With a focus on supply chain execution, planning and performance management, Tompkins’ assessment methodology provides a comprehensive review of IT system capabilities and process requirements. We identify the right balance between leading edge technologies, existing systems implementations and proven best practices to achieve the highest possible (and affordable) alignment for your operational requirements.

During the assessment phase, our team performs a gap analysis to identify the process and/or technology changes and solutions that will improve data and product flows and reduce costs while minimizing or eliminating constraints. We evaluate enhancements to existing applications, version upgrades and system replacements with a focus on:

• Global supply chain visibility
• Reverse logistics
• Supply chain planning and management
• Transportation management
• Warehouse management and execution systems

Tompkins works with your vision to assess, develop and formulate the best supply chain technology strategy based on your current and future business and operations strategies. We help you establish a clear path to plan for the right systems and timing, including roadmaps for selection and implementation. We define high-level migration strategies of existing applications and platforms and prioritize systems based on achieving a competitive edge, keeping in mind the available technology solutions such as cloud-based systems and the proliferation of “open” systems.

Selecting the right supply chain technology system requires a keen understanding of your company’s products, markets and customer expectations as well as ERP and order management system integration. At Tompkins, we utilize these factors and our decades of experience to identify the right supply chain systems for key operational processes and functions, including:

• Warehouse management systems
• Labor management systems
• Transportation management systems
• Critical “enabling” technologies like pick-to-light, goods to person, unit and case sortation systems, robotics and warehouse control systems

Tompkins provides the effective leadership and coaching that is critical for successful implementation of new processes and technologies. Our team has the practical experience needed to understand how strategy affects everyone and everything and the expertise required for process design, application of advanced technologies, migration and roll-out planning, and configuration and testing. We ensure that changes are accomplished in a timely manner, costs are minimized and the desired objectives are achieved.