Business Chief USA February 2019

CREATION TECHNOLOGIES
“Communication with our suppliers is
now automated, eliminating the need
for our procurement team to manually
generate material requirements planning
(MRP) signals to our suppliers,” adds
Cantu. “We are in the early stages of
implementing the software, but the
signs are good and we expect to achieve
the savings outlined in our original
business plan. The capabilities of B2B
tools will also continue to expand, allowing
supplier and customer ERP systems
to interface directly, with fewer
layers of human interpretation and action.
Creation will continue to stay on the
leading edge of these developments.”
Although supply chain management
remains a vital component to any
successful organisation, global supply
chain labor shortages will continue to
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“Rapid Response allows
us to be much more
responsive. We can
quickly evaluate
changes in demand and
associated constraints,
allowing us to make
decisions much faster”
—
Ana Cantu,
Executive Vice President of Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 2019