Automating Supply Chain Mgmt And Its Impact

Automating Supply Chain Automating Supply Chain Mgmt and its impactMgmt and its impact

By:By:Rajiv R. SharmaRajiv R. Sharma

Gangadhar S M Gangadhar S M Bharath B. K.Bharath B. K.

Manoj SrivastavaManoj Srivastava

DefinitionDefinition Process of planning, Process of planning,

implementing, and implementing, and controlling the operations controlling the operations of the supply chain as of the supply chain as efficiently as possible. efficiently as possible.

Spans all movement and Spans all movement and storage of storage of raw materialsraw materials, , work-in-process work-in-process inventory, and finished inventory, and finished goods from point-of-origin goods from point-of-origin to point-of-consumption to point-of-consumption

Features & Functions of SAP Features & Functions of SAP SCMSCM

Supply chain planning & Supply chain planning & Collaboration Collaboration

Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Planning Planning Demand planning and forecastingDemand planning and forecasting Safety stock planningSafety stock planning Supply network planningSupply network planning Distribution planningDistribution planning Supply network collaborationSupply network collaboration

Contd.Contd.

Service Parts Planning Service Parts Planning Parts demand planningParts demand planning Parts inventory planningParts inventory planning Parts supply planningParts supply planning Parts distribution planningParts distribution planning Parts monitoringParts monitoring

UML Interaction DiagramUML Interaction Diagram

State Machine Behavior State Machine Behavior DiagramsDiagrams

Supply chain executionSupply chain execution Order fulfillmentOrder fulfillment

Sales order processingSales order processing BillingBilling

Procurement Procurement Strategic sourcingStrategic sourcing Purchase order processingPurchase order processing InvoicingInvoicing

Transportation Transportation Transportation planningTransportation planning Transportation executionTransportation execution Freight costingFreight costing

Contd..Contd..

Warehousing Warehousing Inbound processing and receipt Inbound processing and receipt

confirmationconfirmation Outbound processingOutbound processing Cross dockingCross docking Warehousing and storage managementWarehousing and storage management Physical inventoryPhysical inventory

Manufacturing Manufacturing Production planning and detailed schedulingProduction planning and detailed scheduling Manufacturing operationsManufacturing operations

Business BenefitsBusiness Benefits

Faster response to changes in supply and demand Faster response to changes in supply and demand Increased customer satisfaction Increased customer satisfaction Compliance with regulatory requirements Compliance with regulatory requirements Improved cash flow Improved cash flow Higher margins Higher margins Greater synchronization with business prioritiesGreater synchronization with business priorities Helped Ford save time(reduced day-to-day planningruns Helped Ford save time(reduced day-to-day planningruns

for aftermarket from 9 hours to less than 4 hours)for aftermarket from 9 hours to less than 4 hours) Enabled company to modify and optimize its own Enabled company to modify and optimize its own

programsprograms Enabled company to usehardware more efficiently,Enabled company to usehardware more efficiently,

eliminating need for upgradewhile reducing costseliminating need for upgradewhile reducing costs

Collaborative Business Maps Collaborative Business Maps

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