With a collaborative supply chain network, all participants can share real-time, accurate, and appropriate information. Ultimately, this helps ensure that the right amount of inventory is available when and where you need it. Based on parameters you define, Production and Distribution Planning automatically solves for material handling and storage limitations at distribution centers, transfer facilities, and customer sites, as well as the costs, constraints, and lead times associated with different manufacturing and transportation modes. Raw material, components, and subassemblies flow together at the correct time as they progress into finished goods. When it's time to ship your products to market, Production and Distribution Planning automates the selection process for carriers, vehicles, and ship dates.
Plans are immediately visible to the people responsible for execution.
Real-time messaging and intelligent alerts allow management by exception. For example, problems with material availability trigger automatic notification of only those individuals that need to take action. You reduce the information cycle to virtually zero with communication in parallel and based on supply chain events - not time buckets. The result is a synchronized supply chain that helps you optimize your flow of goods from supplier to manufacturer to customer. Inventory is reduced, customer service is dramatically improved, and your products are where they need to be at just the right time.