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What competitive intelligence tools / methods can be used in Supply chain management?

Competitive intelligence is necessary to stay ahead of our competitors and what competitive intelligence will help Supply chain in an organization to have an edge over our competitors?

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Question added by Ahamed Shareef , Divisional Head - Quality Assurance , Apollo Tyres Ltd
Date Posted: 2013/12/19
K K Abdul Basheer Supply Chain and Procurement Manager
by K K Abdul Basheer Supply Chain and Procurement Manager , Supply Chain and Procurement Manager , Al Ahli Plastics Industries

Please follow below

Goal & Scope Objective Sales Forecast Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) Safety Stock and Re Order Level Order Cost &Inventory Carrying Cost ABC Classification Inventory Turn, Week/DOS Cycle Count SRS (Supplier Rating System) Terms and Condition Invoice Price Variance (IPV) and Purchase Price Variance (PPV) Item Price Maintenance

 

Excess and Obsolete 

Abdelkrim TRABELSI
by Abdelkrim TRABELSI , Ingénieur Projet , Zodiac

 

Step1: Define the motivational Why worry about the problem?

What did you win or lose?

Step2: Assess the levers What levers can increase your chances of success?

Step3: Improving the practice, How to put things into practice?

 

  motivational factors: under the five C:

 

1. Client: attraction, retention, reputation, brand, access

2. Compliance: regulation, social pressure

3. Cost: risk management, efficiency, productivity

4. Competition: competitive advantage

5. Consciousness: moral obligation, values

Joefil C. Jocson
by Joefil C. Jocson , CEO/President , Dyas Construction and Management Consultants

tool: used SAP

KHALED NAFATI KHAMIRA
by KHALED NAFATI KHAMIRA , أمين مخازن قطع الغيار , شركة الأصيل للصناعات الغذائية

I think it is important, but using legal means and not to ignore the ethical rules during the application.

Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein
by Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein , Chief Executive Officer & ERP Architect , Egyptian Software Group

- Interviews with common customers and suppliers

- Media events launched by competitors

- Interviews with competitors' x-employees

- Track publicly announced fainancial statements of your competitors

- Strategies publicly announced on competitors' web sites and mentioned in the trade media

- Track new product launches

- Search for new, emerging or changing markets

- Search for new technologies or business methods

khaled Ibrahim Sayed Abd El Salam Ibrahim
by khaled Ibrahim Sayed Abd El Salam Ibrahim , Chief Accountant , -ElMehy engineering company

I think in sample and striaght answer to know your status within the market needs and the cash can be paid according to your company cash flow status as well , Also MUST make control of your supply chain section in order to know the status of your company any time any date which helps you to make the write call when needed from you.

Ahmed Montasser Hasan Ibraheem Farag
by Ahmed Montasser Hasan Ibraheem Farag , Project Manager , Rawafed Tech

I am sorry , I don't know

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Competitive Intelligence can be a key success factor to build an efficient extended entreprise.

Extended enterprise is a company that expands its upstream value chain to its suppliers (for efficient supply chain) and its downstream value chain towards its clients to provide better products and services to end users.

According Wikipedia, an extended enterprise is a self-organizing network of firms that combine their economic output to provide products and services offerings to the market.

Kamran Syed Muhammad
by Kamran Syed Muhammad , DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER , THAL LIMITED - PAKISTAN PAPERSACK DIVISION

knowledge of supplier's cost break up

market knoweledge about specific porduct

 

Muhammad  Siddique
by Muhammad Siddique , Agriculture Finance Officer , HBL

  • order processing tools
  • shiping status tools 
  • lean inventry tools 
  • warehouse management
  • supplier management
  • demand forecasting
  • transport logistics

Naveed Rauf   Khan
by Naveed Rauf Khan , Regional Sales Manager , Ufone (PTML Etisalat)

A best sales intelligence tool must increase sales productivity. The tool must help in generating more qualified leads and increase sales appointments. It should drive more revenue for your business.

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