Supply Chain Management

Supply chain management includes the management materials and

information that occurs between the raw materials and the end customer.
This includes all logistics, materials handling and purchasing. The
management goal is to increase efciency and lower costs for the end
customer.
In Favor Of Centralized Control
Centralized management systems means having a unit within an
organization that is dedicated to managing the supply chain systems for
the rest of the organization. One unit is responsible for acquiring,
developing, and maintaining hardware and software, as well as
developing policy for the entire organization. Some advantages of using a
centralized system include
!ecreased ris" of technological clash by providing oversight to ensure
software and hardware are compatible within the organization.
In favor of decentralized control...
!ecentralized supply chain systems give the various departments or units
in business autonomy over their own resources unless it is essential to the
overall organization policy. #$n military spea", this is referred to as %control
by negation.%& 'ssentially, each unit #eg mar"eting, sales, human
resources, etc.& is responsible for maintaining and developing their own
system. (dvantages of using a decentralized system includes, but is not
limited to
Inexpensive and easy to set up as compared to a larger, centralized network.
Supply Chain Management With Respect to SDLC
Supply chain management software is implemented by companies to
deliver the bene)ts of the supply chain strategies they had adopted. The
articles here e*amine a number of the supply chain management
software suites that are available.
$ntroduction to S(+
S(+ ',+ Operations solution has become the software bac"bone that
contributes to companies- ability to achieve efciency in the supply chain.
Open Source ',+
Open source software has gained a signi)cant foothold in the business
wor" and it is natural that open source ',+ and customer relationship
management #C,.& solutions are the ne*t evolutionary step in the
process. The open source ',+ and C,. solutions can be purchased by a
company and used as is. This article loo"s at the advantages and...
Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is a customer relationship management #C,.& application
that has been a leader in the C,. sector for a number of years. Today it has
over /00,000 customers, more than 1 million subscribers, and has its
application has been translated into si*teen languages. Salesforce.com is
unli"e other applications as it is not software that is
'lectronic !ata $nterchange #'!$&
The implementation of '!$ is important for companies as it can signi)cantly
reduce the cost of sending documents. ( paper purchase order requires
resources to print the +O, fa* it, or post it to the vendor. '!$ automatically
sends the electronic document to the vendor thus reducing the cost of
sending the +O. This article describes the basics...
Tips 2or Selecting ( 3oice +ic"ing 3endor
3oice +ic"ing systems are becoming e*tremely important to an efcient
warehouse operation. This article e*amines ten tips for companies who are
loo"ing to select a vendor for their voice pic"ing solution.
S(+ '*tended 4arehouse .anagement
S(+ '*tended 4arehouse .anagement #'4.& is a component of the S(+
Supply Chain .anagement #SC.& business suite. The '4. function is not a
part of the S(+ ',+ suite, which contains standard warehouse management.
S(+ has announced that although they will continue to support S(+ 4., they
will not be enhancing the product, and all new warehouse...
.anufacturing '*ecution Systems #.'S&
+rocess Control Systems are an integral part of the production line and to
communicate with a company5s enterprise resource planning #',+& system
applications can be implemented called manufacturing e*ecution systems
#.'S&. These allows companies to have a visibility of the production line from
the ',+ system. This article discusses the uses and...
$ntroduction to (riba
(riba was founded in /667 and has been the leader in spend management
solutions since. $t now has over /70,000 suppliers on its networ" that invoice
over 8100 billion annually.
$nbound (nd Outbound !eliveries $n S(+
$n S(+ the inbound logistics functionality incorporates inbound deliveries,
inbound shipments as well as goods receipts. The outbound logistics
functionality covers the pic"ing and pac"ing of materials as well as the
outbound delivery and goods issue. This article gives an overview of the
inbound and outbound delivery processes in S(+.