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Successful Supply Chain Management is far more than just a one time project activity; it is a change in company culture and a continuous journey that matures as customer needs evolve, organizational capabilities change and technology advances. SCM is a business strategy first and foremost. SCM software provides the framework, management and automation to empower distribution strategies. SCM community members have discovered successful methods, effective business processes, lessons learned and best practices which collectively reduce risk and increase SCM payback. Here we share and advance those ideas.

Supply Chain Management Systems

Proper CRM software selections are the precursor to successful implementation and production. Fail the software selection and you are likely to incur a downstream chain of technology difficulties, cultural problems and failed customer facing business processes. Fortunately, success is more science than art. This channel is focused on the science to achieve software selection success.

Featured Supply Chain Management Software Articles

	Five Trends in Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software
	Until recently, Supply Chain Management software dealt with execution efficiencies in the areas of procurement, inventory management and logistics. However, as SCM becomes increasingly strategic, the focus moves to demand driven, dynamically synchronized, global and more collaborative supply chain applications.

	Supply Chain Management Software Selections & Stakeholder Objectives
	The key to a successful supply chain management software selection is to march the software selection team and company toward a predefined destination. If SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound) stakeholder objectives are not completed up front, the rest of the project is likely to be aimless and without ability to accomplish forecast goals.

	How Supply Chain Management Software Can Boost Profits
	Forecast error correction algorithms and warehouse slotting optimization schemes are just two examples of how Supply Chain Management software with accompanying best practices can deliver bottom line impact. In this article, we examine demand management and additional operational planning best practices in order to drive both top line revenues and bottom line profits.

	Supply Chain Management Software Integration Guide
	Even with advances in IT solutions to simplify systems integration—using technologies such as APIs, SOA, XML web services, RESTful services and new forms of middleware—system integration remains one of the most time consuming, complex and costly IT challenges. Here we examine the business cases and integration points to begin a thoughtful system integration strategy.

	10 Key Questions That Drive Supply Chain Management Strategy & Software Selection
	Asking the right questions is the single best method to ensure informed decision making when it comes to creating the right supply chain management strategy and selecting the best fit accompanying software. And the only way to get the right answers which most impact supply chain strategies is to ask the right questions. Here we share 10 questions that may most influence your SCM success.

	Knowing When to Upgrade Your Supply Chain Management System
	Making a decision to upgrade your supply chain management software system should be based on a cost-value assessment that delivers a measurable payback and forecasted ROI. However, while costs are simpler to measure, benefits are the drivers to better business execution. Here we look at the top 10 benefits for upgrading your SCM system.

	The Overlooked and Underestimated WMS Critical Success Factors
	Software implementors know they need a warehouse management system approach and framework to avoid risk and methodically reach a successful outcome, but they often don't know the issues that may pose the greatest challenges. Here we examine the often overlooked and underestimated critical success factors when deploying a warehouse management system.

	2011 Supply Chain Management Year End Review
	The SCM software market continues to become more relevant in the IT portfolio of business applications. The complexity and size of SCM systems is second only to ERP software and the line between them continues to blur. Here we take a look at the major events and shifts for SCM systems in 2011, and how SCM systems are helping to cut costs and rapidly respond to business changes.

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