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Time for a Supply Chain Metrics Cleaning

Logility

Ask yourself, “Are your supply chain metrics bogging you down?” ” To manage a supply chain containing complex dependencies between teams, departments and partner companies across international boundaries requires a rich set of metrics. Functionally isolated metrics lead to sub-optimized supply chain performance.

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9 Critical ERP Features for Discrete Manufacturers

OptiProERP

It allows you to communicate with suppliers in real time about capacity, forecasts, and orders. Suppliers can log into a portal to see purchase orders at any time, and the supply chain module can monitor how suppliers are performing. It determines what materials are needed and when you need them. Material Requirements Planning (MRP).

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Customer Service Aided by Cognitive Technologies

Enterra Insights

The rise of analytics has positioned companies to achieve closer customer analysis — on a far greater scale than feedback surveys or social media comments. The first way, he notes, is that big data and advanced analytics can help you know your target audience much better. ” Predictive analytics.