Helios One · buyer workflow
Contract manufacturing supplier on-time delivery tracking
The decision for this workflow
Report final-ship timing alongside milestone timing so outside processing is visible before the customer date moves. The page uses sample/fictional data so a team can challenge the rule before sharing a real export. It is aimed at a buyer deciding what to ask, what to hold, and what to leave for a human.
Program and process OTD scorecard
This page’s working artifact is a Program and process OTD scorecard. It is intentionally narrower than a full ERP rollout: the buyer supplies a reviewed export or copies a supplier message, then checks the proposed state before anything is sent or written back.
Worked fictional example: Fictional six-program delivery sample
| Field | Fictional value |
|---|---|
| Final ship on time | 4 programs |
| Outside-process late | 1 program, anodize slipped 3 days |
| Customer date changed | 1 program moved after approval |
| Unconfirmed | 1 new PO without a supplier promise |
The useful decision is report final-ship timing alongside milestone timing so outside processing is visible before the customer date moves. In a real review, record the source file, message date, reviewer, and any redaction before treating a value as operational.
What Helios does directly
Helios can calculate the stated sample denominator and show process, customer-date, and acknowledgment states separately. Helios keeps the distinction between a draft, an extracted value, and a buyer-approved decision visible. A supplier reply is not sent automatically from this page, and no ERP record is changed by this artifact.
Evidence boundary
The values are fictional and do not represent a contract manufacturer’s delivery performance or customer result. The three sources below provide industry or vendor context; they do not establish a Helios customer result, certification, or live integration. The p1-stores status is the controlling integration boundary for this wave: 0 live-tested integrations.
Use the related workflow links to prepare the minimum export, draft an acknowledgment, or review a supplier reply. Keep real purchase orders and controlled documents in the approved environment.
Working artifact · fictional sample data
Supplier OTD scorecard
Definition used here: receipt on or before the unmodified supplier promise date ÷ confirmed receipt lines. This sample is not an industry benchmark.
Sources and verification
- NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (primary; accessed 2026-10-23) — NIST MEP describes manufacturing improvement assistance; it is not a Helios customer or outcome reference.
- FAR 11.401 delivery requirements (primary; accessed 2026-10-23) — FAR describes delivery or performance time as a contract element; it does not prove a Helios workflow.
- SourceDay PO collaboration datasheet (primary; accessed 2026-10-23) — SourceDay describes a category workflow; its features and results are not attributed to Helios.
Frequently asked questions
Can a revised customer date erase the original miss?
This sample keeps the original promise and the revised date as separate fields, so the change remains reviewable.