Much of the IT investment over the last 20 years has been centred around enterprise architected applications such as ERP and planning systems from the likes of SAP®, Oracle®, Infor, i2 & Manugistics. However during the same period the viability of many companies has become far more dependent on their supply chains and innovative collaborative processes with their target customers.
Industry experts have observed the limitations of enterprise centric processes and solutions and have identified the need for more collaborative processes such as Demand Driven Supply Networks and Outside In processes. Companies successfully adopting these practices have understood the need for supply chains to plan together and co-operate.
Closed Loop Network Management recognises the need for companies to have a simple Network solution that provides a single view of their entire trading network and the ability to sense and respond to changes. It provides a platform that closes the loop with their ERP and Planning systems.
Whereas ERP systems help an organisation manage their enterprise business processes Wesupply.com's network based supply chain solutions help an organisation manage its collaborative or network processes. Unlike the transition to enterprise resource planning and supply chain management, the move to closed loop network management requires a new approach to closing the loop. Fundamentally a network approach must recognise the need for trading partners to utilise and leverage their investment in their ERP or Enterprise system which have been selected and implemented to suit the specific requirements of their organisation. A single ERP system cannot be used as a viable network for autonomous companies with disparate requirements.
Closed Loop Network Management must recognise the trading relationship which exists across the network. In order to close the loop, any solution must provide support for formal business transactions to effect information and physical flow between trading partners.
Wesupply.com Supply Chain Management satisfies these capabilities through its On Demand Network Architecture. Being powered by its leading edge electronic trading platform, Wesupply.com is unique in its ability to truly enable a Network centric Supply Chain Management solution which synchronises with your ERP system and enables it to work in harmony with those of your network trading partners.