Trends and Features of SCM Solutions
Today in this era of globalization, where organizations are partnering and collaborating with other companies regularly in different parts of the world, the capability to monitor the supply chain cycle efficiently has become necessary to carry on business, as per a report in the Financial Times. Enterprises are putting added importance of supply chain solutions, for instance B2B business integration, to foster collaboration with both customers and partners.
According to Mr. Rick Blasgen, CEO of Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals “Supply chain logistics used to be viewed as a cost-cutting mechanism; now they are being used as growth drivers to open up new markets, particularly emerging markets”. As per the other marketing reports, the factors that have speeded up the use of supply chains and the requirement to manage them comprises the high accessibility of internet connectivity and the increase of global markets.
Recently, a survey conducted by Aberdeen Group that was done in 62 small and medium scale businesses, revealed that 75 percent opined that they view B2B as an essential component of the organization’s future growth. The report concentrates on business integration solutions for enabling ongoing maintenance, trading partner recruitment and other performance measurement associated practices.
With advanced supply chain management solutions companies are able to package goods for installing and store shelves, ship the goods directly to the distributor, retailer or to any other destination. Furthermore, they can fill orders directly and track the progress right from the inventory to the delivery phase. All this can be monitored and managed from your desktop. Other services offered by the SCM solutions include:
- Material Planning and Procurement
- Turnkey Materials
- Consigned Materials
- Domestic and Offshore Sourcing
- Supplier Qualification and Certification
- Vendor Managed Inventory
- Kan/Ban
- Lifecycle Management
- Web Based Inquiry and Reporting
Simultaneously, innovative SCM solutions helps in configuring your product from the electro-mechanical assembly (box build) as well as a retail pack out i.e. RF sealing, shrink-wrap, clamshells and many more. This is done in order to custom labeling in order to ensure a comprehensive supply chain management. All these activities are managed by a group of trained professionals who make sure that you deliver only the best quality products every time to the consumers. Furthermore, these solutions also offer a complete reverse logistics solutions, right from the labeling, serial number capture to dock merge phase and all of this is personalized to cater to your requirements.