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[Resource Center](/resources/resource-center) # Integrate with 100% of Your CMOs with MINT for External Manufacturing ![banner-image](https://www.tracelink.com/sites/default/files/2024-02/LifeScience-CMO8%20%281%29.png) - [Download PDF](/node/26711/pdf) - [Share](#) - [ LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.tracelink.com/resources/resource-center/mint-for-external-manufacturing-solution-brief&title=Integrate with 100% of Your CMOs with MINT for External Manufacturing&summary=Learn how TraceLink MINT enables fast, simple, and cost-effective integration with all of your CMOs. &source=TraceLink "LinkedIn") - [ Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.tracelink.com/resources/resource-center/mint-for-external-manufacturing-solution-brief&t=Integrate with 100% of Your CMOs with MINT for External Manufacturing "Facebook") - [ Mail ](mailto:?subject=Integrate with 100% of Your CMOs with MINT for External Manufacturing+|+TraceLink&body=https://www.tracelink.com/resources/resource-center/mint-for-external-manufacturing-solution-brief "Mail") - [ Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Integrate with 100% of Your CMOs with MINT for External Manufacturing https://www.tracelink.com/resources/resource-center/mint-for-external-manufacturing-solution-brief&via=TraceLink "Twitter") #### Table of contents [![MINT-ExtMNFG-3D-Thumb](/sites/default/files/2024-02/MINT-ExtMNFG-3D-Thumb.png)](/sites/default/files/2024-02/TraceLink-MINT-for-External-Manufacturing-Solution-Brief.pdf "Read the solution brief")Life sciences companies are increasingly outsourcing manufacturing to access specialized production capabilities and reduce costs. But a lack of real-time collaboration with contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) has created a new set of challenges for external manufacturing and supply chain leaders. Multienterprise Information Network Tower (MINT) for External Manufacturing uses the proven TraceLink network and its powerful Integrate-Once, Interoperate with Everyone™ capability to enable integration with 100% of your CMOs at a fraction of the cost and time of EDI or point-to-point connections. A single connection to the TraceLink network enables the real-time exchange of the complete set of B2B transactions for external manufacturing, including forecasts, purchase orders, PO acknowledgements, advance ship notices, and inventory balances, to provide up-to-date information and improve collaboration. [**Read our new MINT for External Manufacturing solution brief to learn more!**](/sites/default/files/2024-02/TraceLink-MINT-for-External-Manufacturing-Solution-Brief.pdf "Read our new MINT for External Manufacturing solution brief to learn more!") Some of the key benefits of MINT for External Manufacturing include: - **Share Forecast Planning Schedules:** Improves alignment with CMOs on products, quantities, due dates, order frequency, and lead times to lock in production capacity and ensure product supply. - **Increase Visibility and Collaboration:** Real-time data exchange ensures you and your CMOs are aligned on goals and can quickly respond to demand changes and supply chain disruptions. - **Improve Planning:** Real-time purchase order confirmations, inventory balances, and shipment updates from your CMOs ensures supply plans are more accurate and products ship on-time, in-full with less buffer inventory. Achieve real-time supply chain intelligence through cost-effective B2B network integration with 100% of your contract manufacturers. [**Read the solution brief**](/sites/default/files/2024-02/TraceLink-MINT-for-External-Manufacturing-Solution-Brief.pdf "Read the solution brief") and then schedule a meeting with TraceLink to get started today. [Solution Brief](/category/solution-brief)[Multienterprise Information Network Tower (MINT)](/category/multienterprise-information-network-tower-mint) #### Table of contents Integrate with 100% of your CMOs. Meet with TraceLink to learn more. 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