Manufacturing

The manufacturing orchestration involves the coordinated and seamless execution of business processes across transactions related to planning & production activities. The manufacturing orchestration uses digitalization to streamline make-to-order/make-to-stock (produce), procure-to-pay (procurement) and order-to-cash (sales) processes, ensuring effective communication and collaboration between supply chain partners.

For example, a manufacturing orchestration could enable procure-to-pay transactions between a pharmaceutical manufacturer and its contract manufacturers, facilitating the exchange of net requirements, forecast planning schedules, purchase orders, advance shipping notifications, and other transactions, as the manufacturer procures finished goods from its CMO network.

The manufacturing orchestration includes the following transactions: