Playing to Win with an ERP System -
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- Forecasts for your most popular product are updated due to a worldwide promotion.
- Demand is optimized over 3 potential suppliers against price, capacity, raw material and vendor performance constraints. Your Purchasing Coordinator verifies this optimization and releases these forecasts to the vendor electronically. Each vendor confirms production and shipment confirmation via an Internet connection. Due to overwhelming reaction to the promotion, the product allocation is required based on customer priority and price realization. Vendors are electronically given multiple shipping destinations based on their production schedules. Performance is measured. Customer Service advises customers of delivery dates. The promotion effectiveness is measured on a worldwide basis.