The Utility Of Mobile Apps In Supply Chain Management

By Author: Yancy Marry
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Supply chain management, abbreviated to SCM in industry circles, refers to the supervision of interconnected businesses that form a network. These businesses may be involved in providing any type of product or service packages to end customers who are part of a supply chain. Supply chain management thus spans storage & movement of raw materials required by the businesses, the work in process inventory, and all the finished goods that travel from their point of origin to their point of consumption. Like several other industries in the economy that are now seeking a mobile presence, supply chain management units also have started deploying mobile apps to ensure mobility of business. Listed below are some of the chief functions performed by mobile applications to assist supply chain management firms.
1. Receiving of packages

2. Enabling dock logging

3. Conducting a track check on numbers of the finished goods in order to facilitate faster processing

4. Recording the purchase orders & the non purchase order deliveries after the apps are installed in wireless handsets

5. Creating electronic ...
... receipts after the purchase orders have been generated

6. Management & verification of delivery in the supply chain management units

7. Supporting of multistep complex delivery routes

8. The creating, processing, and printing of manifests

9. Recording of signatures & recipient information on the wireless handheld devices

10. Tracking of delivery performance, especially the attempted deliveries

11. Observing & repairing any damage done to the finished goods

12. Tracking & reporting of activities within the supply chain management unit

13. Tracking of user activities, such as duration of each task performed and action performed by the workforce of the supply chain management firm

14. Providing supervisor access to the work reports generated

15. Identifying the areas counted by a user, for instance, the number of bins counted and when the counting took place

16. Simplifying the processes of maintenance of par areas & performance of cycle counts by conducting activities such as paperless counting and barcode scanning

17. Obtaining timely & accurate inventory information

18. Administration of any type of cost incurred while supervising the process of supply chain management

19. Conducting & overseeing of activities like receiving & delivery of goods within several supply chain units

20. Assisting to increase the efficiency of package management processes

21. Improving the accuracy & promptness of the supply delivery chain especially where internal customers & clinicians are involved, so that more time can be devoted towards patient care

22. Follow & manage shipment information that is conveyed through the worldwide distribution network of a logistics provider

23. Detailed reviewing of the cost & scheduling data of various carriers

24. Enabling individual users to keep track of their shipment status using the load boards

25. Enabling the creation of personalized watch lists so that every supply chain manager can secure one’s targeted information regarding shipment status

26. Enabling receiving of quotes on future shipments by individual users so that future analysis of the quotes becomes faster & easier

The mobile apps used for supply chain management activities are available as both paid & free applications. They can be used across a wide array of OS platforms like the iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, etc. The use of these apps has enhanced the visibility factor of every supply chain management unit; this means that the future of supply chain is all set to become more mobile.

Copper Mobile is one of the best mobile app development companies India, with headquarter in Dallas. The android app development team of iOS, BlackBerry, Windows and iPad developer has created over 300 applications on major mobile platforms.