08. Information & Data Management
| Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Level 4 |
| Ad Hoc |
Asynchronous |
Narrow Visibility |
Network Visibility |
| Applications:
Spreadsheets
Accounting package
Function over form or fit
Timeliness is the time it takes
De facto Systems modeling
Predominantly instructions, PO, schedule, delivery method
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MRP plus other tools in silo
IT tools viewed as the “silver bullet”
Systems insensitive to process/culture
Data flow, yields, inventories, status where it is absolutely required
as input to planning calculations |
Internal user owners very influential and collaborate with IT
Integration of PLM, transactional, and business intelligence tools
ERP to ERP integration
Contextual as well as base data
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Multi-partner platform applications become the “master” |
| Messaging:
E-mail and Fax
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Sending MRP output to suppliers
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Visibility to trading partners – view one step up and one step back in supply chain
Ability to seamlessly handle multiple signaling formats |
Technology to allow real-time visibility into multi-tiered suppliers and into customer demand
Network Visibility
Technology to enable multi-echelon planning
Shared data for increased accuracy and decreased latency – PLM, forecast, design, schedule, etc.
Single version of truth across supply chain |
| Data Management
Non-existent. Rudimentary part numbering.
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TBA
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TBA
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Data management policies across the chain |