Supply Chain Planning Tools
Supply Chain Planning Tools
Ultimately the function of your business is to provide a product or service to your customer. For this, you need to take certain materials, apply your resources and present it in a certain form or package that appeals to the market. You also have to make sure that the supply meets the demand and that your product is distributed and available where it is required. It is clear that this entire process relies on the acquisition of the correct source materials and in the correct quantities. This part of the business is known as the supply chain and because the business relies on this chain to operate optimally in order to perform its function, it is vital that this process should be managed very carefully. A selection of supply chain planning tools are available, but it is important to first know how you need to manage this process before investing in tools that will not deliver the outcomes you desire.
Managing a supply chain is not as straightforward as simply picking up the phone and ordering the materials you need from a supplier. Because it is a complex process that requires information from across your company and a fair amount of research, it makes sense that you will need supply chain planning tools that recognise this need and is able to function and deliver on a broad range of information. The process includes the mapping out of the entire process to look for inefficiencies, as well as developing and maintaining relationships with suppliers to ensure a steady supply of inputs. It involves the actual process of manufacturing of the products that will be sold as well as the process of getting those products to customers. And finally it involves dealing with and compensating for supply chain returns, such as defective products.
Business Modelling Associates presents a solution – Enterprise Optimizer®. It is a powerful supply chain planning tool that offers companies an unprecedented opportunity to truly improve their operational performance. Enterprise Optimizer® is used to optimise supply chain networks, rationalise capacity, allocate production and raw materials to manufacturing plants, schedule shifts, optimise staffing and improve logistics performance. With Enterprise Optimizer®, a company can accurately represent its value chain end to end - from the supplier’s supplier to the customer’s customer. Visit businessmodelling.com for more information.
