10. IT TOOLS SUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEM Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) --------------------------------------------- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) --------------------------------------------- Electronic Document management Systems ------------------------------------------------ Genetic Algorithms ------------------------------------------------Intelligent Systems There is a need to derive Meanings from complicated and imprecise data .ANNs replace the need to build complex formulas manually. They can be also used to complete complex logistical challenges such as truck routing. --------------------------------------------- Show delivery of paper documents -------------------------------------------------- Repeated process activities due to wrong shipments, poor quality and accumulated work orders etc. ------------------------------------------------ Need for inventory optimizations and scheduling problems etc. ------------------------------------------------ Learn about delays after they occur or learn about then too late
11. CONT. The Internet And Internet 2 ------------------------------------------------ Intranets And Extranets ------------------------------------------------ JIT Systems ------------------------------------------------ Robotics ------------------------------------------------ Groupware Lack of information or flow is too slow, Redundancies in the supply chain, too many purchasing orders, too much handling and packaging. ------------------------------------------------ Waiting time between chain segments is excessive. ------------------------------------------------ High inventory costs and poor workflow due to improper scheduling. ------------------------------------------------ Delays in shipments from warehouses ------------------------------------------------ Waiting time between chain segments is excessive, poor coordination, cooperation and communication. Decline in the value of parts and components that stay too long in storage .