Supply Chain Visibility Benefits

The stakes are high for global businesses, but so are the benefits. 

In delivering 40+ successful Supply Chain Visibility implementations, we've seen a wide range of benefits, including:

• Increased sales through reduced out-of-stocks, theft and counterfeiting: 1-3%
• Increased asset utilization: 25%
• Reduced shrinkage and theft: 15%
• Reduced cost of goods sold: 4-7%
• Reduced SG&A costs: 2-3%
• Reduced asset costs: 1-2%
• Reduced inventory costs: 5-30%
• Reduced lead times: 3-15%
• Reduced supply variability: 5-25%
• Reduced third-party transportation and expediting costs: 20-80%
• Reduced distribution center and receiving labor cost: 20-40%
• Supply chain partner performance improvements: 5-20%

We model these benefits using industry-specific Unisys Visibility Value Calculators to build objective business cases based on quantifiable performance metrics, clear ROI models and direct linkages to core objectives. The Value Calculators allow you to simulate operational conditions and measure the impact of decisions and investments before you make them. 

Intangible and strategic benefits include:

• Increased brand and customer protection
• Reduced risk of liability
• Increased collaboration across siloed functions and beyond organizational walls
• Greater technology ROI
• Improved operational flexibility and responsiveness to business opportunities and threats
• Increased cost analysis and exception management capabilities
• Improved virtual warehousing capabilities
• Enhanced demand forecasting, optimized campaigns and launches
• Enhanced recalls and returns management
• Improved compliance with regulations for homeland security, port entry, customs processing, consumer safety, dangerous goods and manifest documentation

The bottom line?  From performance to security, from customer satisfaction to brand protection, visibility delivers value.