Suppy Chain Orders - White Paper

Globalization, outsourcing and increasing product variety are leading to greater complexity in supply chain networks. Customers are demanding shorter delivery lead times and higher service levels. Manufacturers and distributors are striving to meet the conflicting goals of maintaining high delivery service levels and reducing working capital.

Supply chain orders revolutionize and simplify planning and execution by linking all parts of an order network. The supply chain order automates the process of making a change to an order network and provides the ability to enquire on the status of the linked order chain and whether the current delivery terms can be met.

Supply chain orders provide customer-focused organizations the opportunity to inte¬grate and manage their end-to-end supply chain planning and execution processes. They are especially useful in make-to-order and buy-to-order environments and can complement material requirements planning, advanced planning and scheduling, and lean manufacturing strategies.