Do you need to add a digital thread, digital twin, or AI to orchestrate a multi-tier supply network? Vecco International says no. Its Value Chain Resource/Response Planning (VCRP) SaaS platform does it natively, in real-time, offering not only demand and materials planning but also real-time response and execution.
Patented Data Modeling
Vecco has successfully orchestrated multi-tier supply chains for years to be more responsive and resilient. How? The VCRP platform has a patented common semantic business object model that can include any data from any application, creating a single source of truth.
VCRP ingests data from nearly any source, from Excel and FTP to JDBC or REST APIs. (including from existing supply chain software). The system automatically points the data to a map in the model. Vecco’s object engine then harmonizes the disparate data and logic from all the supply chain partner systems. This allows VCRP to plan and execute complex cross-party business processes readily.
Streamlined Partner Setup
With no custom programming in the application or database layers, Vecco sets up each partner’s unique business logic requirements from its dozens of pre-built apps and hundreds of pre-defined services and processes. The flows are in a separate layer that invokes a proprietary object execution engine, which automatically translates and executes all the database calls and writes, isolating developers and users from the underlying data engineering complexities.
Other supply chain control tower software providers might need months of work with a new customer’s data team to create a customized data model and then harmonize all the required data elements. Vecco removes all this ‘heavy lifting’ and dramatically cuts startup time and complexity. Its ability to leverage and complement existing supply chain software is also essential in fast time to value.
Vecco’s Differentiation Stands
While continuously updated, the VCRP control tower has been available for years to enable end-to-end multi-tier supply chains to collaborate, sense, and respond rapidly. Vecco’s patented semantic data management to monitor, access, and contextualize data from internal and partner data sources, along with configurable pre-built applications and services, continues to differentiate Vecco today.
Beyond multi-tier data management, the VCRP platform offers real-time ways to monitor and alert on the data and constantly replan as needed. It can access data from the production or MES layer and any supply chain system, ERP, CRM, PLM, or other system of record, enabling synchronized collaboration.
Vecco’s architecture is configurable at every level, not just business rules. If the company needs to change its business model, it can. Workflow based on drag-and-drop supports supply chain and operations professionals adapting as required. The pre-built supply chain applications keep their data feeds, and change is factored into the plans and responses. Rapid change and ease of configuration are needed for today’s volatile global supply chains.
Helping Supply Chains in Turmoil
Our latest executive survey indicates that supply chain resilience is a top concern. Constant changes in regulations, supplier stability, tariffs, weather, and more regularly impact supply and demand and are not in a company’s control. Thus, gaining more visibility and agility to respond to changes in an orchestrated way is crucial. Vecco’s comprehensive approach can deliver this internally and with multiple tiers of suppliers and supply chain partners.
Vecco’s customer base spans regulated industries such as pharmaceutical plus high-tech industries such as computers and 3D printers. The companies range from huge to pretty small.
Vecco’s capabilities to harmonize disparate data and systems across the supply chain and execute multi-party business processes automate more than‘’ can currently be done with AI as it requires clean data and significant human involvement. Solvers work in real-time to mitigate problems and avert supply chain risk. AI would be used ‘atop’ the VCRP to enhance decision intelligence with external data.
Smaller Company Solution
A new offering, AutoPlan, serves small and mid-size business (SMB) manufacturers, distributors, and construction companies with ‘enterprise level’ planning and inventory management capabilities. Many companies do not use a full-blown ERP but run on QuickBooks or other accounting software. Since inventory is often the largest asset on a company’s balance sheet, managing it well is critical to success while maintaining on-time-in-full delivery for customers. Vecco has adapted the VCRP solution for SMBs to deliver an affordable self-service supply chain solution for visibility, planning, and execution.
Looking to the Future
We feel the Vecco solutions offer unique and pragmatic paths to breakthrough business performance. Whether your company is large or small, the orchestration available in the VCRP platform can support greater visibility, agility, and resilience of the supply chain. Thank you, Elliot Reiff and Jonathan Kall, for updating us on Vecco’s latest news.
We look forward to following your progress in the market.