The supply chain process has always been the cornerstone of any successful distribution organisation - effective supply chain management can set a company apart from its competitors. In today's market, it's vitally important that this process also improves efficiency and reduces costs across the business and the right IT platform makes this possible. The market-leading K8 software solution from Kerridge Commercial Systems is the key to integrated and streamlined Supply Chain Management.
Streamline the supply chain for success
The need for a competitive advantage has never been greater and for distributors this means enhanced supply chain management. That's because logistics and the supply chain is the lifeblood of a distribution business, running through manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, stock management, sales order processing and, ultimately, customer fulfilment. The challenge for all distribution businesses is how to streamline these disparate functions in order to enhance the operational processes overall and ensure customer satisfaction, thereby gaining that competitive edge. The answer is integration.
K8: integration through innovation
Viewing the supply chain as a single integrated operation is essential if organisations are to use international best practice processes. Given that the benefit of adopting 'best practice' is greater cost control, improved efficiency and therefore increased profitability, finding an integrated IT solution lies at the heart of effective supply chain management.
K8 is a fully integrated, functionally-rich trading, marketing, financial and business management system which operates at each and every stage of the supply chain process. K8 offers the key to both the integration and the streamlining of logistics in one single IT solution. This highly advanced and innovative system, powered by Oracle and provided on the most powerful, secure and reliable database in the world, Oracle 11g, is simple to adapt to any business, of any size, and is intuitive to use.
Future-proofing supply chain management
While the importance of supply chain management is common to all distributors, each organisation faces its own specific challenges in logistics, hence the need for a flexible IT system which can deliver where its needed most. The K8 platform is fully scalable and adaptable, offering solutions to small, one-site businesses as well as multi-site, multi-national corporations. Its specific functionality can be honed to address operational issues as they arise, allowing organisations to future-proof their supply chain management. K8 delivers solutions which work today and which prepare for tomorrow.