— ROBOCOMMODITY WORKFLOW
One Integrated Platform for Trading, Operations, Risk,
One Integrated Platform for Trading, Operations, Risk,
Treasury, Debt & Finance
01
Enquiry &
Deal Management
- Enquiry
- Cost Sheet
- Approval Workflow
←
02
Trade & Contract Management
- Trade Management
- Contract Management
- Trade Processing
→
03
Logistics & Operations
- Logistics Planning
- Shipment Tracking
- Operations Management
→
04
Inventory & Production
- Inventory Management
- Production Planning
- Stock Management
→
05
Risk Management
- Risk Monitoring
- Exposure Management
- Risk Analysis
→
06
Treasury & Debt Management
- Treasury Operations
- Debt Management
- Cash Flow Management
→
07
ERP & Finance Accounting
- ERP Integration
- Financial Accounting
- Reporting
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COMMODITY LIFECYCLE WORKFLOW
Why Choose RoboCommodity
RoboCommodity — the only unified platform built on Microsoft Business Central, that brings ERP, CTRM, CRM, Trade Finance, Logistics, AI Co-Pilot, and Power BI analytics together in a single platform, purpose-built for commodity and energy trading companies.
Module
CTRM (Trading Management)
- Enquiry & Trade Management
- Deal Budget vs Actuals
- Deal Capture & Contract Management
- Budget vs. Actuals – Pre-trade analytics
- Secondary cost estimation
- Deal verification & Confirmation
- Contract Management
Operations (Logistics & Shipping)
- Inventory Management
- Inventory Movement & Tracking
- Inventory Valuation
- Manufacturing / Blending
- Quality Control
- Vessel Tracking
Risk Management
- Paper Trading
- Derivatives
- Hedging
- Risk Position
- MTM Exposure
- Position Statements
- Broker/Exchange Settlements
- Manage Market Data
- VaR & Drawdown limits
Trade Finance
- Trade Finance
- Cash & FX Risk Management
- Initiate LC documents
- Initiate payment request for purchase
- LC Management
- Trust Receipt
- Bank credit line management
- Global Credit Limit Management
Financial Accounting
- Statutory Accounts & Book Keeping
- Auditing
- Ageing Analysis
- Working Capital Management
- Cash Flow and Net Cash Flow
- Supplier and Buyers Account
- KYC documents
- MIS Reports
- Management SOA’s
CRM
- Lead & Opportunity Management
- Counterparty Onboarding
- Relationship & Interaction Tracking
- Contact & Account Management
- Deal Pipeline Visibility
- Activity & Task Automation
Agentic AI
- Autonomous Workflow Execution
- Smart Document Extraction
- Predictive Anomaly Detection
- Intelligent Process Automation
- Contextual Decision Support
- Automated Exception Handling
Power BI
- Power BI
- Analysis View
- Co-Pilot
- Executive Dashboards
- Real-time Data Visualization
- Interactive KPI Reporting
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Years in commodity
ERP & CTRM
ERP & CTRM
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Clients across
25+ countries
25+ countries
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End-to-end trade
lifecycle coverage
lifecycle coverage
INDUSTRY CHALLENGES
Operational challenges inmetal commodity trading
Commodity traders in agriculture face a set of challenges that generic ERPs simply aren’t built to handle. Here’s what they deal with every day and what we solve.
Benchmark Price Fluctuations
Metal prices across LME, COMEX and global exchanges change constantly, making pricing accuracy and margin control difficult without real-time visibility.
Complex Metal Trading Contracts
Managing provisional pricing, quality differentials, tonnage limits and pricing periods across contracts increases operational complexity and reconciliation risks.
Compliance & Trade Regulations
Multi-leg shipments, vessel scheduling, warehouse routing and freight cost allocation across origins and destinations. One missed update and your cost basis is wrong.
Inventory & Material Traceability
Tracking metals by grade, batch, weight, warehouse and storage location becomes difficult without centralized metal inventory management.
Multi-Currency Trading Operations
Global metal trading involves multiple currencies, tax structures and business entities, creating challenges in financial consolidation and reporting.
Logistics & Freight Management
Coordinating shipments, freight costs, port handling and cargo movement across suppliers and destinations requires end-to-end supply chain visibility.
WHO USES ROBOCOMMODITY?
Built for businesses across themetal commodity tradingecosystem
From metal traders and distributors to processors and procurement teams, RoboCommodity supports every stage of metal trading and supply chain operations.
Metals Trading Operations
Metals & CommodityTrading Teams
- Stay on top of metal buying and selling contracts from a single platform
- Get instant visibility into positions, exposure and pricing movements by metal type
- Manage futures and hedging activities linked to LME, COMEX and other exchanges
- Track trading performance across copper, aluminium, steel, alloys and precious metals
Global Metal Trading & Distribution
Metal Exporters &Trading Companies
- Handle international metal shipments across suppliers, buyers, ports and warehouses
- Simplify export documents, quality certifications and shipment paperwork
- Keep track of freight charges, port expenses and logistics costs for every trade
- Manage multi-currency settlements and faster reconciliation with suppliers and customers
Procurement & Supply Chain Teams
Metal ProcurementOperations
- Manage supplier contracts and approvals through connected digital workflows
- Track metal inventory by grade, batch, weight and storage location in real time
- Automate payments linked to provisional and final metal pricing terms
- Maintain complete traceability from source procurement to customer delivery
— END-TO-END COVERAGE
Everything your metal trading
business needs in one connected
system
RoboCommodity brings together contracts, inventory, logistics, pricing, finance and reporting so your teams can manage the entire metal trade lifecycle without switching between disconnected tools.
