Presented To: Prof. V. N.

Bajpai Presented by:-

Alok Pandey

 SCM:" Is the strategic management of activities involved in the acquisition and conversion of materials to finished products delivered to the customer E-SCM may be described as the integrated management approach for planning and controlling the flow of materials from suppliers to end users using Internet technologies

 Supports exchange of real time information

Platform independent
Web visibility & processing capability 24/7 Return on investment

It has open internet application architecture which

allows for Rapid deployment & scalability combining unlimited users in real time environment Incorporates broadcast & active messaging

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 Complete support of transportation order management, transport planning, and fleet Management. Communication with other supply chain participants. Most interfaces are supported by EDI, however the use of internet technology has enhanced communication between supply chain participants. Open database for execution and administration of transport activities. Evaluation of transportation performances. Distribution modeling and route optimisation.

 In the development and maintenance of Supply chain's

information systems both software and hardware must be addressed. Recent development in Supply chain management software are: 1. Base Rate, Carrier select & match pay (version 2.0) developed by Distribution Sciences Inc. which is useful for computing freight costs, compares transportation mode rates, analyze cost and service effectiveness of carrier.

2. A new software programme developed by Ross systems Inc. called Supply Chain planning which is used for demand forecasting, replenishment & manufacturing tools for accurate planning and scheduling of activities.

 3. P&G distributing company and Saber decision

Technologies resulted in a software system called Transportation Network optimization for streamlining the bidding and award process.
4. Logitility planning solution was recently introduced to provide a programme capable managing the entire supply chain.

 Integration of business information systems: ERP,

supply chain mgmt, etc.

Inter-company communication (vital in todays

multi-company supply chains).

Making sophisticated business systems available to

small and medium-sized firms.

Non-technical challenges: international regulatory and standards issues balancing need to share with privacy needs

 A company can improve its processes to increased by IT. Reduce delivery time. Manage customer information.

With recent increase in the speed of the IT, it has

provided firms with the ability to offer their customers another way.
To contact with firm regarding service issues and

integrate customer information and firm information to bring great benefits to both customer and firm.

 1) The use of the IT in managing purchasing in the supply

chains has developed rapidly.

IT helps to communicate with vendors, checking vendor price

quotes and making purchases from vendor catalogues.

Reduce lead time.

Face-to-face negotiations are not used as frequently because

the negotiations can conducted through the IT.

It save cost as well as time.

 Purpose that IT deployment in supply chains leads to

closer buyer-supplier relationships.

Successful buyer supplier relationships are associated

with high levels of information sharing. Information sharing (quality and quantity) refers to the extent to which critical and proprietary information is communicated to ones supply chain partner.

 The most popular use of the IT in supply chains is in the

management of transport .Transportation typically is the highest cost component in a supply chain.
the monitoring of pickups at regional distribution centers by

carriers is the most popular application of the IT in this area.

The goals are to reduce the cycle time to fill customer's order,

reduce the inventory of parts, work in process and finished goods in the pipeline.
increase the accuracy and completeness of filling a customer's

order and of billing him for it and accelerate the payment for the delivered items to put cash in the bank as soon as possible.

 Management of inventory.

The most popular use of the IT in this area is the

communication of stock outs by customer to vendors, or the notification of stock outs by companies to their customer.
IT to coordinate their JIT programs with vendors.

the ability of firms to notify customers of order

shipping delays and inventory emergencies, in order to decrease the delivery lead time and inventory.