SAS^® Supply Chain Intelligence Solutions

Deliver quality improvement, customer satisfaction and higher profits with sound supply chain strategies.   In the Spotlight Integrating Consumer Demand to Improve Shipment Forecasts This white paper discusses multi-causal analysis as a way of integrating consumer demand information with shipment forecasts to capture the impact of marketing activities on shipments. Rapid innovation and globalization have generated tremendous opportunities and choices in the marketplace for consumers and companies alike. Competitive pressures have led to sourcing and manufacturing on a global scale, resulting in a significant increase in product offerings. As businesses grow more complex, so do their supply chains. Now more than ever, managers need tools that generate the insight that leads to smarter decision making and results in a more efficient supply chain. Enhancing both the effectiveness and efficiency of the overall supply chain operations is a critical component in a company's ability to compete successfully. This is gained by better understanding and leveraging the customer base, increasing yield, quality and service levels, and through improving supplier strategies. From ERP systems to traditional supply chain management software, the market is filled with silo-based transactional systems that fall short in generating and delivering the performance-driving insights that seamlessly and profitably link supply with demand. SAS Supply Chain Intelligence Solutions deliver a critical advantage to companies by helping them turn data into knowledge, enabling companies to develop unique demand, supply, operational and customer insights. As a result, companies improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the overall supply chain, thus maximizing their own profits at optimal levels of customer satisfaction. SAS Supply Chain Intelligence Solutions enable you to: Generate insights you can act on. Anticipate customer demand. Derive financial insights across the extended supply chain. Improve product quality, yield and time to market. Optimize supply strategies. Leverage existing IT investments.

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