Briefly, sales and marketing data, such as customer orders, which are gathered by
marketing personnel, and the detailed information about the supply chain units, such
as status, capacities and topology, are forwarded to the prototype system for
processing.
The prototype system then invokes the RSO to generate the preferred
routings, transportation modes and work order plan based on the constraints of
customer service, cycle time and cost. Subsequently, it forwards the suggested
routings, transportation modes and work order plan information to the SCVC.