Recent developments in IT for Supply Chain Management IT Trends in Software IT Trends in Infrastructure IT Trends in Data collection and Integration Institute: XIMB Course: SCM Faculty: Prof. Manimay Ghosh

1. Latest IT application in
managing supply chains
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Presented by : Group 2, Sec – S3
Sweta Das – UM15181
Tuhina Mishra- UM15183
Alok Nanda – UM15188
Atish Dash – UM15196

2. 2agenda
• Introduction
• IT Trends in Software
• IT Trends in Infrastructure
• IT Trends in Data collection and Integration
• Conclusion

3. 3Introduction
• With Business changing at a faster pace, supply chain strategy needs to be re-invented.
• Digitally enhanced supply chain helps in
• Reinventing supply chain strategy
• Supply chain functions as a digital supply network (DSN) that unites physical flows, talent,
information and finance
• The IT applications in managing supply chains can be divided into three aspects: Software,
Infrastructure, Data Collection and Analytics.
Supply chain management software (SCMS) modules are used in executing supply chain
transactions, managing supplier relationships and controlling associated business processes.
Based on functionality :-
1.Customer requirement processing
2.Purchase order processing
3.Inventory management
4.Goods receipt and Warehouse management
5.Supplier Management/Sourcing

4. 4Softwares
ERP TMS WCS
• Modules for
project
management,
billing,
accounting,
inventory
management,
manufacturing,
purchasing.
• Track micro
and macro
environment.
• ERP
dashboards
• Helps
companies
move freight
from origin to
destination
efficiently,
reliably, and
cost effectively.
• Reduces freight
spend
• Better
performance
with reporting
and analytics
• Directs
equipment
controllers to
achieve the
desired result.
• Maintains
activity flow
within
warehouse
• For automated
material-
handling
hardware
(WCS)
integrates
(WMS)
YMS
• Real time
information on
location of
trailers in yard
• It is conjugation
of WMS and
TMS.
• Supply Chain
Visibility and BI
VMI
• Creates orders
for based on
demand
information
• Delivery based
on data
obtained
from Electronic
Data
Interchange (ED
I).
• IoT and
Consignment
Inventory

5. Infrastructure 5
• Fleet Management through route visibility and
tracking technology with pinpoint precision and
provide real-time, in-transit data about the product’s
condition and location
• One to many technology as multiple people can track
it without having to necessarily integrate to one
another
GPS
• Used to tag Pallets, trailers, totes, carts, cargo containers.
Readers placed throughout a facility can monitor
movement and location of inventory, thus providing real
time data
• Two types of tags- Active and Passive
• Helps in asset tracking, inventory and product
management and provide solutions for anti-counterfeiting
RFID

6. Infrastructure 6
• Cloud offerings span across
Planning and Forecasting
Logistics & Transportation
Sourcing & Procurement
Service Management
• More scalable and dynamic solving problems of continuous
shortening of product and service lifecycle and increasing
competitive threats more efficiently than infrastructure
intensive supply chains
• 12Return - A cloud-based solution that streamlines the
authorization, transportation, processing and settlement of
product returns
Cloud Dash Button
Consumer goods ordering service which uses a proprietary
device for ordering goods over the Internet.
Consists of multiple components:
Scanning device
Dash Button
Dash Replenishment Service
It may be used for other purposes such as ordering pizza,
tracking time, and controlling lights and outlets in
households configured to respond to such commands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHMXXOB6qPA
Maersk Line recently adopted a cloud-based system using decades-old
Satellite AIS data to engage real-time with their vessels

7. 7Robotics
• The movement of products from one area of a
warehouse to another is laborious and requires little
skill.
• Hence companies have automated many of their
warehouse systems to reduce human labour costs and
headcount, whilst improving efficiency and reducing
mistakes. Ex – Amazon Kiva Robots
Autonomous vehicles
• Self-driving vehicles and drones use a
variety of technologies including cameras
and advanced driver assistance systems.
• Advantages include: Lower costs,
improved safety and reduced stress.

8. 8Wearables
• The big advance in logistics tech could be augmented
reality: Wearable digital systems that promise to
reinvent the costly and cumbersome picking process
in warehouses.
• Augmented reality systems currently being offered by
companies such as Knapp, SAP and Ubimax consist of
a smart-glasses display, a camera, a wearable PC and a
battery pack in tech called “Vision Picking.”
3d printing
• 3D printing allows individualized products, which can be
designed, produced, delivered, and serviced, eliminating the
need for assembly lines responding in real-time to customer
demands.
• It allows for decreased reliability on suppliers for complex goods,
and in some cases may lead to reduced inventory costs as low-
volume goods may be printed rather than stored.

9. 9Data - Collection
General Motors now
requires its suppliers to
label shipments with
GM 1724-standard
labels, which include
two-dimensional (2-D)
bar codes, instead of
with AIAG-standard B10
labels.
Near field
communication (NFC) is
a close range RFID
technology, meant for
near to or physical touch
applications to maintain
security. It uses
electromagnetic radio
fields instead of radio
transmissions
• Picking Optimization
• Facility Planning
• Freight/Container
Loading
• Dynamic Traffic
Support
DHL in process of
implementation.
IDC anticipates that IoT
technologies will be
materially affecting the
way that all companies
manage their supply
chains by 2020 — with
estimations that the IoT
market will reach $1.7
trillion.
Amazon (DashButton)
2D Barcode- NFC- Augmented Reality- IoTs-

10. 10
SCM Data Volume and Velocity vs. Variety
Data - integration

11. 11
Kamada-Kawai Network of the identified Big Data sources across SCM
Data - Analysis

12. 12conclusion
• Finally, three other key issues must be addressed in the quest to reach total adoption of
information sharing:
• Big Data and Key Insights
• Data Quality
• The breadth of anticipated supply chain network.
• Proper integration and analysis of data across different stages of supply chain will lead to a
better digital supply network.
• This will help in digital supply chain network becoming more Connected, Intelligent,
Scalable and Rapid.

13. References: 13
• http://www.genco.com/resources/logistics-article.php?aid=800509228
• http://juniperinnovations.co.uk/2011/is-there-a-future-for-nfc-devices-in-the-supply-chain
• V.R. Ivan, T. Benny,“Big data analytics in supply chain management: Trends and related research”, 6th International
Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, Bali, 2014
• http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500278143/DHL-Asia-Pacific-Innovation-Centre-incubates-future-
logistics-technology
• http://news.elementum.com/4-ways-augmented-reality-can-transform-scm
• http://cerasis.com/transportation-technology/cerasis-rater-tms/
• https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/8-emerging-technologies-impact-future-supply-chains-frank-castiglia
• http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/07/14/new-flextronics-technology-allows-quicker.html
• http://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/what-effect-will-3d-printing-have-on-logistics-and-scm/
• http://www.rfgen.com/blog/3-companies-successfully-using-drones-in-the-supply-chain
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• http://www.cio.com/article/2385117/supply-chain-management/how-cloud-technology-can-transform-supply-
chain-performance.html
• http://mhlnews.com/global-supply-chain/shape-supply-chain-things-come
• http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/nc/videos/2015-videos/nldc-2015/real-life-applications-for-drones-in-
the-supply-chain/

14. Thank you !
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