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What is Connect™ VSM?

Connect™ VSM is an AI-powered data fabric designed to enable critical capabilities across the end-to-end supply chain. By providing insights to resolve demand-supply conflicts, Connect™ VSM empowers enterprises to operate more efficiently and effectively, turning complex data into actionable intelligence.

Planning Platforms (examples)
ERP Platforms (examples)
Physical Supply Chain

Business Metrics

Business Metrics
Reduces Back Order
Lower Inventory Levels
Optimizes Inventory
Faster Response Times
Reduces Waste

Connect™ VSM connectors read your supply chain transactions and create an end-to-end value stream map without the need for design workshops or human involvement.

Connect™ VSM learns how supply chain transactions occur, and it uses this learning to reflect the changes that are happening in real time.

Data fabric weaves together data from internal silos and external sources and creates a network of information to power your business applications, AI and analytics. Its flexible nature adapts to business and system changes.

An end-to-end complete picture becomes the connected digital spine for the the enterprise driving value unlock in increased service levels, lower inventory levels and faster response times

Business Benefits

Connect™ VSM transforms supply chain operations by accelerating data preparation at scale from multi-layered systems, enabling near-real-time execution and decision-making.

Future Proof

Data fabrics can answer unanticipated questions and adapt to new requirements. It reflects what you did yesterday and what you are doing today – making insight generation easy, fast and robust.

Bring Meaning to Data

Data fabrics understand the relationships between entities and how those relationships change with time. It highlights the hidden relationships in data that brings out insights.

Change Resistant

Buying new business, switching ERPs – the data fabric does not need to change — it auto-adapts to these changes.

Extendable and Cross Functional

The data fabric works across data silos and external sources, regardless of data structures. Extend the Supply Chain data fabric to R&D, Commercial or additional sources for enhanced cross functional insights.

Time Congruent

As business changes, rules and relationships change. The data fabric structure is impervious to these changes. Your insights continue to remain relevant without needing a full redesign.

How Does it Work?

Scalability Across Regions

Designed to be adaptable, over 80% of the setup for Connect™ VSM is applicable to new plants or divisions, making scaling across regions seamless.

Interoperability Across the Value Chain

Connect™ VSM effectively interoperates with data across the end-to-end planning, from product development to commercial manufacturing, facilitating a cohesive and integrated approach to supply chain management.

Data Integration Made Easy

Connect™ VSM provides robust data connectors to ERP systems, planning platforms, or enterprise data lakes, ensuring that data flows seamlessly throughout the organization.

  • Extracts data from disparate sources to provide a comprehensive view.
  • Contextualizes data to ensure relevance and accuracy in analysis.
  • Harmonizes data across systems, eliminating discrepancies and duplications.
  • Power Capabilities, such as Inventory Visibility and Optimization, enable better resource management and planning.

Focus on Business, Not Data Management

Connect™ VSM ensures that planners can concentrate on strategic decisions rather than getting bogged down by:

  • ETL complexity
  • Data integrity issues
  • Data contextualization challenges
  • Data harmonization tasks

Questions Answered & Capabilities Enabled

Connect™ VSM provides comprehensive visibility across your entire network, delivering clear insights into complex operations — allowing you to not only predict and respond to supply chain challenges more effectively but also realize significant improvements in operational efficiency, cost reduction, and customer service.

Service Level

Business Question
  • Where is my product?
  • How much did the customer order?
  • What are my current back order levels?
  • What are the best back order relief options?
Capability

Network Visibility

SKU-level visibility of orders and inventory

Backorder Diagnostics

SKU-level unallocated inventory balances in the E2E supply chain

Inventory Level

Business Question
  • How has my Inventory performed?
  • What is my projected Inventory?
  • Am I vulnerable to stock out?
  • How do I calculate Entitlement?
Capability

Inventory Health

Inventory Min Max Report against Plan

Inventory Projection and Vulnerability curve

Data Preparation at Scale to run single or multi-echelon Inventory Optimization

Response Time

Business Question
  • What us my historical node-to-node lead time?
  • What is my historical E2E cycle time?
  • Do we have an efficient E2E Process?
  • Where are my opportunities to reduce waste?
Capability

Lead & Cycles Time

Node to Node Lead time calculation and analytics

E2E Cycle Time calculation & analytics

E2E Process Signature

E2E Process Signature Process profilling by function

What Else Can Connect™ VSM Do?

Creates an End-to-End data fabric of your connected Supply Chain
Connects Supply Chain with R&D and Commercial data
Connects SC data across multiple systems and regions
Connects SC data with external 3rd party data (Weather, Credit, IQVIA)
Connects data from unstructured sources like documents and images
Senses changes (internal and external) creating signals and triggering actions
Tracks changes in Supply Chain Risk across entire enterprise
Predicts failure points and waste
Bridges the gap between “global” planning and flexible last mile optimization
Enables flexible simulation scenarios
Enables operational exception management
Enables Continuous Improvement Plans (CIPs)

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