A nyone will tell you, use the right tool for the right job. When it comes to supply chain execution software—the applications that direct manufacturing operations, oversee distribution processes like receiving and order fulfillment, and ship products—there are more tools, and more robust tools, available than ever before. In the past, these were stand-alone applications, explains Tom Kozenski, RedPrairie's vice president of product marketing. Not anymore. Software appli- cations are working together and using common data to synchronize and optimize the operations necessary to get an order to a customer. This equipment report focuses on supply chain execution (SCE) solutions. Like foot soldiers, supply chain execution solutions carry out the plan created by the planning systems. Here's a look at how these software applications are being used to manage the information of product moving through todays complex operations.
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