SOLUTION BRIEF: EPIC

INFORMATION IS THE KEY

If you’re a supply chain professional, you know how important information is. You

need to know how your company’s logistics operations are running – the good, the

bad and everything in between. And you need to have that information the minute

it is available.

But that’s often the problem – getting that information in enough time to do

something with it. If the information on your supply chain isn’t accurate and shared

in real-time, then problems can occur – and create larger problems – all before you

know what it is you have to fix.

In many cases, today’s supply chain is still too manual and lacks the integration

necessary to gain that accurate operational insight.

EPIC IS THE SOLUTION

That’s where ModusLink’s EPIC comes in. EPIC, or Enhanced Planning and

Integrated Collaboration, is an integrated supply chain management solution that

reduces planning cycles and lowers response times.

What that means is that it enables the very communication between customers

and suppliers that you need, creating better supply chain transparency, resulting

in better information being shared faster – which ultimately helps you improve

performance.

PREVENTING POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

In today’s increasingly volatile marketplace, variables such as materials availability

or even customer needs can change at a moment’s notice. It is imperative that you

be able to adjust your supply chain in line with these changes – and that you’re

able to do so immediately.

If you’re unable to procure enough materials for production, you need to

reschedule and place things on hold. If there’s an issue with the product – a recall

What is EPIC – and How Can it Help You?

EPIC KEY BENEFITS:

• Process efficiency

• Integrated information across supply chain operations

• Information delivered in easily consumable and sharable format

• Logistical issues, such as sourcing or materials delays, can be quickly identified and corrected

• Deep simulation capabilities

• Improved information flow enables faster and better decision-making

• Better information enables better informed customers

• Ability to maximize business opportunities and minimize risks

or an adjustment that needs to be made, you need to be able

to do it right away. If there’s a labor issue or upheaval in your

manufacturing country of choice, you need to be able to shift

work to another facility.

What if customer desires suddenly change – a particular color

quickly and unexpectedly goes out of style, or a competitor

does something with their product that needs to be mimicked in

yours? You need to be able to stop, make adjustments and start

the system right back up again.

The only way you can successfully make these adjustments is

with a system that connects all of the elements of your supply

chain in real-time – and that gives you the information, right

away, to make the needed adjustments. Otherwise, you’re

looking to repair an issue rather than head it off.

HOW IT WORKS

ModusLink’s EPIC enables the configuration of multiple,

interconnected supply chain management and sales and

operations processes. It balances demand and supply chain

quickly, collaboratively and in line with business objectives.

EPIC provides a singular view where customers can trace

and facilitate information flow from end-to-end of the multi-

enterprise supply chain — all from within a single system.

EPIC quickly becomes the backbone for all your supply chain

activities, including:

• Demand management, supply commitments and

performance management

• Supply and demand balancing scenario simulations

• Business scenario assessments, including impact of

demand and supply change and changes in attributed

impact

• New product introduction planning

WHY EPIC?

With ModusLink’s EPIC in place, you will soon see that:

• Problems are corrected sooner

• Efficiencies are easily identified

• Expenses and costs are lowered

• Customers receive superior service

• Overall time-to-market is improved

To learn how ModusLink’s EPIC can help your organization,

contact us at any time at https://www.moduslink.com/contact/

or +1 781.663.5000.

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SOLUTION BRIEF: EPIC