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ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and SCM (Supply Chain Management)

Assembling the information need to feed the SCM (Supply Chain Management) applications from legacy systems can be tedious as it is difficult to get that information flowing on a fast, reliable basis from all the areas of an organization.

By: pandit erp
Category: Computers:Software
Posted: Apr 06, 2010
Updated: Apr 06, 2010
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Assembling the information need to feed the SCM applications from legacy systems can be tedious as it is difficult to get that information flowing on a fast, (http://www.erppandit.com/relation-between-SCM-and--ERP.html ) reliable basis from all the areas of an organization. An ERP system integrates all that information together in a single application and SCM applications benefit from having a single major source to go to for up-to-date information.

Majority of the management people who have tried to install SCM applications say they are glad they did ERP first. They term the ERP projects making your information house in order. Now most ERP solution providers have SCM modules so doing an ERP project may be a way to have these both in one go. What the organizations must do is that they must evaluate whether these applications meet their needs.

ERP and supply chain management helps in coordination of resources. The organization should manage the supply chain process. This remains true in any situation. ERP acts as a tool that helps the companies to execute the things in required for managing the supply chain in a proper manner.

ERP and supply chain management have greatly helped the manufacturing sector. The shortcomings of ERP in manufacturing supply chain have to be rectified in order to make it more effective. ERP supply chain software market is encouraging provided one identifies the supply chain segments that erp supports in the process of erp and supply chain management.

Many times software applications that automate the logistics aspects of SCM do not gather information from around the company, so they tend to be independent of the ERP decision. But it is better to have these applications communicate with ERP in some fashion. It's also important to pay attention to the software's ability to integrate with the Internet and with ERP applications because the Internet will drive demand for integrated information.

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