Microsoft Corp. today announced that PACCESS, a global supply chain integrator based in Portland, Ore., has selected Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 as its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, replacing an Oracle 11.0.3 system that had become very expensive to maintain and too limited in its ability to meet the company’s needs. Microsoft Dynamics AX is a comprehensive business-management solution providing midsize and larger companies with end-to-end, industry-specific functionality, enabling them to do business across locations and countries.
March 24, 2008
Managing and Controlling
No matter what your business is, you need to take precautions with your supply chain, writes Andrew Cave
It might sound a fatuous point but the question of how to manage and control a supply chain depends on what it is that you are seeking to manage and control.
Do you want to receive products into your supply chain at the most convenient time without loss of quality or value, either because you are a retailer who wants to sell them on to customers or a manufacturer who needs “just-in-time” delivery for its assembly line? Or is it all about managing and controlling costs, squeezing suppliers and safeguarding your all-important working capital?
New Momentum Announces Its Newest Supply Chain Risk Management Application
New Momentum, provider of supply chain risk management (SCRM) software for companies that make or use electronic components in their products, announced the launch of the Constrained Parts Finder. This application, which provides visibility into the global, open market for electronic parts, helps companies avoid production shutdowns and missed peak season sales due to parts shortages.
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated Upgrades Supply Chain Software
The second largest Coke bottler in the U.S. market has upgraded its supply chain management solutions from JDA Software as part of an effort to improve forecast accuracy, customer service levels, order fill rates and on-time deliveries.
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, with 6,000 employees and $1.4 billion in annual revenue, has upgraded its JDA Software SCM solutions to Version 7.4, including JDA Demand, JDA Fulfillment and JDA Transportation Planning, all “powered by Manugistics.”
JDA said its Supply Chain Optimization and Transportation & Logistics Management solutions allow companies to respond rapidly to shifts in consumer demand, as well as manage, optimize and execute the strategic, operational and tactical business processes that transform the supply chain into a strategic differentiator.
Holland Hospital Simplifies Management of Supplies and Finances
Holland Hospital is now using the latest Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) applications to help enhance its reporting capabilities, automate business processes and support its growth plans. Holland recently deployed a pre-configured software package for community hospitals that includes the Lawson S3 Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Performance Management and Enterprise Financial Management suites as well as Lawson Mobile Supply Chain Management. Lawson made the announcement during the 2008 Lawson Conference and User Exchange (CUE) in Las Vegas.
March 23, 2008
Vendor Sourcing Cuts Firm Costs
Jose Manuel Pariente is a man on a mission. He began slashing costs and streamlining procurement after he joined White & Case in April following many years of sourcing management at companies ranging from Barnes & Noble to Exel. Before Pariente, the firm had “more or less handled vendor relationships and negotiation in silos, by department, like most law firms,” says Richard McKenna, chief administrative officer of New York-based White & Case. And while Huron Consulting Group had helped the firm overhaul vendor relationships, management realized that they needed to set up an in-house procurement discipline, as McKenna puts its, “so we didn’t fall back into our previous pattern.”
IDS Scheer Announces Expansion of Partnership
IDS Scheer, the leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), today announced at Supply-Chain World North America it has expanded its relationship with the Supply-Chain Council (SCC) to provide performance measurement and management capabilities for SCOR metrics.
Under the recent agreement announced at ARIS ProcessWorld 2008 Americas, IDS Scheer is providing its ARIS Platform for the SCC to develop and maintain its different reference models and release new versions of the Supply-Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR), Customer-Chain Operations Reference Model (CCOR) and Design-Chain Operations Reference Model (DCOR) in a multi-user BPM repository. The ARIS Process Performance Manager (ARIS PPM) for SCOR will be one of the first solutions developed from critical knowledge created from the partnership, and will provide a platform for continuous improvement of supply chain processes supporting the SCOR metrics.
Does MES Need to Evolve to Better Support Total Material Flow?
The Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) solution profile continues to evolve, says Greg Gorbach, Vice President of Collaborative Manufacturing at ARC Advisory Group, with an increasing vendor focus on richer support for total materials management.
There seems to be growing interest in the area of “production logistics,” both from an operations perspective, and from the software needed to support a more integrated view of materials management.
Greening Your Supply Chain Through ERP
Want to trim your organization’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Perhaps you’re simply interested in cutting fuel use to boost your bottom line. Either way, good supply chain practices make smart business sense. And enterprise resource planning (ERP) software can help you accomplish your goals – whether your mission is to go green or keep the green flowing to your bottom line.
ERP software is the technology of choice for millions of organizations interested in streamlining their processes for better efficiency and profitability. Along the way, companies are realizing that ERP features can help accomplish green goals like reducing CO2 emissions and landfill waste.
CSCMP, IWLA & WERC Team Up To Produce First Ever “Greening The Supply Chain” Conferenc
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA), and Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC), along with strong support from Cascade Sierra Solutions, are proud to announce a new conference called Greening the Supply Chain. The conference is the first collaborative event among the associations, whose membership comprises the entire spectrum of supply chain operators. Working in conjunction with the three associations is Cascade Sierra Solutions, the pioneering environmental foundation in greening our transport sector. This conference will take place June 9-10, 2008 at the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, CA.
