M3 Supply Chain Planner (SCP) is a powerful decision support tool for supply chain planning on the tactical and strategic levels. The result of using M3 SCP is a financially optimized master demand and delivery schedule.
The increasing opportunities in the e-business world challenge companies to cope with fluctuating demand, more variable order quantities, greater product variety and shorter lead times throughout the entire supply chain. Fast and efficient supply chain planning is a prerequisite for success in the fast moving world of e-business.
Planning the extended supply chain is a balancing act of capacity and lead time constraints for transportation, warehousing and manufacturing.
M3 SCP consists of an advanced optimizer that calculates ideal material flow and interactive decision support functionality with easy-to-use graphic displays, including a Scoreboard, load profiles and geographical mapping. The Planner enables you to quickly drill down and locate key details, make decisions and run “what if” scenarios.
M3 SCP interacts with the M3 Demand Planner and the M3 Application Server, from which data are transferred. The master demand schedule and sourcing decisions serve as input to distribution and production planning.
The application also uses high-speed memory-resident technology and advanced and flexible modeling techniques.
M3 SCP improves your collaboration with partners in the supply chain, increases partner loyalty and reduces capital tied up in inventories. It also helps you make the necessary decisions on time and improves your bottom line, as well as the bottom lines of your suppliers and customers.