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The Essential Supply Chain

by Steve McVey ... processing systems with supply chain management applications. ... the advanced planning tools necessary for ... insight without sophisticated analysis tools and data ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2002/12/research_notes/TU_SC_SRM_12_28_02_1.asp - 15k Summary: Supply Chain Management (SCM) once viewed as a way to obtain a competitive advantage, is now perceived as a logical and necessary extension of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The reasons: First, traditional ERP systems lack the advanced planning tools necessary for companies to respond to an increa

Optimizing The Supply Chain Network And Reducing Distribution ...

by Josée Dupuis and Brian Benjamin ... By taking advantage of the tools' powerful linear programming and ... percent and 15 percent of total supply chain costs can ... Why Perform A Network Design Analysis. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2001/12/research_notes/MI_SC_XJD_12_01_01_1.asp - 11k Summary: The objective of supply chain logistics - to provide goods to the right place at the right time in the right quantity - is easy to understand, but achieving this objective while minimizing costs is not an easy task.

Inventory Planning & Optimization: Extending Your ERP System Part ...

by D Hooiman ... Distribution and Re-Distribution; Collaboration; Analysis Tools. ... resources, for a given service level, for each item at each site within the entire supply chain. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/04/research_notes/MI_ER_SC_XDH_04_05_03_1.asp - 16k Summary: Organizations today realize that although strategies focusing on outsourcing transportation, e-business and new distribution models are important, these are all secondary in relation to what lies at the heart of any supply chain: INVENTORY. Although firms have invested significantly in ERP and MRP syste

Optimizing The Supply Chain Network And Reducing Distribution ...

by Josée Dupuis and Brian Benjamin ... The supply chain network design directly impacts daily operating costs. ... involved in this type of analysis, powerful optimization tools can help in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2001/12/research_notes/MI_SC_XJD_12_08_01_1.asp - 13k Summary: Performance addresses issues surrounding how the new economy is transforming the supply chain and ultimately, how Andersen conducts business. Through this effort, they express how their customers, and the industry in general, are creating a more innovative supply chain.

Contemporary Business Intelligence Tools

by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic ... measures for sales, customer service, the supply chain, financials, purchasing ... Some important BI tools that allow the storage, access, and analysis of data ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/06/research_notes/TU_BI_XOT_06_28_05_1.asp - 22k Summary: Tools under the business intelligence (BI) umbrella combine to convert data into information, and information into decisions for action. Dashboards and scorecards are two such tools. Though often confused, they have functional difference, especially in modern BI suites.

Supply Chain Decisions - Make Sure You Understand the Dollars and ...

by Jim Brown ... true activity-cost drivers, the analysis ensures that ... for modeling and optimization tools develops ... Supply chain tools such as network optimization tools from i2 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2003/07/research_notes/MI_SC_XJB_07_22_03_1.asp - 12k Summary: High-level strategic decisions often have multiple, cascading cost impacts. The reaction of the costs to changes in the supply chain system is not predictable in a simple relationship that is based on current standard costs, because strategic changes often involve step changes in costs that alter the ba

Sales and Operations Planning Part Two: Common Scenarios

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... Unrealistic situations in the supply chain often require changes to sales orders ... Typical analysis tools include a time-phased summary of an item's supplies and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/12/research_notes/TU_ER_XSH_12_12_03_1.asp - 16k Summary: The nature of an S&OP game plan depends on several factors, such as the need to anticipate demand and the item's primary source of supply. Consideration of these factors can be illustrated with four common scenarios. This is an excerpt from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision.

Extending Quality's Reach to Manage Quality in the Supply Chain

by Olin Thompson ... to lab instruments, statistical analysis, instrument calibration, lab ... typically supply integration tools to enable ... integration into the supply chain, but less ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2006/01/research_notes/MI_EV_XOT_01_20_06_1.asp - 12k Summary: Quality does not start at the receiving dock and end at the shipping dock. The focus on the supply chain demands that the quality department be involved from the beginning to the end of the supply chain.

6 Immediate Business Improvements Offered by an Online SRM System ...

by Sunil Pande ... time spent checking details A result of: SCEM (Supply Chain Event Management). ... contract terms and supplier performance A result of: Reporting and Analysis Tools. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2002/10/research_notes/MI_SC_XSP_10_23_02_1.asp - 13k Summary: Online SRM helps to reduce the time spent on transactional details and put more emphasis on strategic activities.

Why Are CRM and Analytics Intrinsically Connected?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... These tools are used to replace or enhance human ... can conduct customer behavioral analysis and understand ... Supply Chain and Analytics Are Not Strangers Either. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2005/08/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_08_16_05_1.asp - 20k Summary: The new metrics of customer profitability, lifetime value, and wallet share are needed to supplement the traditional metrics of market share and penetration. Typical functional components of marketing automation include customer data cleansing and analysis tools, and campaign management systems.