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Enterprise Systems Journal, July, 2002 by Parkes, Clara
As we navigate choppy political and economic waters, companies are being forced to grapple with a new type of challenge: disruption of supply.
Security measures as a result of the Sept. 11 attacks have slowed the movement of materials from source to customer, impacting the corporate supply chain. Although many companies have some type of supply chain management (SCM) systems in place, most of these systems have been optimized to forecast and respond to uncertainties in demand, not supply. The challenge for SCM vendors is to bridge the gap between demand management and supply management.
Who Owns SCM?
Because SCM systems need to integrate with both front- and back-office processes, ERP vendors are making a strong push to claim SCM as part of...
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