Collaboration - Apriso
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Collaborative Environments in Warehousing,<br />
Distribution and Logistics<br />
Manhattan Associates (www.manh.com)<br />
Since its earliest days, Manhattan Associates has delivered technology to efficiently move goods<br />
through the supply chain. Originally known as a leader in warehouse management solutions,<br />
Manhattan Associates has expanded its solution capabilities to support all supply chain needs.<br />
Today, Manhattan Associates’ Integrated Logistics Solutions TM<br />
cover:<br />
• Advanced planning;<br />
• Replenishment;<br />
• Distributed order management;<br />
• Warehouse management;<br />
• Transportation management;<br />
• Trading partner management;<br />
• RFID solutions;<br />
• Reverse logistics management;<br />
• Performance management;<br />
Carrier management.<br />
•<br />
Manhattan Associates delivers solutions to target specific customer needs, overcome supply chain<br />
challenges, and increase productivity. This involves co-ordination of internal and trading partner<br />
business processes and workflows – from source to consumption and every point in between.<br />
When it comes to the supply chain, one size does not fit all. For example:<br />
• Pharmaceutical requirements and expiration date control mean little to the consumer electronics<br />
or furniture manufacturer.<br />
• Foodservice distributors are not typically concerned with subassembly components.<br />
• Apparel manufacturers and retailers take a different view of supplier workflows and time-to-market<br />
demands than do automotive OEMs and suppliers.<br />
Trading Partner Management is one example of the way that Manhattan Associates supports<br />
collaboration. This solution recognises the trend towards outsourcing and off-shoring in manufacturing<br />
and, within those distributed operations, the need to be agile and responsive. In particular, companies<br />
need to be free to change and adjust outsourcing arrangements. This means that IT support for<br />
collaboration must be easy to deploy, and easy for partners to adopt.<br />
“ Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet software is widely used as the “last mile of ERP”, connecting<br />
users to business systems in the supply chain.<br />
Excel is used in three main ways:<br />
• as a spreadsheet for calculations to support decision making<br />
• as a front end for specialist supply chain applications<br />
• as a common language for communication between supply chain partners.<br />
“ As a standard desktop tool, Excel allows every company, regardless of size, to participate in<br />
collaborative supply chain activities.”<br />
Enrico Camerinelli, European Supply Chain Council Director and Chief Analyst<br />
LEADING EDGE COLL ABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS IN DISCRETE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES<br />
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