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PeopleSoft Case Study: FWMurphy

Overview FWMurphy faced the challenges of a volatile global supply chain and dramatic increases in sales volume and customer expectations. With PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne, FWMurphy has become a demand-driven manufacturer through improved ability to forecast effectively, promise orders accurately, transform to lean and pull-based manufacturing and procurement, and adapt inventory and production levels to provide consistent on-time delivery for its customers. The benefits were enhanced forecast accuracy, improved customer satisfaction, cut order processing time by approximately 20 percent, reduced order promising time and improved business intelligence to guide planning decisions.

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Publisher	Oracle	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	March 2005	Downloads	3
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Supply Chain Management, Business Management

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