Wesupply Top 10 priority supply chain improvements

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Wesupply, a leading provider of On Demand and collaborative supply chain management solutions has identified the most common and pressing Top 10 supply chain projects for improvement.

Free, explanatory, no-nonsense solutions fact sheets with clear diagrams are available on each subject off their website and click on Fact Sheets or telephone 08700 703370.

Andrew Hubbard, Product Director commented: 'Wesupply has a range of configurable intelligent process solutions addressing specific business process issues to increase the velocity of the supply chain, drive out costs, release significant working capital and improve margins.

These are for companies that have identified supply chain issues and need a technology solution that will address them.' Wesupply will conduct a Collaborative Value Assessment to assist in identifying and scoping projects all aimed at securing maximum return on investment.

The roll out of the solution is non invasive, fast and trouble-free to all trading partners on the network using Wesupply's Rapid Integration System.

The Wesupply solutions are hosted on their own servers and accessible to any PC equipped with a web browser so can be quickly and inexpensively deployed.

In a recent report analysts The Aberdeen Group identified the top Supply Chain Planning areas for On Demand.

These were Forecasting and Sales and Operations Planning, Inventory Optimisation and Replenishment Planning with up to 80% of respondents saying they would consider an On Demand option for these business planning requirements.

The most requested planning areas feature prominently in Wesupply's solutions portfolio.

THE TOP 10:.

1.

Sales and Operations Planning.

2.

Offshore Manufacturing and Supply.

3.

Vendor Managed Inventory.

4.

Perfect Order.

5.

Process Compliance.

6.

Load Management.

7.

Forecast Collaboration.

8.

Inter-Plant Supply.

9.

Reducing working capital.

10.

Supplier Performance.

1.

Sales and Operations Planning .

Wesupply offers the ability to build complex plans with input from multiple parties, review and refine those plans and measure the success of the plan as it is executed.

With Wesupply's OneTime integration combined with its sophisticated modelling and collaboration tools there is a rapid deployment of solutions tailored to needs.

2.

Offshore Manufacturing and Supply.

Wesupply offers a range of low-cost, rapidly deployable solutions for managing demand and fulfilment execution, including tracking of goods in transit.

3.

Vendor Managed Inventory.

VMI can result in reduced inventory holding, fewer stock-outs, improved cash flow and reduced order/invoice administration costs.

Successful execution of VMI requires a robust platform supporting the exchange of transactions in multiple message formats, translation of item codes and controlled access by multiple parties.

4.

The Perfect Order.

Wesupply helps achieve the 'holy grail' of 100% On Time in Full orders through a neutral reporting platform, clear measurement and reporting.

5.

Process Compliance.

Wesupply makes it easier for a company to enforce process and procedures with trading partners and can provide metrics to evaluate compliance.

6.

Load Management .The key lies in manipulating the quantities of each SKU to balance the requirements of the full load with the theoretical optimum stock level ensuring fast moving items are prioritised above slow moving items.

7.

Forecast Collaboration.

Experience shows that statistical models for forecasting demand, generally based on past sales, have their limitations.

Collaborative forecast reviews between customer and supplier allow the combined knowledge and experience of buyers/planners to be leveraged ensuring that the consensus plan is really actionable.

8.

Inter-Plant Supply.

Wesupply can provide a rapid solution using its integration and connection technology (OneTime) to link disparate systems across countries and continents, translate codes and provide a shared process without disruption to participants.

9.

Reducing working capital.

Wesupply is able to achieve significant reductions in working capital through improved supply chain visibility and control - its solutions encompass the entire extended supply network from raw material to end customer ensuring that costs and inventory are removed from the chain.

10.

Supplier Performance.

Wesupply's solutions develop jointly agreed processes based on contractual relationships, implement simple robust and trusted performance measurements, provide visibility on both sides and institute collaborative processes to review progress and improvements.

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