Supply Chain Management using BizTalk Server
Supply Chain Management using BizTalk Server
Video overview
Published: July 20, 2005
For its next-generation Microsoft® Xbox 360™ video game system, Microsoft faced
more complex manufacturing requirements than it saw with the original Xbox console.
It also faced a need to speed production and reduce inventory costs compared to
the performance of its earlier, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)-based supply-chain
solution. To provide full, real-time visibility into the supply chain for the product's
graphics chips, Microsoft created an integrated business process automation solution
based on Microsoft Windows Server System™ integrated server software components,
including Microsoft BizTalk® Server and the BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet.
As a result, the company expects to speed on-time deliveries by 20 percent and reduce
inventories by 10 percent. Those gains, plus increased productivity of manufacturing
and IT staffs, will help deliver a first-year return on investment (ROI) of 126
percent. Developing the solution was 50 percent faster and more cost-effective than
using EDI, saving six months off the development schedule.
Introduction
Microsoft deployed a Business Integration & Intelligence (BII) Framework based
on BizTalk Server integration software, a member of the Windows Server System integrated
server software, and on the BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet 3.0. The BII solution
supports integration and performance monitoring of the participating customer-owned
tooling contract manufacturers and sub-contractor suppliers. It is being used initially
to support the manufacturing processes that supply the Xbox 360 console's graphics
processing unit (GPU) chips.
By providing real-time visibility into the supply chain, the BII Framework will
shave a day off the time it took for Microsoft manufacturing executives to identify
problems through the previous, EDI-and-batch-based process. Microsoft expects to
see a 126 percent ROI on the BII solution in its first year. The majority of that
return comes from an anticipated $500,000 reduction in inventory carrying costs.
This video is intended for enterprise business decision makers, technical decision
makers, and IT professionals who are looking for cost-effective, out-of-the-box
solutions to business needs.
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