1. Supply Chain Technology – What is Working, What is Not, and Where We are Going
Executive Seminar
September, 2005

2. Supply Chain Technology
Foundation questions for the supply chain technology discussion …
Do you have the technology infrastructure in place to efficiently manage your supply chain?
Are you fully utilizing the technology you have now? Largest gap?
What do you see as your top technology priority?

3. Enterprise Level Systems Usage
Use of Supply Chain Applications
Operations applications are more pervasive than management or measurement tools.

4. How Are SCEM Systems Being Used?

5. Status Gathering Technology
26% of status updates are based on fax and phone calls.
Web portals have caught up to EDI as a collection tool.

6. Status Accuracy and Timeliness
While EDI is an established technology, there are issues with accuracy and timeliness.

7. Status Accuracy and Timeliness - Compliance
Most compliance programs have not been effective in improving performance.

8. RFID Is Still Getting The “Buzz”
Where will tags be applied?
Justification for RF ID Tags

9. RFID – Where will tags be read?

10. How Are TMS’ Being Used?
The focus of TMS applications is on domestic operations.
Why are TMS’ not being used in international operations?
Limited capabilities?
Limited benefits?

11. Tools to Measure Performance
Is the infrastructure in place to measure performance?

12. What Is the Savings Potential?
Many enterprises have limited supply chain technology infrastructure, but the savings potential seems significant.

13. Technology Investment Priorities

14. Technology Investment Trends
The wish list is changing. Why?

15. Technology Investment Criteria
Return on investment does not lead the list for evaluating technology investments.

16. Technology Investment Returns
While financial returns are not the most important investment criteria, what returns are being estimated or achieved?

17. Technology Investment Audits
Are post implementation audits typical for technology investments?

18. Supply Chain Technology – Learning’s
Applications to manage the supply chain have not yet been implemented by many companies. The priorities for filling the gaps are changing with process measurement tools moving up the list.
Even where new applications have been installed, full implementation and business process change are still challenges.
Integration is often an issue -- between applications and between supply chain segments (e.g. international supply chain and distribution centers to stores)
EDI is still the foundation for visibility, but timeliness and accuracy are issues. The Internet and web portals (most hosted by 3rd parties) are playing a greater role in data collection, while faxes and phones are still used.
RFID “feels” like the right thing to do, but most implementations are still in the future. Bar coding is the entrenched solution.

19. Questions?