I wrote a couple articles on the subject awhile back and am sharing them here for any members working with the IT requirements for Supply Chain Management Systems. organizations.
Both are too long to post here so to read the entire article visit these links [link & intro provided} :
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"Deploying an Supply Chain Management (SCM) solution that provides the intended return on investment requires that the applications, servers, and enterprise network infrastructure work together seamlessly. This is easier said than done and will necessitate a thorough evaluation of your bandwidth needs to meet the demand."
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"The key to a successful SCM implementation is a clear understanding of the business objectives and business requirements of the company the SCM primarily supports. This often includes a number of legacy systems which need to be integrated into the solution. From this will come the technical objectives to be met and the technical requirements that frame the solution. Only then will the commmunication requirements for bandwidth capacity, reliability, resiliancy, latency, security, and expandability be meaningful."
God Bless, Michael Lemm FreedomFire Communications