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Supplier schedule and capacity management is designed to validate, communicate, and collaborate on material requirements to satisfy assembly and component operations.
Supplier schedule and capacity management can occur during the planning stages to ensure that plans are validated before begining scheduling and execution.
Capabilities of the i2 solution for supplier schedule and capacity management can include:
- Acesss to capacity and capability of suppliers based on contract and contract flex limits
- Checking of planning and scheduling releases against capabilities model
- Constraint detection with root-cause drill in and interactive and automatic problem resolution
- Automatic detection of excesses
- Ability to collaborate with suppliers to resolve issues
Benefits of the i2 solution for supplier schedule and capacity management can include:
- Reduced material costs
- Reduced premium costs
- Reduced overtime through improved capacity utilization
- Increased schedule stability
- Reduced time-to-market for new products
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