Advanced planning and scheduling (APS, also known as advanced manufacturing) refers to a manufacturing management process by which raw materials and production capacity are optimally allocated to meet demand. APS is especially well-suited to environments where simpler planning methods cannot adequately address complex trade-offs between competing priorities. Production scheduling is intrinsically very difficult due to the (approximately) factorial dependence of the size of the solution space on the number of items/products to be manufactured.
9. ROLE OF IT IN SCM
◘ Information - driven Function
◘ Time and Responsiveness
◘ Big Data
◘ Globally Connected
10. IT- BASED TOOLS FOR SCM
◘ Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
◘ Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
◘ Internet commerce
◘ Bar Coding
◘ Communication Technology
11. Conclusion
IT advancement transformed the supply chain elements and
enabled organizations to make
◘ Significant improvements in productivity and competitiveness.
◘ Facilitating real time information flow
◘ Faster response time and improved decision making
12. Thank You!
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more
than the grandest intention.”
- Oscar Wilde
