Representing the “moment of truth” in the supply chain when a customer reaches for a product and makes a purchase, retailers know the importance of shelf availability, inventory visibility, responsive logistics, well-run warehouses, and integrated transportation and route planning in catering to the whims of consumer demand in today’s over-retailed environments. Miss in any one area, and your chances of success shrink.
Infor Supply Chain Management for Retail enables companies to manage value-based retailing initiatives by improving high-volume, supplier-to-store (concept-to-customer) SCM processes in an industry where order numbers are typically small, order lines are large, and the number of orders averages 200,000 to 500,000 cases a week.
Infor’s supply chain logistics management software makes it possible for retail companies to enhance service and increase supply chain velocity by improving upstream and downstream processes. Upstream, it helps them get closer to the customer by better understanding, planning, and responding to demand globally across all customers, stores, categories, assortments, and products. Downstream, it helps them increase speed and accuracy through more efficient and cost-effective supply chain management. This concept-to-customer solution includes:
Strategic Network Design—determine where to locate distribution and fulfillment facilities to optimize inventory placement and deliver the best customer service at the lowest possible cost.
Demand Planning—advanced statistical analysis combined with internal and external collaboration to accurately forecast global customer demand.
Network Supply Planning—optimization of network supply based on forecasts generated in demand planning.
Distribution Planning—inventory and replenishment tools for ensuring that the right product is in the right place at the right time across multiple facilities to meet target service levels.
Warehouse Management—end-to-end fulfillment and distribution including directed put-away, picking, cycle-counting, labor management, voice-directed distribution, and other capabilities that ensure products are delivered on time and in full.
Transportation and Logistics—transportation planning and procurement, route planning, transportation management, and international trade logistics for managing orders from inception to delivery anywhere around the globe.
RFID—an enablement framework for automating fulfillment and distribution while meeting regulatory pressures and compliance mandates.
Event Management—user-defined alerts for proactively managing exceptions across global supply chains.
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