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IT AS

PERFORMANCE
ENABLER FOR
SUPPLY CHAIN
P.Chandiran
Goals of SC IT
◦ Collect information on each product from production to
delivery or purchase point and provide complete visibility for
all parties.
◦ Access any data in the system with single point of contact.
◦ Analyze, plan activities, take decisions using Analytics,
simulation and other modeling tools.
◦ Collaborate with SC partners for optimized performance.
Systems used for Better IT
enabled Supply Chain
◦ Decision Support System
◦ Artificial Intelligence
◦ Expert System
◦ APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling)
Tools used for better IT enabled Supply Chain

◦ Simulation modeling
◦ Mathematical modeling
◦ Queuing Theory
◦ Heuristics
◦ Algorithms
IT support areas in SC
◦ Network design
◦ Inventory planning and control
◦ Demand planning
◦ Production scheduling
◦ Transportation planning
◦ Routing and Scheduling
Macro Processes in a Supply Chain

Supplier Internal Customer


Relationship Supply Chain Relationship
Management Management Management
(SRM) (ISCM) (CRM)

Transaction Management Foundation (TFM)


Customer Relationship
Management
◦ The processes that take place between an enterprise and its
customers downstream in the supply chain
◦ Key processes:
◦ Marketing
◦ Selling
◦ Order management
◦ Call/Service center
Internal Supply Chain
Management
◦ Includes all processes involved in planning for and fulfilling a
customer order
◦ ISCM processes:
◦ Strategic Planning
◦ Demand Planning
◦ Supply Planning
◦ Fulfillment
◦ Field Service
◦ There must be strong integration between the ISCM and CRM macro
processes
Supplier Relationship
Management
◦ Those processes focused on the interaction between the enterprise
and suppliers that are upstream in the supply chain
◦ Key processes:
◦ Design Collaboration
◦ Source
◦ Negotiate
◦ Buy
◦ Supply Collaboration
◦ There is a natural fit between ISCM and SRM processes
The Transaction Management
Foundation
◦ Enterprise software systems (ERP)
◦ Earlier systems focused on automation of simple transactions and
the creation of an integrated method of storing and viewing data
across the enterprise
◦ Real value of the TMF exists only if decision making is improved
◦ The extent to which the TMF enables integration across the three
macro processes determines its value

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