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Supply Chain Integration Test

Is timely point-of-sale ( point-of-consumption) information used to provide early warning of rapid shifts in demand? Are agreed upon, accurate demand forecasts used to "pull" products/services through the supply chain from raw materials through manufacturing to distribution to customers, in the right amounts and in the right assortments, when needed? Do major customers regularly provide their demand projections and plans for growth? Are major suppliers regularly provided with business plans and demand projections? Does purchasing, manufacturing, product flow, inventory and transaction information move seamlessly throughout the supply chain? Is there an electronic link (e.g.. for demand measurements, forecasts, automatic replenishment, electronic funds transfer) with all major customers? Is there an electronic link (e.g... for forecasts, automatic replenishment, manufacturing resource planning (MAP) transmitted as purchase order, electronic funds transfer) with major suppliers? Is there an electronic link (e.g. for load planning, negotiating rates, electronic dispatching, delivery acknowledgments, electronic fund transfer) with major carriers? Have service and performance measurements been implemented between each stage of the supply chain to monitor supply chain performance? Are supply chain processes coordinated and managed horizontally across the organization to minimize hand-offs and reduce cycle times?

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