TOMORROW'S PROCUREMENT TOOLS By Christopher Brousseau, Accenture To remain at the forefront of innovation, companies must continue to keep pace with evolving sourcing and procurement technologies. Early adopters can help ensure their success in today’s markets and secure their future market position.
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ADAPTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORKS: DELIVERING INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING AND EXECUTION BY DESIGN Founded in 1972, SAP is the recognized leader in providing collaborative business solutions for all types of industries and for every major market. With 12 million users, 88,700 installations and more than 1,500 partners, SAP is the world’s largest inter-enterprise software company and the world’s thirdlargest independent software supplier overall. We have a rich history of innovation and growth that has made us a true industry leader. Today, SAP employs more than 32,000 people in more than 50 countries. Our professionals are dedicated to providing high-level customer support and services.

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Architecting the Liquid Supply Chain
Rethinking liquid logistics can offer significant investment returns. The key is in viewing liquids as a fluid product instead of a nonliquid product in standard discrete packaging.

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Case Study: First Industrial and Port of Houston warehouses
With imports on the rise and U.S. seaports an increasingly critical link in the supply chain, two leading third-party logistics firms worked with First Industrial Realty Trust to secure strategic warehouse/distribution space near the fastgrowing Port of Houston and its two cutting-edge container terminals.

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To survive in the demand-driven, collaborative 21st century environment, companies should strive to achieve a balance between market adaptability and stable business processes.
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Supply Chain Strategy Supply chain strategies, including optimization, integration, automation, and implementation.
Planning and Forecasting Understanding customer buying patterns and developing aggregate, collaborative forecasts. Demand planning feeds into the supply planning process, and subsequently the demand fulfillment process. Long-term, intermediate-term and short-term time horizons are considered in the demand planning process.
Logistics Logistic functions.

Closer to the Customer: Customer Relationship Management and the Supply Chain
Customers are becoming increasingly fickle and sophisticated, and technology has given them a plethora of choices and unprecedented access to information. As power shifts to the consumer, organizations are trying to find new ways to understand and reach their customers. The focal point of this trend is Customer Relationship Management (CRM), a disciplined, holistic approach to identifying, attracting and retaining customers. More than ever, the customer is always right, and those organizations that embrace CRM stand to gain tremendously.
ASCET - Supply ChainVolume 1, 4/15/1999