With so amny SCM options on the market today the decision and investigation can be daunting. Do you stick with tried and true technologies like Oracle and SAP or do you innovate with a highly configurable system like Tuppas CRM?. Another new arrival on the CRM scene is the Saas option. Many companies are looking at a pay as you go option like the one offered by Demand ERP. Saas and conventional systems are generally fairly canned systems so you get all the power that a best practices system has to offer. These systems are generally worth looking at if you need to implement quickly and your needs are fairly simple.

If you have a really proactive team you might want to consider a highly configuable system such as that offered by Tuppas or ShopFloorReporting.com. Agile systems offer all the bells and whistles that you might find in traditional system but they can also be expanded to a very high degree. In an SCM system the modifications generally occur in the areas of forecating and requirements planning as well as supplier relationship management.

If you’re looking for some more information on supply chain management in manufacturing you might want to take a look at www.Manufacturing-CEO.com The site offers a lot of insight into manufacturing systems and they also post good reviews from time to time. There is an article on manufacturing ERP and MRP systems that I think is really good. It covers best practices and why it might be worth looking into agile systems.