Software enables users to manage AIDC networks.
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Built on Vizional Adaptive Collaboration Platform, Vizional Adaptive Planning and Execution suite consists of Adaptive Demand, Inventory, Capacity, and Identification Management Applications. Vizional RFID Network Enabler module of Adaptive Identification Management application allows companies to integrate, manage, and secure Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC)-based networks with existing enterprise systems.
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Vizional RFID Network Enabler module of the Vizional Adaptive Identification Management Application
In a related press release, Vizional also announced today the availability of the Vizional RFID Network Enabler module of the Vizional Adaptive Identification Management application, which allows companies to easily integrate, manage and secure Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC)-based networks with existing enterprise systems to realize the full value of supply network investments.
According to Forrester Research in the January, 23, 2003 TechStrategy Brief "Five SCM Market Predictions for 2003" by Navi Radjou with Laurie Orlov and Liz Herbert, companies will focus on improving supply chain processes in 2003. "Rather than investing in narrowly focused functional SCM apps, users will spend on incremental process improvement initiatives that in particular help them save on purchasing dollars, accurately forecast demand, and streamline their order fulfillment," the TechStrategy Brief stated.
The Vizional Adaptive Planning and Execution suite encompasses four distinct standalone applications Vizional Adaptive Demand Management, Vizional Adaptive Inventory Management, Vizional Adaptive Capacity Management, and Vizional Adaptive Identification Management that enable companies to bridge the gap between traditional planning and execution systems and dynamically synchronize demand with supply through intelligent inventory, demand, capacity and AIDC management. The suite of applications offers companies unprecedented levels of security and real-time visibility into inventory and actual demand across the supply network, thereby aggregating demand, offsetting order variability, accelerating time-to-market, and enhancing customer service levels
"In order to remain competitive, companies need a better way to elevate the performance of their supply network. However, most current supply chain planning and execution systems are too limited, over promising while under delivering," said Vizional Chairman and CEO Joseph H. Dugan. "The Vizional Adaptive Planning and Execution suite finally allows companies to extend the value of their legacy systems in order to optimize and secure the utilization of manufacturing and logistics assets and capacity, reduce inventory levels, enhance customer service and maximize revenue and profits."
The Vizional Adaptive Planning and Execution suite, built upon the Vizional Adaptive Collaboration Platform, consists of:
Vizional Adaptive Demand Management Application
Comprised of three modules Vizional Distributed Order Fulfillment, Vizional Dependent Demand Manager and Vizional Dynamic Lifecycle Analyzer the Vizional Adaptive Demand Management application enables companies to intelligently and rapidly analyze, manage and shape customer demand and orders across the entire supply network. The product allows companies to improve customer service, optimize inventory investments, enhance customer forecast capabilities while reducing errors, and manage order fulfillment by delivering the right products at the right time.
Vizional Adaptive Inventory Management Application
Comprised of two modules Vizional Network Inventory Manager and Vizional Intelligent Replenishment Managerthe Vizional Adaptive Inventory Management application enables companies to deal extensively with inventory issues, thereby cutting product lead times, reducing buffer inventory levels and decreasing forecast variability leading to enhanced customer satisfaction and increased revenue. When used in conjunction with the Vizional Adaptive Identification Management application, the Vizional Adaptive Inventory Management software not only provides real-time visibility of inventory, but also optimizes intra- and inter-nodal direct materials replenishment throughout the supply network.
Vizional Adaptive Capacity Management Application
Comprised of two modules Vizional Capacity Allocation Manager and Vizional Transportation Optimization Manager the Vizional Adaptive Capacity Management application allows companies to proactively and intelligently manage manufacturing and logistics capacity by leveraging real-time information regarding marginal costs, price, quantity, and true demand in order to identify and accept the most profitable orders. The Vizional Adaptive Capacity Management application enables companies to respond to variability in the supply network and capitalize on dynamic market opportunities without maintaining excess capacity or increasing supplier inventory liabilities. The application also optimizes transportation capacity, route and load plans to immediate changes to both demand and process constraints
Vizional Adaptive Identification Management Application
Comprised of one module the Vizional RFID Network Enabler the Vizional Adaptive Identification Management application enables companies to set up and manage supply networks utilizing AIDC technologies, such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), which can identify, track and secure inventory, assets and in-transit goods in real time. This enhances supply network visibility and end-to-end security, vastly improves inventory, asset and high-volume transaction management, increases supply chain execution accuracy, and speeds time to process shipments of finished goods.
Vizional Adaptive Collaboration Platform
The Vizional Adaptive Collaboration Platform serves as the framework for efficient, flexible, and intelligent collaboration, both inter- and intra-enterprise, across the supply network. The Vizional Adaptive Collaboration Platform is the backbone for all Vizional applications, and is event-based, scalable, and platform-independent, a necessity for any adaptive supply chain application. This event management platform provides an infrastructure for real-time, multi-enterprise collaboration with intelligent agents that can define, monitor, and resolve events while coordinating interaction with various optimization engines, and also provides a powerful business intelligence layer for advanced reporting, analytics, and decision support.
About Vizional Technologies, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Vizional Technologies is a provider of adaptive supply chain software that bridges the gap between planning and execution systems by using agent-based technologies. The Vizional Adaptive Planning and Execution suite of Adaptive Demand, Inventory, Capacity and Identification Management applications enables real-time global visibility and dynamic supply network optimization, empowering companies to efficiently and intelligently manage supply and demand across the supply network in order to drive profitability through enhanced customer relationships. These applications all use the Vizional Adaptive Collaboration Platform as the backbone for global visibility, event management and collaboration across the extended supply network. Vizional also has offices in San Mateo, Chicago and Copenhagen. For more information call (866) VIZIONAL (849.4662) or visit the Vizional Web site at vizional.com.
