Supply Chain Optimization

With the integration of digital devices and working collaboratively and contextually with the SYSPRO business solution, manufacturers and distributors can digitize and streamline their operations by connecting their assets to the Internet and generating data from them.

By extending self-service of tenders to suppliers using the Supply Chain Portal, you can streamline collaboration with suppliers, minimize document handling and improve transparency and governance in the procurement process. A Request for Quote capability provides the ability to extend a formal invitation to suppliers to tender on the supply of goods or services, automates the creation of the RFQ from a Requisition, and allows servicing of the RFQ directly by suppliers online.

How mature are your suppliers? What is their typical lead time and capacity? Do you have next-tier suppliers as backup? SYSPRO ERP Software gives you tools to measure performance and identify where you might have gaps. It also helps you identify which suppliers meet your goals for sustainability, such as use of recycled materials, and which ones might partner with you to share incentives. ERP solutions like SYSPRO offer you automated alerts so you can identify supplier issues and resolve them quickly.

How vulnerable is your supply chain to issues like seasonality, government or market forces, or other risks? Supply chain optimization in partnership with your ERP software should give you the visibility to identify constraints in the system, such as spikes in fuel costs or even the potential for climate-based disasters. That way you can mitigate and hedge against risks.

It’s simple: inventory costs. That’s one reason why so many firms are moving to Lean manufacturing and just-in-time delivery. With an ERP platform that combines advanced scheduling, demand inventory forecasting and Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), you can stock just what you need, in response to demand, reducing both costs and waste. You can also purchase raw materials wisely taking into account issues like seasonality. And, SYSPRO ERP Software empowers you to model stock levels and do “what if” simulations that show the trade-offs of time and money.

Managing your supply chain effectively means handling reverse product flow, too. SYSPRO ERP software helps streamline return logistics with visibility back through to R&D. And, if you operate in an industry like health or safety, SYSPRO enables you to track quality data on both products and their ingredients, from purchasing through inspection, manufacturing, stocking and sales. Traceability of lots helps you stay in compliance and respond quickly to recalls.

Supply chain optimization includes finding ways to reduce delivery and storage costs. For example, ERP solutions like SYSPRO’s feature container management, so you can optimize shipping costs and gain schedule predictability. Should you move your warehouse location to be closer to customers? SYSPRO ERP can help you decide, with tools to model and analyze your total landed costs across the supply chain.

Do you have a good handle on which products are slow-moving, excess, active or static? SYSPRO enables you to analyze stock codes (SKUs) at a granular level, so you can see each item’s historical demand behavior and impact on profits. Then from a supply chain perspective, you can balance materials ordering based on product roles – basic, seasonal or safety stock – and analyze where to invest resources.