Supply Chain Software facilitates performance management.
Press Release Summary:
Zemeter Performance Management provides daily view of supply chain using detailed metrics for demand, supply, and financial performance. It gathers and monitors data within supply chain while analyzing reasons for monitoring data and determining what actions can be taken. Using dashboard manager, program tracks metrics and KPIs that help identify imbalances and trends in supply chain. Each metric provides the ability to drill down to additional detail and see trends over time.
Original Press Release:
Supply Chain Consultants Introduces Zemeter Performance Management
Out-of-the-box software provides daily view of supply chain through the use of Early Warning Indicators and in-depth reporting
WILMINGTON, Del., May 8 / -- Supply Chain Consultants (SCC), designer and supplier of the Zemeter suite of supply chain management software products, today announced Zemeter Performance Management, an out-of-the-box software solution that provides managers with a daily view of an organization's supply chain using detailed metrics for demand, supply and financial performance.
The Zemeter Performance Management module builds on SCC's Zemeter software to create a tool that gathers and monitors data within a supply chain, while also analyzing the reasons for monitoring the data and determining what actions can be taken in response to the measurement. Zemeter Performance Management uses a dashboard manager to track metrics and key performance indicators that can help identify imbalances and trends in the supply chain, allowing managers to make adjustments before a problem develops.
Sujit Singh, vice president of supply chain solutions for SCC, said, "The Zemeter Performance Management module addresses the need for an out-of-the-box tool that provides a daily, comprehensive view of a supply chain's health, while enabling the entire company to use the same set of measurements to track results. With the use of Early Warning Indicators and detailed, yet easily accessible reporting features, Zemeter Performance Management provides a window into the present to help companies control the future of their business."
Early Warning Indicators in Zemeter Performance Management signal an alert on the dashboard when metrics or key performance indicators move outside of defined limits. Users can select from a number of pre-defined metrics or define unique key performance indicators that can be easily adapted as business conditions change. Each metric provides the ability to drill down to additional detail and see trends over time.
For example, if an organization historically needs to open or ship approximately 70 percent of orders by a specific day each month in order to make the monthly forecast, the Early Warning Indicator alerts a manager if orders fall below the acceptable range at 52 percent. Graphs can be generated to easily compare how shipments and open orders historically track to how they are currently tracking. This data can tie into the organization's sales and operations planning (S&OP) process. The S&OP process can direct the sales force to identify reasons for the slow order rate and proactively address any concerns before they become a problem. By isolating the cause early, corrective measures can be implemented that can help keep the organization's financial goals on track.
Zemeter Performance Management can also produce data used to determine regional shipping performance. A drilldown button displays the forecast by region, along with the actual and expected forecast percentage for the date of the report. Using further drilldown, the region's product family, with accompanying forecast and percentages, can be examined to determine the specific region, products and customers that are significantly below forecast for the month.
Zemeter Performance Management is available immediately, with pricing starting at $20,000 depending on size of the organization and number of users. For more information about Zemeter Performance Management, visit http://supplychain.com/performance-management.
About Supply Chain Consultants
Supply Chain Consultants is a 13-year-old software and consulting company with headquarters in Wilmington, Del., and European operations in Antwerp, Belgium. The company provides a wide range of technology and process solutions for enhancing productivity and reducing operating costs in the supply chain. Such major corporations as Hexion, Sunsweet Growers, Innovene, and Akzo Nobel use SCC's Zemeter products. SCC is a Microsoft Certified Partner. For more information see http://supplychain.com/.
CONTACT: Company contact: David Wonderling, Supply Chain Consultants, +1-302-738-9215 x245, dwonderling@supplychain.com
