What is Supply Chain Analytics?

Supply Chain Analytics provides the Analytics capabilities throughout the supply chain process for the supply chain building blocks such as Strategic Planning, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Order Fulfillment and Transportation process.

These Analytics capabilities are provided to support the business in Supply Chain Visibility Analytics, Exception Visibility Analytics, Procurement Visibility Analytics, Manufacturing Visibility Analytics, Transportation Visibility Analytics, Fulfillment Visibility Analytics and for further Analysis with Supply Chain Performance Management.

On a broad level, Supply Chain Analytics provide the ability to measure the performance of supply chain based on KPIs as defined by the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model from the Supply Chain Council.

What is Supply Chain Analytics ?

1. Supply Chain Visibility Analytics

Supply Chain Visibility helps to monitors the events along the supply chain and notifies involved and interested parties for controls and aanalyzes in supply chain process. Supply Chain Visibility analytics covers the various business process such as Procurement, Manufacturing, Transportation and Fulfillment process.

2. Exception Visibility Analytics

Exception Visibility helps to monitors and manages the exception with a view the supply chain from all angles. This helps to deal with a vast supply chain in an easier and more manageable way. The Exception visibility analytics also helps to respond immediately and accurately to new developments by tracking alert situations.

3. Procurement Visibility Analytics

Procurement Visibility provides the visibility across the procurement process . Procurement Visibility delivers an overview of milestones and status information from purchase requisition to payment coming from different systems. Procurement Visibility analytics proactively monitor and control the procurement process and automatically trigger follow up processes such as rescheduling goods receipt dates.

4. Manufacturing Visibility Analytics

Manufacturing Visibility provides the visibility in production with plant maintenance related information. Manufacturing Visibility delivers an overview of milestones and receive status information for rrelease of manufacturing order to, goods receipt , machine breakdowns. This helps to proactively monitor and control of production process. Manufacturing Visibility analytics also automatically trigger follow up processes such as rescheduling production plans.

5. Transportation Visibility Analytics

Transportation Visibility delivers the visibility across the transportation execution process for international inbound and outbound shipments . Transportation Visibility provides milestones and status information for road and sea transportation including customs issues and helps in monitoring and control of complex transportation networks. Transportation Visibility analytics can also automatically trigger follow-up processes such as rescheduling in the case of a delay.

6. Fulfillment Visibility Analytics

Fulfillment Visibility delivers the visibility across the fulfillment process . Fulfillment Visibility provides an overview of milestones and status information from sales order through warehouse activities to proof of delivery (POD). This helps to proactively monitor and control the delivery process. Fulfillment Visibility analytics process also automatically trigger follow-up processes such as creating an invoice after POD.

7. Further Analysis with Supply Chain Performance Management

Further Analysis with Supply Chain Performance Management helps to define, select, and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to analyze your business processes in order to provide a comprehensive view of performance across the supply chain.