Enterprise Resource Planning

Enterprise and departmental silos are reinforced by today’s ERP systems given the fragmented environment present across most supply networks.

Over the last decade, many supply chain experts advocated that tighter integration of SCP with ERP would deliver higher value, however, this is not supported by the facts of a recent study.

To move forward, it is important for supply chain leaders to get clear on the definitions of supply chain visibility and to align IT and line-of-business leaders on a road map to close the gap.

With ERP vendors gaining traction in the supply chain execution market, top analysts suggest that best-of-breed providers are going to need to step up their game. We dissect the intersection of ERP and supply chain management software and discuss how the cloud could drive further progress.

Enterprise simulation planning (ESP) enables businesses to see how the supply chain will perform under future demand and potential alternate supply chain structures and policies to reduce the risk inherent in strategy changes and to encourage continuous supply chain improvement and innovation.

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The supply chain best-of-breed vendors respond to SCCT needs from their position of business process functionality support strength, whether that is supply chain planning, response management, supply chain execution or fulfillment synchronization. The planning vendor will tend to extend and integrate supply and demand planning with supply chain execution flows, including order fulfillment, transportation, logistics and inventory movement.

In my role with Logility, I have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of companies and executive management teams around achieving their supply chain goals and prioritizing their initiatives.

Spreadsheet Risk is the Number One Threat to Supply Chain Excellence

It has been around long enough to be considered one of those “classic debates”: ERP warehouse management module or best-of-breed warehouse management system? One would think that by now this debate would have been settled. The facts and opinions have been examined for well over a decade, surely there must be a clear winner by now. If only it were that simple.

The Panorama Consulting Solutions 2014 ERP Report presents independent analysis of ERP implementation costs, durations and achievement of business benefits from both domestic and multinational organizations of varying sizes.

An Independent Comparison of SAP, Oracle and Microsoft Dynamics ERP Systems.

Uncover critical decision factors every supply chain professional must consider when comparing ERP warehouse management and best-of-breed WM functionality.

Study: Companies relying on ERP for supply chain visibility fall short of goals for the extended supply chain - misalignment between IT and business executives results in 50% gap in inter-enterprise visibility capabilities.

Learn how innovators such as Avnet and Radisys are able to respond to ever-changing customer demands quickly while keeping previous commitments; manage constraints to increase fulfillment; and raise overall profitability. Hear how creating confidence in your customer ultimately creates the foundation for a sustainable and profitable partnership for both you and your customers.