cocoa commodity management and CTRM

Cocoa

From sustainability to pricing strategies, Gen10 apps improve business processes across the cocoa value chain.

Whether you need to audit remote producers, accelerate procurement processes or use data to create more value from every trade, Gen10 technology can help.

Move beyond CTRM with cloud technology that integrates with your processes to create a complete commodity management ecosystem.

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Valuations with precision

Multiple products, currencies and languages

Remove the complexity of working with different exchanges, products and currencies. Powerful workflow engines automate conversions, improve efficiency, reduce risk and provide better decision-making data.

Automatic pricing calculations

The Pricing Engine calculates pricing for valuation, Mark-to-Market and more. Automate the invoicing process, with calculations including conversions between wet and dry weights, cocoa content and premiums and discounts based on location, grade and more. And after inspections, sampling data can automatically calculate payables based on the actual nib yield.

Live position visibility

Make quicker, better-informed decisions based on completely live data. Dashboards and reports provide instant insight into your global open net position, Mark-to-Market, P&L and hedging of commodity and currency, all updated as soon as you take action.

Compare actual costs and P&L against estimates and highlight bottlenecks in your organisation. Improve trade estimates, forward curve analysis and cash flows in multiple currencies.

Logistics made simple

Streamline operations to reduce administration, improve asset turnover and make your credit lines work harder for you.

Manage stock through processing and transportation

Virtual lots mean all users have an overview of all stock locations and can easily combine or split large volumes. Convert between multiple shipping vehicles and packaging types automatically. Create shipments from multiple lots or contracts. Controls and checks ensure that contract weights reconcile.

See all outstanding actions, all the time

Workflows automatically create a custom calendar of outstanding tasks and deadlines. They ensure your approval processes are followed and control shipment requirements, such as preventing shipping until mandatory documents are attached.

Clear certification

Manage sustainability certification across your supply chain. Track stock from purchase to sale at a glance. Transfer certifications across contracts, even when combining or blending virtual lots, and set renewal notifications for certificates with expiry dates.

Customer/Supplier Portals

Connect with suppliers and customers in a mobile-first app to communicate price levels and invite offers for various grades, locations and forward months. The Trade.Counter app can be used to:

  • Create your own digital marketplace for approved suppliers or clients
  • Monitor offer/bid and target prices
  • Create digital receipts when purchasing from smallholders

As with all Gen10 apps, realise greater benefits by integrating the app with your commodity management or CTRM system for seamless progression from deal capture to contract automation.

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Sustainability, traceability and audit

The majority of the world’s cocoa producers live far from major population centres and internet access. Gen10’s Aud.ITTM app allows you to digitally audit these producers. To date, we have mapped the sustainability metrics of over 4000 smallholder cocoa farmers in West Africa.

Field agents gather sustainability data offline, add evidence and GPS data, and upload the results when they have an internet connection. Once uploaded, the data is instantly available throughout your organisation so that sustainability issues can be addressed as soon as they arise.
Integrate Aud.ITTM with your other Gen10 apps for unrivalled traceability, accountability and cost/quality controls.

“We chose Gen10’s Commodity.Manager as the best solution for our commodity business. We take advantage of the task management, workflow, and clean, customizable user interfaces in order to optimize our position and supply chain management.
We are very impressed with the flexibility and scalability of the system as well as with the knowledgeable and helpful team.”

Mercedites DePuy, Controller and Project Manager RCMA Americas

Gen10 Apps

Powerful integrated CTRM technology

Driven by comprehensive workflow and pricing engines. Automate processes across front-, middle-, and back-offices for continuous position reconciliation. Feed data into ERP and other software in real-time. The cloud software gives all users the information and tools they need at any time and on any device.

Enhanced contract management

Manage counterparties, automate document creation and gain control over contract processes with automated workflows.

Calculate and re-calculate pricing automatically. Multiple premiums and discounts, FX, exchanges, conversions and more provide complete visibility and optionality.

Better logistics

Power logistics with automated document creation including shipping and warehousing documents and bank requests for release.

Reduce operational risk using checks and controls including credit limit alerts, missing documents, allocation quantities and more. Keep all teams updated on every contract with automated calendars of outstanding tasks and deadlines.

Live reporting

Gain complete, real-time position visibility that updates as soon as actions are taken. The wide range of in-system reports and reporting integrations provide real-time P&L, MTM, position and management reports that give clear, actionable insights into your operations.

CTRM becomes a tool to speed up processes, reduce administration and improve compliance, while the reports take care of themselves.

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Automated contract management

Workflow engines provide efficiency, control and audit. Progress digital contracts through Legal, Finance, CSR and commercial functions seamlessly. Automate contract creation, special clauses and processing to approvals and counterparties.

Automatically calculate pricing with multiple assays, premiums and discounts, on call and average pricing, as well as FX and interest.

Faster processes

Manage approved counterparties, their documents and expiry dates. Automatically create contracts based on their history or your approved templates. Virtual lots make it easy to monitor incoming stock and any assays, allocate the right stock to sales contracts and trace commodities, even when blending or combining lots.

Live reports update as soon as actions are carried out. Issue the contract, feed your positions and update your ERP at exactly the same time.

Better controls

Use digital approvals and signatures, with workflows providing confidence that contracts are not progressed without approval and digital processing creating a complete record of every action taken as standard.

Cloud commodity management

Access this cloud app securely from anywhere on almost any device. Team members can update deals and approve contracts securely, even when away from their desks.

Versatile integrations

Included as standard with Commodity.Manager CTRM or implement as a stand-alone app. Manage and automate purchase and sale contracts on a single platform or feed your E/CTRM or ERP position reporting to gain better outcomes from your existing technologies.

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Faster pre-trade and deal capture

Streamline high-volume transactions and capture pricing across your organisation. Communicate price levels, invite offers, close deals and monitor activity.

More communication

Transform your procurement process by inviting approved suppliers and customers to your private digital marketplace. The mobile-friendly app means your team can close deals quickly and automate business confirmations for instant communication, even when traders are out and about.

Better data

Gain greater insights from tracking offer-bid spreads and performing analysis via a simple responsive dashboard. API integrations with Contract Management, CTRM and ERP systems update your digital records as soon as deals are confirmed, reducing data entry and improving accuracy.

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Traceability and provenance assurance

Perform due diligence on suppliers or warehouses with this web and mobile app. Inspectors can survey even remote producing regions and share data instantly using the cloud app. Or, in areas of limited connectivity, can save responses and upload them as soon as they have Internet access.

Paperless audit

Ensure mandatory questions are completed. Upload supporting evidence and use the device’s GPS location to confirm the site visit.

Complete transparency

Information is available across the organisation as soon as it is uploaded, with no risk of errors during transcription. Fully-digital records create a complete change log, showing any changes made to your information and when.

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Traceability and provenance assurance

Perform due diligence on suppliers or warehouses with this web and mobile app. Inspectors can survey even remote producing regions and share data instantly using the cloud app. Or, in areas of limited connectivity, can save responses and upload them as soon as they have Internet access.

Paperless audit

Ensure mandatory questions are completed. Upload supporting evidence and use the device’s GPS location to confirm the site visit.

Complete transparency

Information is available across the organisation as soon as it is uploaded, with no risk of errors during transcription. Fully-digital records create a complete change log, showing any changes made to your information and when.

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