Trade & Contract Operations
- Manage buy and sell contracts with connected trade visibility across teams
- Handle provisional and final pricing terms with better pricing control
- Track every contract activity with complete history and audit visibility
- Manage multiple metal categories, trading portfolios and approval processes in one place
- Apply compliance checks and counterparty validation across trading operations
Pricing Risk & Hedging Management
- Monitor live trading margins and exposure with real-time benchmark pricing visibility
- Connect futures and options activities across LME, COMEX and SHFE exchanges
- Track commodity positions by metal type, contract period and delivery timeline
- Set custom risk controls, alerts and hedge monitoring rules for trading teams
- Analyze pricing movement impact on contracts, settlements and overall profitability
Logistics & Inventory Operations
- Track vessel, container and cargo movements across metal trade shipments
- Manage warehouse, terminal and third-party storage operations from one system
- Allocate freight, port handling and demurrage costs at the lot level
- Maintain accurate grade, weight and quality tracking with full material traceability
- Handle blending, processing and metal transformation workflows efficiently
Finance & Trade Settlement
- Manage financial operations across multiple companies, currencies and trading entities
- Automate matching between provisional pricing, final invoices and contract values
- Simplify bank document handling, letters of credit and trade finance workflows
- Handle regional taxation, VAT processes and entity-level financial consolidation
- Run automated supplier and customer payments based on contract and settlement terms
Analytics & Business Reporting
- Track margins, trading risks and operational performance through live dashboards
- Improve planning with demand forecasting and volume insights by metal category
- Generate detailed reports by trade, supplier, customer, metal type, or shipment origin
- Stay prepared for audits and regulatory reporting with centralized reporting tools
- Get real-time visibility across global metal trading and distribution operations
CRM & Counterparty Management
- Maintain complete visibility across buyers, suppliers, brokers and trading partners
- Monitor customer and supplier credit exposure across ongoing trades and contracts
- Automate workflows from inquiry and quotation to finalized trade agreements
- Manage counterparty verification, compliance checks and e-KYC processes centrally
- Connect trading operations with Microsoft Dynamics Sales and Marketing workflows
BUSINESS OUTCOMES
What changes when your metaltrading operations run on oneconnected platform
We don’t talk about features. We talk about what happens to your business when the entire trade lifecycle runs on one platform.
Less Manual Reconciliation Work
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Automated invoice matching, settlement tracking and payment allocation reduce manual finance work and eliminate delays caused by disconnected systems.
Faster Contract Processing
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Digital workflows and automated trade documentation speed up approvals, contract execution and trade processing across teams.
Better Control Over Trading Risk
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%
Real-time position visibility helps trading teams make more accurate hedging decisions and reduce pricing exposure across metal contracts.
— WHY ROBOCOMMODITY?
Designed for the way metal trading companies actually operate
Most metal trading companies struggle with disconnected systems, spreadsheets and ERP tools that cannot handle commodity pricing, contract complexity, or global trading workflows. This leads to operational delays, pricing mismatches and limited visibility across trading and finance operations. RoboCommodity is built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 with integrated CTRM and metal trading ERP capabilities designed specifically for metal commodity trading businesses.
Manage the complete commodity trade lifecycle from one connected platform
No separate middleware between trading, finance, inventory and settlement operations
Built-in support for base metals, precious metals, steel, alloys and scrap trading
Handle multi-company, multi-currency & global trading operations centrally
Backed by Microsoft Dynamics specialists with commodity trading expertise
Fully aligned with the Microsoft Dynamics 365 ecosystem and roadmap
Capability
Generic ERP
RoboCommodity
Metal trade lifecycle management
×
✓
LME / COMEX benchmark pricing integration
×
✓
Provisional & final pricing management
×
✓
Mark-to-market P&L dashboards
x
✓
Hedging & derivatives support
×
✓
Grade, lot & inventory management
×
✓
Native ERP finance integration
×
✓
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Questions Answered.
How does RoboCommodity handle LME and benchmark-linked pricing?
RoboCommodity integrates with LME, COMEX and other benchmark pricing indices to automate provisional and final pricing calculations. It manages pricing periods, quality premiums and contract tolerances within a single workflow, reducing manual calculations and settlement errors.
Does RoboCommodity cover the complete metal trade lifecycle?
Yes. RoboCommodity manages the entire metal trade lifecycle from procurement and contract management to logistics, inventory, invoicing and settlement within one integrated platform. Trading operations and financial reporting stay connected without separate CTRM and ERP systems.
Can RoboCommodity support multi-country and multi-metal trading operations?
Yes. RoboCommodity supports multi-company, multi-currency and global trading operations with built-in handling for taxation, financial consolidation and compliance. It can manage base metals, precious metals, steel, alloys and scrap trading within the same environment.
How long does RoboCommodity implementation take for metal trading companies?
Most metal trading companies go live within 3 to 6 months. The implementation includes system setup, migration, pricing integration, training and deployment support from Robosoft’s Microsoft Dynamics and commodity trading specialists.