We found a nice new site on supply chain management systems that you might want to consider checking out. Supply chain systems in clued systems like inventory, shipping and logistics systems as well as shipment planning systems and material requirements planning solutions or MRP systems.

MRP systems are systems that weigh your need for raw materials. They consider the safety levels defined in your inventory system and they also can factor in things like new sales orders that will create a demand for raw material based on the bill of materials needed to make the sales order. An effective Materials Requirements plan can also consider inbound purchase orders for a given raw material and some systems will actually factor in sales forecasts.

The ability to factor a sales forecast into a supply chain plan can be a real advantage for companies that experience seasonality in raw materials requirements.

If you’re interested in more information on supply chain management solutions you might want the check out Supply Chain Systems Today. This is a website that offers a nice collection of articles on SCM as well as some good vendor reviews and news about emergent technology.