Supply Chain Planning Solution Selection Guide
Framework for evaluating and selecting modern SCP solutions. Covers financial drivers, stakeholder roles, evaluation criteria, and timing considerations.
This guide outlines the business case for replacing legacy or spreadsheet-based supply chain planning with advanced AI-enabled solutions. It details financial threats including tariffs, inflation, and extended lead times, defines the cross-functional selection team, and specifies evaluation criteria such as inventory expertise, cloud deployment, integrations, and analytics capabilities. ROI modeling and implementation considerations are included.
Legacy systems and spreadsheets expose organizations to margin erosion from tariffs, inflation, and demand volatility.
Modern SCP solutions deliver service level targets with lower safety stock through AI-driven demand and lead time forecasting.
Selection teams must include executive sponsors, finance, IT, sales, operations, and process improvement stakeholders.
Prioritize vendors with deep inventory domain expertise, proven business processes, and cloud-native architecture over generalist ERP providers.
Target 30% inventory reduction and payback measured in weeks through demand forecasting, order cycle optimization, and exception-based replenishment.
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