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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Supply Chain Functions


Supply Chain is a broader umbrella of the Trade and Logistics functionality in AX. Here are a few questions that are addressed by the Supply Chain functionality...

Demand Forecasting - 
What is the expected demand in the foreseeable future

Supply Forecasting - 
How much to manufacture/ procure to meet the demands

Product Procurement - 
When to buy, how much to buy, from whom to buy and when to buy.

Transportation Procurement - 
Who will do it, what are the costs

Transportation Planning - 
What will be the routes, the products shipped together, stacking and storage on the transport, stops and pickups on the route.

Transportation Management - 
What are the total costs, minimal cost routes, feasibility, tracking and modes of transport

Trade Compliance - 
Licencing and Legal compliance, trade permits, docking, cross-border compliance

Inventory Management - 
Warehousing, Logistics, Locations, Stocks to keep, Inventory Classifications, Costs, product movement principles, maintenance and expenses, arrivals and issues, counting and tracking

Order Management - 
What is the Order processing time, time to ship/ receive, scheduling orders, blanket orders, subscription management, payments and returns

Customer Management - 
What are the customer preferences, personal details (birthdays, anniversaries), account, shopping habits, experience surveys and ratings

These are just a few queries that are addressed. However, there is an ocean of capabilities where Supply Chain is concerned. All it takes is a little bit of understanding and applying.

Happy Daxing :)

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