Supply chain analysis has emerged as one of the fastest growing business intelligence application areas and has been successfully applied to many critical business functions to enable efficiency enhancements, improved decision-making and identification of important opportunities. Globalizations have changed the way of companies operations in supply chain.

Supply chains are highly complex.  Processes, such as purchasing, procurement, and inventory management, and activities such as distribution, transportation, and logistics that are managed by external constituents, must be seamlessly coordinated. The managers must respond to these demands and try to meet this escalating intelligence needs.With a supply chain analysis solution, managers and analysts can monitor and analyze inventory trends, track vendor performance and respond more quickly and accurately to feedback from the marketplace.

By using business intelligence supply chain companies can:

• Improve workflow design and strategic planning activities

• Identify breakdowns  and better collaborate and communicate with all key stakeholders

• Performance of supply chain partners are measured and analyzed

• Costs and savings are monitored

supply chain intelligence is about reporting on the key to creating a  successful strategy.