IBM Express Supply Chain Solution, a qualified SAP Business All-in-One solution

The IBM Express Supply Chain Solution, a qualified SAP Business All-in-One solution not only has proven methodologies, but also tools and accelerators that improve inventory analysis and project management and process models. This solution can allow you to respond more quickly to your customers' needs through the following: 

• Potential solution payback of less than six months

• Improved return on assets performance

• Improved customer service

• Enhanced business-process continuity and risk management

The solution includes:

• For industrial machinery and components: an advanced make-to-order scenario and a Web browser-based scenario for a lean, supplier-managed inventory process

• For consumer products: scenarios that include enhancements for optimized demand and production planning and for sales order processing, a lean procurement process and collaborative supply chain management

• For discrete industries: scenarios to optimize supply chain and production processes and meet customer demand

The IBM Express Supply Chain Solution can help your company retain its competitive advantage through a shortened implementation process that mitigates risks and enhances forecasting and planning capabilities. With this solution, your company can experience the following benefits:

Speed of implementation

• Faster time to realize business value

• Minimized basic system setup time and effort, and enables focus on high-value business improvement activities (for example, implementation of new planning organization and processes)

Reduced cost

• Preconfigured models allow smaller teams to develop the system

• Templates and other aids reduce the time required by your staff

Reduced risk

• Leveraging of proven implementations

• Focus on core areas

• Emphasis on change and business improvement

• Change management and process design are upfront high-value activities versus in the prototyping phase.

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