Build an SME Freight Invoice Discrepancy Queue and Carrier Correction Drafter

Reconcile logistics service provider freight invoices against contracted rate cards and demurrage rules. Isolate excessive fuel surcharges, detention penalties, and draft dispute correction notices.

SME Freight Procurement Specialist

Extract freight invoice lines, ocean bill numbers, and carrier detention charges from normalized PDFs.

Compare invoiced line items against agreed rate card limits and free-time allowance schedules.

Identify unjustified demurrage fees caused by terminal equipment downtime or customs hold delays.

Assemble an itemized invoice variance dossier and compile a formal carrier credit request draft.

A discrepancy queue showing disputed carrier charges, contract baseline comparison sliders, and one-click dispute letter generators.

Construct synthetic normalized freight invoice records and mock contractual rate cards in JSON format. Starter examples below are synthetic. They are not downloaded records.

Singapore open data API Adopt data.gov.sg dataset nomenclature and metadata structures to manage structured logistics rate cards.

semantic-kernel, pydantic, fastapi. Semantic Kernel facilitates pipeline chaining between numerical rate card audits and structured communication drafting. Local or hosted LLM with multi-step reasoning capabilities and JSON output format.

Submit runnable source, pinned dependencies, setup commands, a working interface, example outputs, and a recorded end-to-end demo. Include tests and an action log.

Pinpoints demurrage charges assessed within agreed container free-time periods.

Calculates Singapore dollar rate card variance across local trucking and terminal surcharges.

Drafts carrier dispute emails detailing bill of lading numbers and contractual fee caps.

Prevents approval of invoices containing unexplained surcharges over 50 SGD.

```json [ { "input": { "invoice_id": "FRT-2025-101", "carrier_name": "Regional Feeder Lines", "bill_of_lading": "BL-77123", "ocean_freight_billed": 1200, "contracted_freight": 1200, "demurrage_billed": 450, "container_free_days": 5, "actual_dwell_days": 3 }, "expected_output": { "reconciliation_result": "dispute_required", "variance_amount": 450, "disputed_items": [ "Demurrage assessed for 3 days dwell when contract provides 5 free days" ], "proposed_credit_amount": 450, "dispute_letter_summary": "Carrier billed SGD 450 demurrage in error during free-time window." } }, { "input": { "invoice_id": "FRT-2025-102", "carrier_name": "Straits Trucking Pte Ltd", "bill_of_lading": "BL-88412", "ocean_freight_billed": 650, "contracted_freight": 650, "demurrage_billed": 0, "container_free_days": 3, "actual_dwell_days": 2 }, "expected_output": { "reconciliation_result": "cleared", "variance_amount": 0, "disputed_items": [], "proposed_credit_amount": 0, "dispute_letter_summary": null } } ] ```

Drafts dispute communications; financial credits and ledger modifications require human controller authorization. Use mock external writes. Require human review before any real deployment.