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Supply Chain Execution
Smarter supply chain with orders, inventory, and shipping in one system.
Supply chain execution
The gap between what was planned and what actually gets delivered is where manufacturers lose margin. Through late orders, excess stock in the wrong locations, and logistics costs that weren't in the plan. Supply chain execution (SCE) software closes that gap: managing order fulfilment, warehousing, and transportation in a connected way so that daily operations run closer to plan.
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What is supply chain execution?
Supply chain execution is the operational work in the supply chain, from receiving an order to delivering the product to the customer.
It covers four areas:
Order management: from order to confirmation to delivery
Warehouse management: receiving, storage, picking, and packing
Logistics: planning and managing the flow of goods
Transportation: route planning, tracking, and deliveries
When these processes work together, you can deliver faster, with fewer errors and at lower cost.
What sedApta SCE delivers
Faster deliveries, fewer errors, lower costs. All while improving visibility into your entire supply chain.
Lower operating costs:
Cut costs across transportation, warehousing, and order management through smarter processes and less manual work.
Faster deliveries:
Shorter lead times and faster order handling, from the moment an order comes in to when it's on its way.
Full visibility:
Real-time data across the entire supply chain, so you can spot issues early and make decisions based on the right information.
Right inventory, right time:
Stock levels that match actual demand. No overstock, no shortages.
The supply chain execution process flow
The supply chain execution process can be divided into several phases, which often overlap and interact with each other:
- Order receipt: Acquiring orders through various channels (online, EDI, phone) and entering them into order management systems
- Order processing: Verifying product availability, planning production (if necessary), and preparing for shipment
- Warehouse management: Receiving, storing, and managing inventory, including picking, packing, and shipping processes
- Transportation management: Planning shipments, selecting carriers, tracking shipments, and managing deliveries
- Delivery and feedback: Executing final delivery to customers and collecting feedback to improve future processes
Technologies transforming supply chain management
There are four technological areas revolutionizing the supply chain:
- Internet of Things (IoT): The IoT enables real-time determination of the exact location of items, monitoring their movement and storage conditions, thus revolutionizing inventory monitoring and warehouse management. RFID technology, in particular, allows tracking the precise location of goods at all times and quickly sharing information across supply chain channels via radio data transfer. Bluetooth, NFC tags, and GPS also perform similar functions, albeit on different scales depending on specific cases.
- Analytics: Using quantitative data helps extrapolate information and optimize decision-making throughout the supply chain. Today, advanced analytics provides valuable support for Supply Chain Managers to interpret collected data. There are four types of supply chain analytics: descriptive analytics, which ensures visibility; predictive analytics, which forecasts future trends such as demand; prescriptive analytics, which suggests solutions to problems; and cognitive analytics, which answers questions by mimicking human reasoning.
- Cloud computing: Cloud computing allows the integration of different platforms and adoption of scalable solutions, making information and data available on demand, and overcoming siloed management. This makes the supply chain more responsive and agile, allowing quick analysis and satisfaction of new requests by connecting more resources and tools.
sedApta Suite is modular and integrates with your existing ERP. You can start with the capability you need most (order management, warehouse management, or transport management) and expand from there. Each module is designed to work standalone or as part of a connected execution layer.
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