Tuning ERP and the Supply Chain for Profitable Growth

The supply chain is, of course, the primary processing mechanism of every manufacturing company. But in today's competitive, cost-conscious global environment, it's more than that: The multifaceted, multi-company, multinational structure of the supply chain makes it the most complex management challenge found in any enterprise. Supply chain management (SCM), a critical part of any enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, no longer means just making sure that the right materials and resources move to the right place at the right time. This white paper is about ensuring that the sequences of events involved in producing goods and distributing them to customers are tuned optimally to satisfy customers, minimize costs, and maximize profit.