Cannondale Learns to Manage a Global Supply Chain
• Problem – Managing parts in a constantly changing product line with
suppliers in many countries
Cannondale Learns to Manage a Global Supply Chain
CHAPTER 10: ACHIEVING OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND
CUSTOMER INTIMACY: ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS
• Solution – Replace legacy MRPS (Material requirements planning system)
with Kinaxis on-demand Rapid Response software service
– Allows both Cannondale and suppliers to see
• up-to-date information;
• faster customer response;
• reduced inventory;
• reduced cycle and lead times
• Illustrates: Need for enterprise-wide system for coordinating supply
chain
• Demonstrates: Use of cloud services as solution for implementing
enterprise applications