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Improving Supply Chain Management through Automation

by Daisy D.
11/17/2023
in Industry, Logistics & Transportation

Efficient supplier management is crucial for businesses of all sizes. Often, the need to address supply chain challenges arises when they start affecting business operations. This is the story of a global manufacturing company specializing in industrial equipment for natural resource processing. Facing supply chain unpredictability, they recognized the need for a more agile system. The challenges included a lack of visibility into supplier and inventory data and a complex order tracking process. To address these issues quickly, they turned to Quickbase’s suite of supplier management applications.

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Challenges Faced: Like many businesses handling complex orders, this manufacturer struggled to coordinate order management with engineering, purchasing, and planning processes. Communication gaps often resulted in missed assignments and tracking difficulties. Furthermore, critical information was scattered across various systems, making it challenging to respond to workforce changes and product availability issues.

Finding a Solution: The need for streamlined operations was urgent, and the manufacturer couldn’t afford to wait for lengthy application development. They opted for Quickbase applications to streamline the order management process. These custom applications offered flexibility and transparency, providing team members with easy access to critical information. The company leveraged experts in each business segment to address unique pain points.

The Solution: Quickbase enabled the rapid development of custom-made applications, essential for managing a global supply chain efficiently. The existing ERP system continued to collect and store new orders, ensuring continuity. All order, manufacturing, and supplier data were seamlessly integrated into a cohesive Quickbase application. This provided order managers with quick insights into order status, ensuring on-time deliveries. The application allowed for issue assignment and resolution within the system.

The Benefits: Quickbase facilitated the creation of customized reports and workflows, empowering users to access the information needed to keep processes running smoothly. It also identified areas for improvement and provided real-time insights into process breakdowns. This level of transparency allowed for quick responses to challenges.

Quickbase’s Capabilities: Quickbase’s platform capabilities, including Connections and Insights, were instrumental in this transformation. Connections facilitated secure data integration from multiple sources, creating a holistic solution. Insights offered customizable dashboards that provided real-time updates on supplier performance and order delays.

Proactive Improvement: With Quickbase in place, the manufacturer identified additional opportunities for improvement in factory communications, inventory control, and engineering efficiency. Access to integrated data fostered a culture of continuous improvement. Quickbase’s agility platform enabled rapid development and implementation, resulting in time savings, streamlined supply chain management, and a focus on customer service.

In Conclusion: Quickbase’s agile platform empowers manufacturers to optimize existing systems and data swiftly. In just days, this international manufacturing leader gained visibility into their supply chain, manufacturing status, and high-priority orders, showcasing the transformative power of streamlined supplier management.

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