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Collaborate with Suppliers to Ensure Reliable, Agile Delivery to Consumers
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© GT Nexus, Inc.
Collaborate with Suppliers to Ensure Reliable, Agile Delivery to Consumers
Secure Assurance of Supply
A STRATEGIC IMPERATIVE FOR RETAILERS
Volatility in supply chains makes it hard for companies to prof-itably meet demand. Sourcing is complex, involving hundreds of partners. Suppliers often don’t have access to adequate capital, causing instability in the supply base. The majority of inventory, cost, and risk is outside of a single enterprise’s control--and as companies change sourcing strategies, data will continue to reside in many systems around the globe.
Impact of Uncertainty in Supply Channels
Lack of visibility and control over supply leads to excess costs and wasteful processes in the retail supply chain. Companies hold inventory to guard against risk, but it’s expensive — and the extra costs eventually get passed on to consumers.
Without a strong assurance of supply program, retailers fi nd themselves with:
Too much buffered inventory
Inability to predict accurate lead times
Poor WIP visibility at the supplier level
Limited control over in-transit inventory
Longer lead times throughout the supply chain
The Root of the ProblemThe systems retailers have used for years no longer solve global supply chain problems. Some companies are juggling multiple ERP systems — ones that are prohibitively expensive, don’t share partner data well, and cannot connect many enti-ties to a single, real-time source of information.
Too many siloed systems and not enough shared data make it impossible to reliably meet consumer demands. Companies, with only a few pieces of the puzzle, must scramble to track inventory and provide accurate ETAs.
1. Fundamentally different supply chains with little enterprise control
When supply chains were shorter and constrained to nearby regions, managing risk and cost was much easier. Today, up to 80% of data lies outside the enterprise, leading to:
More blind spots and lower levels of control over data and activity in the supply chain
Global selling markets and sourcing origins with long, variable lead times
ERP ineffective for managing global production and raw material networks
2. Financial uncertainty and stress on the supply chain
Extended payment terms and late remittance put unneces-sary stress on suppliers. Outdated processes like manual three-way match slow down the payment process, and relationships with suppliers are put at risk. The results are:
Suppliers lack access to capital at competitive rates
Quality is negatively affected as suppliers fi ght to protect margins
Supply base is unstable, with poor relationships and little trust
3. A shift in focus on planning vs. execution
To regain control of their extended supply chains, retailers turn to planning and forecasting. But with new markets, escalating SKU counts, and shorter product lifecycles, incre-mental gains in planning accuracy will not meet the drastic demand swings that are common today. Focusing solely on forecasting leads to:
Planning systems that cannot accurately predict om-nichannel demand
Blind spots where accurate, real-time data is unavailable
Out of trend products
Partner knowledge excluded during decision-making
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Retailers struggle to ensure a reliable fl ow of goods through the production cycle.
The Challenge
The biggest challenge: having exactly the right amount of supply to meet volatile global demand.
Enterprise
Global Supply
Volatile Demand
Multi-tierConstraints
ConsumersN-Tier
Suppliers
Inbound Outbound
Volatile DemandVolatile Demand
Plant
Plant
NetworkConnectivity
Agility
Customers
Customer
DC / Warehouse
Plan
Actual At-Risk DelayDynamic ETA
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A
Sense more accurately
Operate more efficiently
Respond faster
Make better decisions
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The SolutionTo execute on a strong assurance of supply program, retailers must have the control and visibility to make smart decisions.
As inventory moves through the supply chain, managers can use a networked platform to adapt to demand or disruption. They ensure the order will be fi lled on time by understanding fi nancial viability of suppliers, collaborating with n-tiers on parts, collaborating with n-tiers on raw materials or compo-nents, and using WIP data. Later, they use transportation data to ensure on-time delivery. Bookings, rates, and compliance
are handled from a central location. Finally, goods are managed by exception to allow dynamic ETAs and accurate availability projections.
Connect every trading partner on single, cloud-based supply chain network:
Shift to execution and tighter integration to provide “rapid re-planning”
Procure-to-pay that manages the end-to-end fi nancial supply chain
Fusion of the physical and fi nancial supply chains, monitor-ing fl ows from factory to customer
Visibility into inventory and WIP
How to use this technology to build a strong assur-ance of supply program:
1. Collaborate on raw materials, supply plans, and orders
2. Manage order, receipt, and WIP status by exception, automatically
3. Track inventory with visibility into goods from point of pro-duction to consumer delivery
4. Automate supplier payments and fi nance programs for real-time status
Value PropositionsA healthy supply assurance program adds value to all of a com-pany’s trading partners. The retailer sees a drop in inventory-related costs, while partners benefi t from fi nancial stability and easier communication on production, cycle times, and shipment of parts and fi nal products. Execution is synchronized across all partners, complex workfl ows managed without extra man-power, and the physical and fi nancial supply chains are viewed from a single source.
1. Find and allocate the right supply when it’s needed
Move inventory easily from one place to another with higher agility
Increase customer satisfaction with reliable deliveries
2. Decrease transportation and inventory costs through better visibility
Dynamically allocate based on real-time demand signals
Gain visibility into in-transit inventory and WIP
Lower costs associated with excess buffer stock
3. Improved supplier performance and relationships
Better supplier fi nancial health leads to reliable production
Reduced DSO for suppliers through supply chain fi nance programs
Assurance of Supply and the Networked CompanyTo uphold a strong assurance of supply program, companies must transform themselves from silo-based, inward-facing corporate operators to interconnected, highly agile business network orchestrators.
What’s the point of all the planning? The real power lies in being able to make changes along the way.
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