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When most people think about technology, they tend to think only of the application layer, observes Patrice Knight, VP strategy and transformation with computer giant IBM Corp's Integrated Supply Chain. At IBM, they think about the data, the application and the whole on-demand approach. Sharing...

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Published in:Logistics today 2005-07, Vol.46 (7), p.29
Main Author: Richardson, Helen L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Information sharing
Information technology
Logistics
Manufacturing
Software
Suppliers
Supply chain management
Supply chains
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Summary:When most people think about technology, they tend to think only of the application layer, observes Patrice Knight, VP strategy and transformation with computer giant IBM Corp's Integrated Supply Chain. At IBM, they think about the data, the application and the whole on-demand approach. Sharing information both ways is a valuable supply chain tool for Sun Microsystems Inc. For three years, Sun has appreciated that supplier co-planning (SCOP) flags any errors in the supply chain plan early in the process instead of at the point of shipping to the customer. While software now makes it possible to do merge-in-transit successfully, information flow is only as good as the information itself. Technology like RFID and bar code scanning can make the information more accurate and improve everyone's confidence in the reliability of information that is shared.
ISSN:1547-1438