Patni’s supply chain management implementation expertise reaches across many different manufacturing sub verticals including high-tech electronics, consumer Packaged goods, pharmaceuticals and automotive. This broad and deep domain expertise provides the foundation for architecting and integrating client solutions.

Patni offers solutions in the following application areas:

• Demand planning and execution
• Supply planning and execution including detailed manufacturing scheduling
• Vendor-managed inventory
• Supply chain consolidation and rationalization for clients with legacy,
  stand-alone SCM processes and systems
• Extending the supply chain to include planning for external partners in sales and procurement functions
• OLTP system design and interface with SCM applications
• Enhancements to existing SCM applications to improve individual planning functions.

We offer a strong consulting team with extensive industry and supply chain management implementation experience. The company has key expertise in supply chain operations with SCOR model experience. In addition, domain familiarity with ERP package solutions including SAP’s Advance Planner & Optimizer (APO), Oracle Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) and JDEdwards Advanced Planning Solutions (APS) coupled with supply chain management implementation and integration experience, gives Patni a strong foundation for architecting solutions for end customers.

Our methodologies effectively leverage offshore resources for crucial components of the Supply chain management implementation and support cycle. Patni uses proven project delivery processes to control costs and accelerate turnaround time for supply chain management implementation and support engagements.

Our Supply Chain Management Implementation Practice has expertise in supply chain frameworks from SAP (APO ver 3.1& 4.0),
Oracle, I2, Manugistics.

Patni has a proven performance record delivering Supply chain management implementation solutions to Fortune 500 clients with a broad range of requirements. Here are some examples:

• Patni has carried out product implementation and enhancement as well as production support for existing supply chain management implementations at a large number of customer sites.
• Patni delivered Vendor Management Inventory solutions to a large European consumer products company on the SAP APO platform. Patni has also been involved in enhancing existing functionality to provide Supply Chain Analysts with an SNP dashboard. This has helped manage replenishments prior to further processing by the OLTP system.
• For Distribution applications, Patni developed common data transfer models that can be shared by an organization and its channel partners, using SAP BIW as a central data hub.
• For a European Fortune 500 company with global manufacturing and distribution operations, Patni designed and implemented solutions to extend the existing SCM APO implementation. This enabled the client to implement backward integration of business processes by integrating globally located OEM vendors into the capacity planning and global deployment processes.
• For a large European client, Patni integrated SAP OLTP with Manugistics for demand and supply planning processes. Patni also enhanced and maintained the interface to meet upgrade and regular support requirements.