Supply Chain, Interrupted: Safeguard Your Bottom Line from Disruption

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Supply Chain, interruptedSafeguard your bottom line from diSruption

INFINITE RETAIL POWERTM

1. csc Global survey of supply chain progress 2012.

suppLy Chain

Contributes

8.5%to revenue1

(and growing )

is key tofuture growth

andinCreasedmarket share

Can beLeveraged

as astrategiCdifferentiator

a big deaLf o r y o u r b o t t o M l i n e



2. forrester research online retail forecast 2012.

e-CommerCe

huge opportunityfor growth

and

profitonLine buyers wiLL inCrease spending

62% by 20162

Comes withinCreased risk of

suppLy Chaindisruption

a big deaLf o r y o u r b o t t o M l i n e

it’s CostLy

IT’S COMMON

IT’S AVOIDABLE

3. Korn/ferry third-party logistics study 2013.

ECONOMIC LOSSES

465%2009 & 2011³

I NCREASED

SUPPLY CHAINDISRUPTIONS

FROM

BETWEEN

s u p p ly c h a i n

disruption


MISCOMMUNICATION

SUPPLIER GLITCHES

NATURAL DISASTERS

LOST PURCHASE ORDERS

INVENTORY INACCURACIES


disruption

IT’S COSTLY

it’s Common

IT’S AVOIDABLE


IDENTIFYEVERYDAY DISRUPTIONSTHAT DRAIN RESOURCES

AND SALES

SUPPLY CHAINP L U G T H E H O L E S I N Y O U R

EVALUATETRADING PARTNER

PERFORMANCE

DEVELOPA DISTRIBUTION STRATEGYBASED ON REAL-TIME

INVENTORY ANDSALES PATTERNS


disruption

IT’S COSTLY

it’s avoidabLe

IT’S COMMON


Leverage

reaL-time

knowLedge

CoLLaborate

with trading

partners

evaLuate

your

vendors

aChieve

end-to-end

visibiLity

harness

the power of

e-CommerCe

turn

data into

profit

6 wayst o b u l l e t p r o o f y o u r s u p p ly c h a i n


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Electronic data interchange (EDI) tools give trading partners the power to optimize sales and inventory—immediately—by monitoring and reacting to:

inventory shortages or

surpLuses

CustomerpreferenCe and

saLes trendS

CompetitoraCtivity

Leverage reaL-time knowLedgea c h i e V e i n s ta n t i M p r o V e M e n t


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> True strategic partners will comply with your EDI system and communications protocols

CoLLaborate with trading partners a n D c o n Q u e r

strategiC partnershipscommunication is seamless

trading partners are connected with eDi

analytics and sales data are used to make decisions

trading partners are nimble/make order & shipment changes quickly

transaCtionaL reLationshipsVendors are order takers

trading partners manually exchange critical business docs

collaboration on inventory levels and sales goals is nonexistent

processed orders and deliveries are set in stone

or


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> Consistently measure their performance and capabilities with vendor scorecarding

> Weed out vendors that aren’t supporting your business goals and customer relationships

evaLuate y o u r V e n D o r s

V E N D O R S C O R E

F L E X I B I L I T Y

1 2 3 4 5

R E S P O N S I V E N E S S

1 2 3 4 5

S A L E S & T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T

1 2 3 4 5

D E L I V E R Y

1 2 3 4 5

F I N A N C I A L S TA B I L I T Y

1 2 3 4 5

S TA F F I N G R E S O U R C E S

1 2 3 4 5

E D I C O M P L I A N C E

1 2 3 4 5

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> EDI tools provide a window into every point of the supply chain

> Visibility and standardized communication are key to avoiding

trading partner miscommunication and supply chain disruption

aChieve end-to-end visibiLityW i t h a l l t r a D i n G p a r t n e r s


5 harness the power of e-CommerCeA R E Y O U R E A D Y ?

CLEAR AND CONSTANT COMMUNICATION

IMMEDIATE (AND ACCURATE) SHIPMENTS

ACCURATE VIEW OF INVENTORY AT ALL TIMES

DROP SHIP ARRANGEMENTS

U N D E N I A B L EO P P O R T U N I T YREQUIRES SERIOUSCOLLABORATION

W I T H TRADING PARTNERS


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> Use EDI to make more educated inventory and sales strategy decisions

> Modify based on real data within a week

AGGREGATE SALES DATA IN REAL-TIME…THEN ACT ON IT QUICKLY

t u r n D ata

into profit

+ = FASTERGROWTH

VISIBILITY ANALYTICS


disruption happensG e t i n f r o n t o f i t

L E A R N H O W T OI N C O R P O R AT EVISIBILITY TOOLSINTO YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY

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