# Life Sciences Company + Direct Material Supplier
Improve communication and information exchange with 100% of your suppliers to ensure all materials are delivered on time, in full
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## Improve visibility and collaboration with all direct suppliers
Multienterprise Information Network Tower (MINT) running on the TraceLink network enables life sciences companies to integrate with all direct suppliers to exchange forecasts to support collaboration on material requirements, and full digitalization of the procure-to-pay process to improve visibility and agility.
Our approach to supplier integration via the TraceLink network provides real-time information that increases visibility and collaboration for you and your suppliers.
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Collaboratively plan and lock in material requirements with suppliers based on forecasts.
Real-time exchange of POs, confirmations, and shipping notices to ensure materials arrive on time in the required quantities.
Integration with ERP ensures all constituents are operating from a single source of the truth.
### Solutions to your challenges
Discover how TraceLink products improve supply chain agility so you can respond to changes in demand and supply while mitigating the impact of disruptions on manufacturing operations.
#### Forecast sharing
#### Planning and scheduling
#### Visibility and collaboration
#### Invoicing and payment
- Electronically share expected quarterly and annual projected material requirements with key suppliers.
- Receive electronic forecast confirmations directly from suppliers to support better long-term supply planning.
- Improve alignment with all direct materials suppliers on quantities, due dates, and order frequency to help ensure supply.
- Enable suppliers to improve planning to minimize the bullwhip effect and lower costs.
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- Confirm lead times to ensure accurate purchase order generation.
- Improve supply planning accuracy through real-time integration of supplier-confirmed or updated PO quantities and due dates.
- Exchange PO updates in real time to ensure continued supply plan accuracy.
- Enable suppliers to share real-time ASNs with manufacturing operations to improve receiving and production scheduling.
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- Collaborate with suppliers in real time to respond to demand changes and disruptions.
- Give suppliers visibility into the latest customer material requirements.
- Jointly monitor ongoing PO exchange and confirmation activity with suppliers.
- Simultaneous visibility into PO performance supports collaboration with suppliers and continuous improvement.
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- Exchange invoices based on updated POs to reduce extended payment processes.
- Enable electronic remittances to streamline the procure-to-pay process.
- Improve supplier relationships with more prompt and accurate payments.
- Reduce inefficient email and phone call follow-up to resolve invoice and payment discrepancies.
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### Products for your business
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[ Product ](/products/product-explorer) [ Multienterprise Information Network Tower (MINT) ](/products/partner-orchestration/mint)
## The power of orchestration
TraceLink enables you to integrate and exchange critical transactions with 100% of your direct suppliers through the world’s largest life sciences and healthcare network. See the power of orchestration between life sciences companies and direct supply partners.
TraceLink enables you to integrate and exchange critical transactions with 100% of your direct suppliers through the world’s largest life sciences and healthcare network. See the power of orchestration between life sciences companies and direct supply partners.
### 1,650+
Direct materials suppliers in the TraceLink network
### 50K+
ASNs processed daily in the TraceLink network
### 1,000+
Contract manufacturers in the TraceLink network
### $4.4B+
Customer savings from avoiding point-to-point integration
### Life Science Company + Contract Manufacturer resources
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##### TraceLink Named a Leader in IDC’s Worldwide Multienterprise Supply Chain Network Vendor Assessment
TraceLink has earned a top leadership position in IDC's latest ranking of multienterprise supply chain commerce network providers.
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##### Digitalize Your End-to-End Supply Chain with TraceLink Multienterprise Information Network Tower
Read how business leaders can achieve real-time supply chain intelligence through cost-effective B2B network integration with 100% of your contract manufacturers, suppliers, 3PLs, carriers, and customers.
[ Read More ](/resources/resource-center/digitalize-your-end-to-end-supply-chain-with-tracelink-multienterprise-information-network-tower)
##### 3 Easy Steps to Integrate with 100% of Your Suppliers
Discover the fastest, easiest, and most cost-effective way to integrate and exchange data with 100% of your direct suppliers in real time.
[ Read More ](/resources/resource-center/mint-for-direct-supply-solution-brief)
### Let’s connect
Ready to learn more about how TraceLink can help you integrate, digitalize and gain intelligence across your entire direct supplier network?
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