Microsoft Supply Chain<\/a> Center, released on Monday as a preview, is intended to offer a central view of information from customers’ existing applications, from Microsoft and other vendors. A supply-and-demand insights module will use artificial intelligence to predict shortages and supply constraints, while a tool for order management helps organize and automate filling orders. The software integrates with Microsoft’s Teams chat and conferencing software to ease communication with outside suppliers, and will include features and services from partners such as C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc<\/a>. and FedEx Corp<\/a>.
From food items to consumer goods, autos and game consoles, supply-chain snags have upended industries around the world since 2020, costing companies billions in lost revenue. That has accelerated the demand for a better way to track which parts and goods are likely to be in short supply, and when — and how to plan around the challenges. Many companies, especially in the automotive industry, were badly caught out by their lack of insight into the supply chain, particularly of fundamental components such as semiconductors.
“The business need has honestly probably never been as acute as it is right now,” Charles Lamanna, a Microsoft vice president, said in an interview. “Everything is kind of changing and that’s the state of global trade.”
Supply chains that are considered “resilient” aren’t as flexible as they seem, he said. That’s because companies often think they have been careful to procure from more than one supplier, only to discover that further down the chain several vendors are also relying on the same piece of equipment or goods that are delayed, Lamanna said.
IFit<\/a> Health & Fitness Inc., which sells NordicTrack<\/a> treadmills, rowing machines and other fitness equipment, was one customer testing Microsoft’s new software. The company’s warehouses are far from its customers, and its bulky machines weigh 300 to 400 pounds. They can’t be easily shipped using conventional carriers, yet customers expect fast delivery, said Robert Critchley, iFit’s vice president of transportation and warehousing. The company set up smaller fulfillment centers closer to customers, but iFit wasn’t very good at predicting what kind of inventory should be stored at these sites, he said. Microsoft’s new product let iFit correctly predict what was needed 70% of the time, up from 30% without it.
Supply Chain Center software also helps customers track the sustainability and carbon impacts in their supply chains.
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微软公司公布了软件这将帮助客户跟踪和协调供应链系统通过结合数据从竞争对手从自己的程序和工具甲骨文(orcl . o:行情)。和SAP,试图吸引搅乱了几年的物流公司中断Covid-19造成大流行,乌克兰和战争的恶劣天气。
微软供应链周一公布的中心,作为一个预览,旨在提供一个中央的信息视图从客户的现有应用程序,从微软和其他供应商。供需见解模块将使用人工智能预测短缺和供应限制,而订单管理的工具帮助组织和自动化订单。软件集成了微软的团队和会议软件聊天缓解与外部供应商沟通,和将包括功能和服务等合作伙伴h罗宾逊全球公司。和联邦快递公司。
从食品到消费品、汽车和游戏机,供应链的延误已经颠覆了世界各地的行业自2020年以来,成本核算公司损失数十亿的收入。需求,加速了一个更好的方法来追踪哪些部分商品可能会供不应求,而当挑战,如何计划。很多公司,特别是在汽车行业,严重被缺乏深入的了解供应链,尤其是半导体等基本组件。
“业务需要诚实可能从未如此严重的现在,”查尔斯•Lamanna微软副总裁,在一次采访中说。“一切都是变化的,这是全球贸易的状态。”
供应链被认为“弹性”并不像看上去的那么灵活,他说。因为公司经常认为他们一直小心翼翼地从多个供应商采购,却发现在几个供应商链也依赖于同一块设备或货物推迟,Lamanna说。
博彩健康与健身Inc .出售NordicTrack跑步机、划船机等健身器材,是客户测试微软的新软件。公司的仓库远离客户,和它的笨重的机器的体重是300磅到400磅。他们不能轻易使用传统航空公司运送,但是客户希望快速交付,如果副总裁Robert奎奇立说运输和仓储。公司设立小满足中心接近客户,但如果不是很擅长预测什么样的库存应该存储在这些网站上,他说。微软的新产品我们如果需要正确预测70%的时间,没有它的30%。
供应链中心软件还可以帮助客户跟踪的可持续性和碳的影响在他们的供应链。
微软供应链周一公布的中心,作为一个预览,旨在提供一个中央的信息视图从客户的现有应用程序,从微软和其他供应商。供需见解模块将使用人工智能预测短缺和供应限制,而订单管理的工具帮助组织和自动化订单。软件集成了微软的团队和会议软件聊天缓解与外部供应商沟通,和将包括功能和服务等合作伙伴h罗宾逊全球公司。和联邦快递公司。
从食品到消费品、汽车和游戏机,供应链的延误已经颠覆了世界各地的行业自2020年以来,成本核算公司损失数十亿的收入。需求,加速了一个更好的方法来追踪哪些部分商品可能会供不应求,而当挑战,如何计划。很多公司,特别是在汽车行业,严重被缺乏深入的了解供应链,尤其是半导体等基本组件。
“业务需要诚实可能从未如此严重的现在,”查尔斯•Lamanna微软副总裁,在一次采访中说。“一切都是变化的,这是全球贸易的状态。”
供应链被认为“弹性”并不像看上去的那么灵活,他说。因为公司经常认为他们一直小心翼翼地从多个供应商采购,却发现在几个供应商链也依赖于同一块设备或货物推迟,Lamanna说。
博彩健康与健身Inc .出售NordicTrack跑步机、划船机等健身器材,是客户测试微软的新软件。公司的仓库远离客户,和它的笨重的机器的体重是300磅到400磅。他们不能轻易使用传统航空公司运送,但是客户希望快速交付,如果副总裁Robert奎奇立说运输和仓储。公司设立小满足中心接近客户,但如果不是很擅长预测什么样的库存应该存储在这些网站上,他说。微软的新产品我们如果需要正确预测70%的时间,没有它的30%。
供应链中心软件还可以帮助客户跟踪的可持续性和碳的影响在他们的供应链。
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