Ultriva Suggests Integrating Supply Chain Execution Leverage MRP and ERP Investments

June 10, 2014 - PRLog -- Narayan Laksham, Founder and CEO of Ultriva, a leading supply chain execution software company, noted in the current company blog, “During the last decade, I have personally visited over 150 manufacturing facilities worldwide to help manufacturing companies collaborate with suppliers and gain true supply chain visibility. Due to all this first-hand knowledge, it was a surprise to read Lora Cecere’s recent Forbes magazine article titled Bumps, Cracks and Opportunities reporting that large manufacturing companies, having spent a fortune on MRP systems, in this case SAP and JDA, still use spread sheets and other patches to get through the day.”

Cecere reported she has worked with nine companies in one week alone who had to augment MRP forecasts. Cecere shared how companies explained that they start using spread sheets after the forecast goes awry, and that many of the companies with whom she is working are not even using the costly MRP systems for supply chain planning.

According to Laksham, supply chain execution is required. To execute, a supply chain planner, along with suppliers and customers, must see what is happening. A software platform that allows them to see a single version of truth, in real-time, is the only way to optimize a supply chain. Many moving data points must be taken into account before intelligent action can be taken. No action can be taken if supply chain professionals cannot see the data.

To read the entire blog, go to: http://web.ultriva.com/ultriva-blog/bid/101750/MRP-ERP-Systems-Failing-Supply-Chain-Planners.

About Ultriva

Ultriva’s (www.ultriva.com) cloud-based platform leverages and seamlessly integrates with leading ERP and MRP systems, to deliver an end to end pull based replenishment model. Ultriva, based in Cupertino, CA, implemented a global demand driven manufacturing model by providing full visibility, scheduling, and sequencing of production of customer orders. The need for a collaborative transactional portal is essential and E2E (End to End) Pull allows large multi-national manufacturers to actively collaborate with customers for actual demand and synchronize with suppliers for replenishment. E2E Pull offers a better solution to balancing supply with customer demand through procurement strategies, materials and inventory policies tied to actual demand signals. Many suppliers want to provide sufficient service levels to customers and turn supply replenishment and synchronization into a competitive advantage. The company’s global footprint is increasing rapidly with implementations in wide variety of industry sectors and enterprises such as ATK, CareFusion, Emerson, Ingersoll Rand, McKesson, Magellan, Regal Beloit, Thermo Fisher and more. Follow Ultriva on Twitter at @Ultriva.

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