What Audit checks does the software make?

What checks does the Audit product make for each logistics provider invoice?

The 7bridges software performs the following Audit checks:

Short name	Type of spend alert	Applies to	Type	Credit	Non-credit outcomes
Service failure: undelivered	Alerting where a shipment never reaches the destination and the contract does not give the provider an exception	Parcel, specialty	Contract breach	Definite
Service failure: late	Alerting where a guaranteed service time has been breached and the contract does not give the provider an exception	Parcel, specialty	Contract breach	Definite
Incorrect rate	Alerting that a charge on an invoice has a greater value than the charge on the quote for that shipment	Parcel, specialty, freight	Contract breach	Definite, assuming rate card is up to date	Incomplete or out of date rate card data updated, improves baseline
Charge not on rate card	Alerting that the charge on an invoice does not appear on the quote for that shipment	Parcel, specialty, freight	Contract breach	Definite, assuming rate card is up to date	Incomplete or out of date rate card data updated, improves baseline
Duplicate charge	Alerting that charges appear more than once for the same shipment on the same invoice or over multiple invoices	Parcel, specialty, freight	Contract breach	Definite
Late invoices	Alerting where an invoice has been provided later than it’s maximum presentation date	Parcel, specialty, freight	Contract breach	Definite
Unreasonable charges	Alerting for charges that have been flagged by 7bridges' analysts as unreasonable	Parcel, specialty, freight	Contract leakage	Possible	Data point for negotiating a better contract with a provider. Analysts flag charges where other providers would not charge for a service.
Evidence required	Alerting for charges that have been flagged by 7bridges analysts as requiring evidence	Parcel, specialty, freight	Contract leakage	Possible
Lane not on rate card	Alerting where this particular shipment origin-destination pair does not appear on the rate card	Parcel, specialty, freight	Contract leakage	No	Data for use in negotiating extra lanes with a provider. Opportunity for a Procurement simulation.