Summary
In short
- A contract register is a register used in KnowLogistics that holds every commercial agreement, its value, term, renewal date and owner. It is built against Contract law.
- Maintained continuously. Owned by commercial.
- The template holds 38 fields across 4 sections, with agreements repeating for each entry.
- Scoring is renewals managed, where high is good.
- Contract law is contract law. General legal obligations arising from the agreement rather than from regulation.
- It connects to the rest of the library: feeds Contract Review and Vendor Scorecard.
What it is
What it is
What is a contract register?
A contract register is a register used in KnowLogistics that holds every commercial agreement, its value, term, renewal date and owner. It is built against Contract law.
When is a contract register completed?
A contract register is completed once at set up, then whenever an entry is added, changed or retired. Maintained continuously.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This register is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this register covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- A linked record needs this one to exist: feeds contract review and vendor scorecard
Not for
- Contract Review Record, which reviews an agreement before renewal, covering performance, price, risk, obligations accepted and whether to continue.
- Purchase Requisition Record, which requests a purchase, states the justification and routes it for the right level of approval.
- Rate Confirmation Record, which confirms the agreed rate, accessorials and terms for a load or a lane in writing before the vehicle moves.
- Anything outside KnowLogistics, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
Contract lawContract law
General legal obligations arising from the agreement rather than from regulation.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the contract register template based on?+
It is built against Contract law. Contract law is contract law. General legal obligations arising from the agreement rather than from regulation.
What sections does the contract register contain?+
There are 4 sections: header, agreements, related records, register health. Together they hold 38 fields, 27 of which are required.
How many contract register records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
How is a contract register scored?+
Scoring is renewals managed. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the contract register template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the contract register library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowLogistics — supply chain execution. Inbound, outbound, inventory, yard, claims, supplier lifecycle and customs.
Meet KnowLogistics→Sources
Sources
- Contract law — Contract law