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Kinaxis[1] RapidResponse[2]
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In the quest to become more customer-focused, many companies struggle for breakthroughs in customer service and operations performance inside the sales and operations planning (S&OP)[6] horizon. The reason is simple — you can't plan the customer.
Kinaxis™ RapidResponse™ empowers companies to achieve new levels in customer satisfaction and operations performance by rapidly and more profitably responding to constant changes in demand, supply and product. Front-line supply chain staff gain the tools for risk tradeoff and response to daily changes inside the sales and operations planning horizon.
- Simultaneously and immediately evaluate the impact of changes on all aspects of your business
- Receive proactive alerts and distribute regular updates to stakeholders and suppliers
- Obtain an integrated, accurate view of the entire, multi-enterprise supply chain to quickly align resources
- Simulate, share and review options with colleagues and suppliers online in real time
- Rapidly complete computations that would take ERP or SCP systems hours or days to produce
- Instantly rank the impact of decisions against strategic objectives
By rapidly responding to constant volatility and real world variances in demand, supply, capacity, product and daily operations—Kinaxis RapidResponse™ supersedes the need for traditional supply chain planning[7] systems by providing superior operations performance management. With access to real-time information from disparate enterprise systems, brand owners and manufacturers are able to collaborate across extended supply chains to share and propose action alternatives. They can then rank and score multiple “what-if” scenarios to quickly reach decisions that align with corporate objectives.
Alerting and Event Management
Stakeholders and suppliers receive proactive alerts and updates to the existing plan. - Schedule regular and contingency monitoring of supply and demand conditions - Receive notification by email, web page and other mediums - Exchange updates and information with internal and external databases, business intelligence software and other systems through standards-based APIs including COM, SOAP and XML - Automate responses and use alerts to trigger additional contingency processes
Enterprise-Wide Visibility
View, share, and manipulate data across multiple disparate systems and locations from your browser. - Drill down through embedded hyperlinks to access greater detail - Tailor the RapidResponse interface for the views and detail you want - Share information access and privileges by user or group for staff and suppliers - Connect directly to other RapidResponse systems or disparate ERP systems
What-If Analysis
Simulate, share and review options with colleagues and suppliers. - Incorporate changes from multiple stakeholders into comprehensive simulations - Base all simulations on current MRP and MPS data from throughout the extended supply chain - Include internal and external participants for complete stakeholder input - Record and publish best practices for specific situations
Continuous Analytics
See change outcomes in seconds as AlwaysOn Analytics automatically recalculates results. - Identify the full impact of decisions prior to execution - Manipulate current data in seconds instead of hours - Manage supply and demand across multiple internal and external sites - Add custom metrics and calculations
Scorecarding
Rank and align decisions with goals in real time using Live Scorecard. - Measure parameters such as customer impact, costs and quality - Rank and compare action alternatives while ensuring alignment with strategic objectives - Adjust criteria weighting to reflect unique requirements - Customize scoring for departmental, divisional, corporate and user-defined targets - Drill down through result figures to establish their root causes
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