Collaboration software to reduce inventory and increase response

Some recent trends in business and manufacturing hold the promise of greater profits, yet, due to profit-robbing inventory increases, this promise has not been fully realized. [9] The major trends influencing this are:. • Globally and organizationally distributed suppliers (trading partners). [7,12] • Globally and organizationally distributed sales channels (trading partners). [3,5,12] • Increasing product variety and customization. [1,2,3,5,7] In addition, due to increased business process complexity, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are finding the frequency of on-time fulfillment of a customer order is decreasing. [7] We describe software that maps to business models and instantly communicates information and business intelligence among trading partners. Serus software improves collaboration enabling inventory reduction, improved customer fulfillment and therefore increased profit. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.4.1 [INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS]: Office Auto...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: SIGECOM
• Authors: Indu Bingham, Barbara Hoefle, Kim Phan, Jim Sizemore, Arthur M. Keller
• Keywords: Business Intelligence, Business Process Complexity, Profit-robbing Inventory Increases, SIGECOM 2003