IBM Cognos Supply Chain Analytics

Overview

Actionable information on your supply chain performance.

IBM Cognos Supply Chain Analytics, part of IBM Cognos Performance Applications, deliver hundreds of pre-built reports, metrics, and connections to standard data sources to help you understand your supply chain performance, throughput, quality, productivity, inventory, and costs.

Answer key questions such as:

  • Which suppliers are the most reliable? Which have balances outstanding?
  • How many days of inventory exists in each warehouse? Are we meeting demand?
  • How close are my material forecasts to actual results?
  • What lead times are required to fulfill an order?
  • Which plants have completed the highest number of work orders on time?
  • Which plants are performing best against our costs? Has this changed over time?

With the information found in IBM Cognos Supply Chain Analytics reports and metrics, monitor and report on performance using these key areas:

  • Stock overview and valuation—see the stock you are carrying, its location, and value. Understand your inventory investment and how it is distributed.
  • Demand—determine whether your stock levels and fluctuations let you meet customer demand.
  • Quality and yield—Understand yield and yield losses across all plants or for specific operations. Analyze the relationship between scrap, quantity, cost, and lost profits.
  • Organizational effectiveness—Analyze and report on time-to-delivery, quality, and costs by plant, department, or shift.
  • Material usage and cost—Make better decisions about routing, material usage, and substitutions.
  • Time-to-delivery—Monitor and analyze product cycle time, inventory aging, and downtime.
  • Procurement—Evaluate buyer volume, budget distribution, and relationships to consolidate or redistribute purchasing.
  • Material demand—Understand what's required and when. Improve purchasing effectiveness by analyzing internal demand patterns for specific materials.
IBM Cognos Supply Chain Analytics draws on these four modules:
  • Accounts Payable—reports and metrics covering cash outflow, supplier relationships, discounts, terms of payment, and overdue accounts.
  • Inventory Analysis—reports and analysis covering demand, material movement, forecasting, and stock valuation.
  • Procurement Analysis—reports and analysis covering vendor performance, demand, and purchasing power.
  • Production Analysis—reports and analysis covering quality, downtime and scrap rates, routing, costs, material usage, shift labor, and yield.