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As a company, ERPGenie LLC, focuses on SAP Supply Chain Management and specifically, we are experts in the traceability and automation space. If SAP EM, OER, GTT, GTS, GBT, TM, EDI, AIF and PI are no foreign to you then you will begin to see a bigger focus on these topics in our blogs going forward. IOT and Blockchain are also near and dear to our hearts as we see the great potential that these technologies are already bringing to the Supply Chain process. Exciting times call for exciting changes... Join us for this new Journey. Discover the new Supply Chain - The 4th Generation Supply Chain with us...

Digitalization in the Extended Supply Chain

New Study Reveals Growth Companies Are Investing In Customer-Facing Supply Chain Solutions To Improve Supply Chain Efficiencies In The Digital Era

In today’s digital supply chain landscape, electronic linkages between customers and suppliers is on the rise, and double-digit growth is expected in 2017 and beyond, according to new research released today from leading B2Bi Managed Services provider DiCentral, in partnership with SAP and the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee (UT) Haslam College of Business. The whitepaper, “Proactive Partnerships: Creating Supply Chain Value in the Digital Era,” helps prepare supply chain and EDI decision makers for digital disruption in the supply chain and highlights how to adopt – and adapt – digital tools to prepare for and protect against this disruption.

In today’s instant-gratification buying culture, buyers and suppliers must be in lockstep. Suppliers operate in a world of slim profit margins and tight deadlines, and late shipments for failing to follow the packaging requirements of a retailer – such as a misplaced barcode – can result in costly penalties. According to 80 percent of survey participants, their customers run an existing EDI compliance program, which can result in penalties, and nearly 75 percent of survey respondents have been subject to fines due to noncompliance. Among those respondents receiving fines, 3 percent report receiving fines of more than $100,000 in a 12-month period. For small- and midsized businesses (SMBs), these fines can have a material impact on profits.

From machine-to-machine communication (such as EDI) and data analytics, to cloud-based solutions and mobile capabilities, disruptive technologies are far and wide, and digital technologies are transforming the way today’s organizations operate. More and more companies are embracing these automation tools and supply chain analytics to remain competitive, reduce costly human errors and improve customer service levels.

Read the full article here

10 Best practices to gain immediate, actionable insight into your supply chain events across your extended supply chain

Article by Kevin Wilson of ERPGenie LLC - Optimizing your Supply Chain.
Extended Supply Chains have the following characteristics:

• Multiple geographies – Where do your customers and partners reside?
• Multiple languages and currencies
• Multiple systems – SAP, EDI, Web site, ...
• Multiple partners – Carriers, freight forwarders, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors
• Varying regulations and compliance requirements – What’s needed to ensure we conduct business legally across the globe?

Supply Chain KPI Described - Throughput

This is an old blog post we found authored by Pino Villa (http://sapscminfo.blogspot.com/) - Still worth a read...

Generally most KPI are a waste of time and effort. Most are ‘so what’ KPI. They are isolated KPI that do not contribute to real business benefits. Some are mainly output related rather than throughput related; Example case is inventory versus throughput. 

The key difference is that throughput is based on what is actually billed and delivered, while output is something produced and sitting in inventory providing zero value to the organization. Fundamentally throughput relates to cash flow, productivity and profitability; the key elements of any success factor of an organization.

Having throughput as a KPI measure provides the ability for any organization to achieve its goal; the goal of being profitable and ability to grow. The rest has no relevance.

Building a Roadmap to Adopt SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

This webinar will answer the following questions:

• What critical planning capabilities do world-class companies need?
• How well does SAP IBP enable these capabilities?
• How should you adopt the solution over time?

In today’s competitive manufacturing, distribution, and retail environments, firms must innovate and improve their supply chain capabilities to achieve profitability and growth objectives. Companies need real-time analytics to become more demand-driven and rapidly adjust supply chain decisions based on downstream behavior and consumption. 

