Manufacturing

Diversified manufacturers are facing intense global competition and price erosion in an environment of increasing regulation that increases cost of goods.

Challenge
To remain competitive, manufacturers must continue to leverage low-cost country sourcing strategies with preferential trade agreements and develop new export markets while maintaining the highest levels of compliance. Supply chains must be re-engineered to accommodate preferential trade agreements and Manufacturers need to rethink ‘lean’ operations principles in light of much longer and complex supply lines.

Solution
Management Dynamics’ solutions allow manufactures to you to efficiently manage a global supply chain while remaining cost-competitive by managing both logistics costs and customs clearance costs associated with duties, excise, VAT and other governmental charges.

• Multi-mode Supply Chain Visibilityto connect suppliers and all logistics partners to establish a foundation of process control across orders, shipments and in-transit inventory.
  

• Trade Agreement management to leverage PTAs such as NAFTA, CAFTA and EU.
  

• Trade Planning solutions to alternative sourcing and distribution strategies based on total landed costs and applicable regulatory controls.
  

• Trade Compliance solutions to automate the documentation process and establish reasonable care throughout import and export operations.
  

• Transportation Management solutions to manage international freight and contain landed cost variances due to logistics over-runs.
  

• Performance Management solutions to implement Six Sigma initiatives with a comprehensive source of supply chain data and advanced analytical tools and scorecards.
  

Management Dynamics’ GTM solutions are an important enabler for manufacturing companies looking to boost shareholder value through global supply chain management best practices