what is the mobile supply chain?

Gordon Van Huizen

Chief Technology Officer, DSI

WHAT IS THE MOBILE

SUPPLY CHAIN?

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1THE SUPPLY CHAIN IN

TRANSITIONEmbracing The Digital Economy

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THE AGE OF THE OMNI-CHANNEL CUSTOMER

THE TRADITIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN MUST EVOLVE

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THE NEW SUPPLY CHAIN REALITY

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INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

Compliance and quality requirements demand accurate and timely

visibility into the entire product lifecycle.

Real-time information is key to optimizing materials, costs and labor,

enabling significant time and cost savings.

Seasonal, perishable inventory needs to be tracked, monitored and

managed through all phases of the production cycle to ensure speed

and quality.

Efficient uptime of assets and equipment is critical, even on job sites

with non-existent network connectivity.

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A Mobile Supply Chain provides the end-to-end visibility and execution required across the extended supply

chain in order to compete in today’s Digital Economy.

WHAT IS A MOBILE SUPPLY CHAIN?

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Enables and Capitalizes on Business Moments

THE MOBILE SUPPLY CHAIN

Visibility Enables end-to-end process visibility,

traceability of materials and goods

Execution Dynamically adapts supply chain execution

for speed and agility

Anywhere

Provides full visibility and control:

Any Time, Anywhere, Any Role

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2WHAT’S DIFFERENT

ABOUT MOBILE?Not Just Another Screen

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ROLE AND ENVIRONMENT DRIVE MOBILE NEEDS

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ROLE AND ENVIRONMENT DRIVE MOBILE NEEDS

Feature Breadth and Depth

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ROLE AND ENVIRONMENT DRIVE MOBILE NEEDS

Feature Breadth and Depth Interaction Model

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ROLE AND ENVIRONMENT DRIVE MOBILE NEEDS

Feature Breadth and Depth Interaction Model

Connectivity Modes

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ROLE AND ENVIRONMENT DRIVE MOBILE NEEDS

Feature Breadth and Depth Interaction Model

Connectivity ModesDevice Selection

NEW COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES

‣Variable Bandwidth

‣Network Latency

‣ Intermittent Connectivity

‣Extended Periods Off-line

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3WHO WE ARE

AND WHAT WE PROVIDE

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Our mobile supply chain solutions

provide end-to-end visibility,

execution and agility to take

advantage of the digital economy.

Our approach is unique in that we

leverage systems of record to

provide mobile-optimized

business processes across

manufacturing, distribution, sales

and service.

What We Do

DSI: THE MOBILE SUPPLY CHAIN COMPANY

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What We Provide

DSI: THE MOBILE SUPPLY CHAIN COMPANY

Mobile Platform• Mobile-optimize all processes across the extended

supply chain

• Rapid development

• Robust back-end integration

• Fully open to third-party tools and cloud-based

services

Solution Accelerators• Complete componentized applications

• Multiple uses: instant deployment, customize to meet

business requirements or use as building blocks for

new applications

• Leverage mobile-optimized interfaces into critical

systems of record

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Mobile Platform Capabilities

DSI: THE MOBILE SUPPLY CHAIN COMPANY

Omni-channel: Any time, anywhere, any role, any device.

Rapid development: Reduced time-to-value, increased agility.

Open APIs: Alternate tool chains, specialized device SDKs.

Enterprise Integration: Leverage existing systems of record with

transactional integrity.

M2M Integration: Sense and respond, automate physical

processes.

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4CASE STUDY

MOBILE SUPPLY CHAIN

SUCCESS

With a mobile supply chain, Old Dutch Foods can now connect production data to raw material inventory stock,

which allows for a more accurate match of supply and demand. As a result, the company has reduced spoilage

and ingredient shortages, which not only protects product quality—it also prevents in-store product

rationing that could compromise the customer experience.

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Source: Case Study: Old Dutch Foods Masters Employees’ Mobile Moments, August 28, 2014 by Jeffery

Hammond & Michael Facemire with Christopher Mines and Dominique Whittaker, Forrester Research, Inc.

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5RECOMMENDATIONS

FOR MOBILE

ENABLEMENT

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THE KEYS TO SUCCESS

‣ Identify mobility projects that have significant,

quantifiable returns

‣ Think: “what does mobile allow me to do that I couldn’t

do before”?

‣ Create agility and adaptability while maintaining

robustness

‣ Address off-line support upfront, including conflicts that

will occur when users work off-line

VISIT US AT dsiglobal.com

Gordon Van Huizen

Gordon.VanHuizen@dsiglobal.com