
they can select the desired file format for downloading.
The supplier has the flexibility to choose the Start
Date and End Date for the data they wish to download.
They can also select the specific attributes.
After making these selections, they can simply click
on the Download button to initiate the download of
the forecast file.
For Short Term Replenishment Forecasts, data covering
the entire one-year duration can be downloaded, while
for Long Term Replenishment Forecasts, data from the
second and third years can be downloaded.
We have covered the Short Term Replenishment Forecast,
we will now move on to the Long Term Replenishment
Forecast.
To access it, we will navigate to the homepage of
the Supply Chain Collaboration module and click on
the Long Term Replenishment Forecast option.
As previously mentioned, the Long Term Replenishment
Forecast encompasses data for the second and third
years.
Similarly, we will find the Audit History button
and the View Details button for the selected item,
just as in the Short Term Replenishment Forecast.
The key difference in the Long Term Replenishment
Forecast is the frequency, which is monthly.
This is distinct from the Short Term Replenishment
Forecast, where the data frequency is weekly.
However, the other actions remain the same as in
the short-term forecast, allowing suppliers to provide
commits against the published forecast.
This concludes the introduction of the forecast functionality
within iCollab GEP NEXXE.
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Welcome to this iCollab Learning Video.
This is a video for Roche suppliers who are registered
for our new supplier portal iCollab GEP NEXXE.
If you haven't registered yet, please find more information
on the supplier website.
This video will walk you through the steps to use
the Report Production and Quality Management System
functionalities in iCollab GEP NEXXE.
Let's start with the Report Productions.
First log into the iCollab GEP NEXXE platform.
From the homepage, click the Roche Client.
Next, click on the arrow to view the Report Production
quick link, that you need to select.
The Manage Report Production page opens.
Here the supplier should look for their Purchase Order
schedules.
Through the search bar or using different statuses,
the supplier can search different Report Productions.
The supplier should ensure that the PO is in Accepted
Plan
or Approved status so that it would be possible to
enter the report production and consumption details
as it will have the report production transaction
created in Draft status for example.
As you can see with this PO being in Open status,
it is not possible to click on View.
This transaction is in an Accepted status so the
supplier can click on the View button and open the
Report Production Consumption page.
On the top of the page the supplier sees different
stages of Report Production.
Below the supplier can find the PO Basic Details.
Item Number, Item Name,
Creation Date and other reference PO details are
mentioned in this section.
To add a batch of report production, the supplier
needs to click on Add Batch option.
The supplier can add multiple batches.
All the fields which are highlighted in yellow are
mandatory.
The supplier should add the Batch Number,
Quantity Completed, Date of Manufacturing which can
be entered as a current or past date.
You can also add a Quality Document.
In the new window click on Browse Files, choose the
respective document.
When a document is uploaded, the supplier should select
the DOC type.
The metadata of this particular quality document can
also be seen here.
Click on the Save button.
Let's move to Component Details.
The Component which is being used can be selected
and the Consumed Quantity should be entered.
Here if multiple batches are required for consumption
then it can be done through the Add Batch option.
Once the supplier has entered all the required details,
they will be able to Save or Submit the transaction.
In case the details are not filled completely, the
supplier can save the transaction as it is and come
back to enter the details which are pending.
When all the mandatory details are entered the supplier
can Submit the transaction.
Once the supplier clicks on the Submit button, a message
about successful submission is displayed.
In this example, we have the Late Inspection Type
which means that this transaction does not require
a usage decision.
The process takes a few minutes.
The setup will ultimately be completed and the Report
Production status will be moved to Completed.
Let's move to the Inventory Management module to view
the inventory which is completed.
To view Inventory Management, the supplier should
click on the Inventory Management button at the top
of the page.
From here the supplier is directed to the stock overview
page which displays a dashboard of the supplier's
inventory.
These are different stock types available at the supplier
premises.
The supplier can use the search bar to look for the
needed item.
Also, the supplier can click on the Quality Inspection
stock type to view the latest inventory of finished
transactions.
In case of early inspection transactions of report
production, the inventory will move to Quality Inspection
Roche.
But in case of late inspection, the inventory will
move directly to the Unrestricted Roche.
So the supplier will have to search for its final
goods in this particular section.
The supplier can see a particular lot available here
and this lot is ready to be shipped.
Let's look at quality documents in the Quality Management
System.
The supplier can copy the Batch Number and move it
to the QMS screen.
Now the supplier should click on the Documents quick
link available on the QMS screen which will take them
to the Manage Documents homepage.
Here on the top of the page the recent transaction
is shown but in case the transaction is an older one,
the supplier can use the search bar.
The supplier can enter the batch details to search
the metadata of the Quality Document uploaded.
The metadata,
quality document file
and other relevant details are available here.
These details will be shared via the interface to
Roche's ERP system and document management system.
These details are significant in tracing the QMS documents
associated with HRP, Batch or PO.
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