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Growing Revenue From CPFR and VMI: Building the Demand-Driven Supply Chain

Overview Most supply chain projects to date have been all about reducing operating costs through inventory reductions, better transportation planning, lower transaction costs, and improved supplier management. Covering the costs for customer-initiated Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) programs and Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) programs by further reducing these operating costs is difficult, at best. Industry-leading companies are building demand-driven supply chains around CPFR and VMI initiatives to grow revenue and profits. This white paper initially describes the five best practices these demand-driven companies have in common and the technology building blocks necessary to achieve them. The remainder of the paper focuses on how to build a demand-driven supply chain around CPFR and VMI programs to improve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and have significant positive impacts on shareholder value.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Oracle	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2006	Downloads	19
Format	White Papers
Topics	Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Inventory Management

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