GT Nexus White Papers
This report will focus on the key process and technology differentiators displayed by the discrete industry segment to improve visibility to supplier/partner/customer product flow across an increasingly more global, multi-tier, and cross-channel distribution network.
Whether in the volatility of demand, requirements for shorter lead-times, or the acquisition of new capabilities, the 'clock speed' for businesses is running faster and faster for most manufacturers these days. Yet the delivery of traditional IT capabilities are struggling to keep up.
In today's globally outsourced business environment, most of the data that companies need to run their supply chains resides with partners, and typically in the systems of those partners. Cloud platforms represent a truly radical shift in how companies exchange information with one another.
This Complementary Case Study details how one Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods (CPG) company saved nearly $12M on over $100M in ocean transportation spending through good times and bad, and achieved its five-year goals in less than a year, by using GT Nexus.
This paper will expose the hidden pitfalls that organizations can encounter when they move sourcing and supply operations overseas and will examine historic practices for identifying and understanding the total costs and lead times required to bring products to market in this extended supply chain model.
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