Information Technology Management in Supply Chain Management

The following discussion agenda is on Information Technology (IT) Management in Supply Chain Management (SCM):

1. Goals of IT management in SCM
• collect information, access data,  analyze based on data
2. Standardization in IT
• Major phases: proprietary > stand alone > communications > collaboration
3. IT infrastructure
• interface devices, communications, databases, system architecture, electronic commerce
4. SCM systems integration
• Stages of development: disconnected systems >  internal and external interfaces > internal integration and limited external integration efficiency > multienterprise  integration
5. Implmentation of SCM systems
• Enterprise Systems (ES) and Decision Support Systems (DSS)
• "Best-of-breed" vs Single-vendor ES solutions
6. Structure of DSS
• The input database, analytical tools (e.g. queries, statistical analysis, online analytical processing, simulation, artificial intelligence, etc) , presentation tools (e.g. geographic information systems)
7. DSS applications in SCM
• Logistics network design, supply chain master planning, operational planning systems, demand planning, inventory management, transportation planning, production scheduling, master requirements planning, and operational execution systems
8. How to select a DSS in SCM

Reference
Semchi-Levi, D., Kaminsky, P. and Simchi-Levi, E. (2003) Designing & Managing the Supply Chain, McGraw-Hill [Chapter 11: Information Technology for Supply Chain Management; Chapter 12: Decision Support Systems for Supply Chain Manaegement]