In response to these challenges, SAP’s IBP solution represents a significant step forward in building SAP’s supply chain planning capabilities. 

Supply Chain Execution with SAP software

In this three-minute video, Markus Rosemann, VP Solution Management, Supply Chain Execution, SAP, talks about SAP solutions for logistics and fulfillment. Learn more about SAP solutions for Transportation Management, Warehouse Management, and Track & Trace.

SAP Supply Chain Execution Platform: How it Addresses Today's Business Challenges

In this 2-minutes video, Markus Rosemann, VP Solutions, Supply Chain Execution, SAP, talks about today's business challenges like increasing demand volatility and supply chain complexity, and the need for customer centricity and speed to fulfill service expectations. See how SAP solutions for logistics and fulfillment can help.

The benefits of SAP Event Management to the Supply Chain

The benefits of SAP EM are dependent on the specific challenges an organization faces. This blog describes common challenges that we face today and the 2nd part of the blog will show how SAP EM can be leveraged to address this issues.

Creating a Premier Order-to-Cash Process (Mark Wells)

Mark Wells wrote a nice little article on the Order to Cash process. See the full article here from his blog "Supply Chain Action Blog". An excerpt from the blog follows:

A premier O2C process possesses the following hallmarks:

1) Standardization.  That is not to say that all orders are treated in the same way, but that you have determined beforehand what types of orders you will receive and how each type will be handled.  Standardization applies to how orders are anticipated, qualified, promised, priced, allocated, fulfilled, invoiced, collected and serviced.

Keeping Track of your Supply Chain - 8 1/2 key points to ponder

When it comes to the Extended Supply Chain, it is critical to ensure that any issue that occurs during the process is uncovered in a timely manner. Once an issue has been uncovered it then becomes critical to take action on it in order to get the process back on track. Without this kind of actionable insight we will simply running less effectively and ultimately end up paying more for the execution of our Supply Chain. Increased buffer stock to account for Supply Chain irregularities, poorly optimized reorder points and optimal order quantities, and so on... We have lived with chaos and exceptions for so long but there is hope; there is light at the end of the tunnel. We need to take charge of the Supply Chain and it all begins with gaining control through visibility in to what is actually happening.

International SAP Conference on Supply Chain

SAP and T.A.Cook are delighted to invite you to attend the International SAP Conference on Supply Chain
TITLE: International SAP Conference on Supply Chain
DATES: October 1-2, 2015
LOCATION: Darmstadt, Germany
EVENT WEB SITE: http://goo.gl/mZs5nC - use code ERPGSCM15_10 during the online registration, for an exclusive 10% discount for ERPGenie.COM subscribers

Event Highlights Include

• Keynote presentations: Featuring the latest industry news, best practices and innovations. In addition, learn about market opinion from experts in the field and hear from SAP’s customers on their innovative approaches
• Customer case studies: Gain an informed perspective from leading companies on implementing and working with SAP’s SCM applications
• SAP sessions: Hear details of the latest industry trends, solution road maps, developments, and a vision for transformation from senior executives at SAP on topics including HANA and cloud-based innovations
• Live demos: See demos of the applications first-hand and get answers to your questions about the featured SCM solutions from SAP and their partner organizations
• Meet the experts: Get your questions answered. Visit the showfloor to discuss your challenges with SAP solution management, and hear more about new offerings and tools from leading SAP Partners
• Network: In addition you will find ample time to get to know your peers and build lasting relations with subject-matter experts throughout the event.

Discover how SAP’s portfolio of supply chain management applications can support organizations across different business scenarios and industry sectors, while remaining compliant with today's more complex regulations.

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Early Bird Discount Secure your place by Friday, 28 August 2015 to save on the pass price. Register now and save Use code ERPGSCM15_10 during the online registration, for an exclusive 10% discount for ERPGenie.COM subscribers Key Speakers From Unilever, Mondelez, Whirlpool, Caterpillar, Philips, RWE, Boehringer, Nussbaum, ÖBB, M.Video