FORUM

Enabling seamless connectivity with your

supply chain partners
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Unlimited stocks!
How many times have you faced the ire of your distributor or campaigns and give critical competitor
exclusive retail outlet over stockpiles or the other extreme of feedback in real time enabling you to be
shortage of stock during peak demand? This problem of proactive and take decisive action under
inventory management, lack of connectivity, information
pressure.
lacunae directly affects profitability. Then there is the
constant need for effectively deploying media and With Forum in place you suddenly find
promotional campaigns, How many times have you faced yourself in a happy situation where you
coordination , data and logistics is critical, As you’re aware, can exploit market trends faster than your
your army manning the frontlines can help you anticipate
competitors.
market trends, provide sales trends, deploy media

The amateurs discuss tactics, the professional discuss logistics

Delivery Manufacturing Raw Material

Documentation Retail Distribution Supplier

Deploying Forum means....

Stock and sales visibility in the distribution chain Better distribution management

Comprehensive and timely MIS from distributor Continuous replenishment

Improved customers service Improved efficiency of distributor

resulting in higher revenues and lower costs!!!

The Indian markets have their own dynamics, It is not os well organized, there
are tremendous regional variations and market forces at play
Sify’s forum is ideal the indian market, The Indian markets have their own dynamics, It is not so well organized,
there are tremendous regional variations and market forces at play and any solution has to understand these
nuances and factor it all in. Our knowledge of the indian market works to the customers advantage.

For the distributors and exclusive retail outlets, Forum is a bridge that enables therm to adapt to technology
painlessly and incorporate modem business practices.

anticipate market trends, provide sales trends,

Forum can make a difference to
your business:
Forum has enabled businesses to derive tangible benefits. By
integrating the crucial supply chain and by involving the key
players in the supply chain through a two way process it has
helped improve productivity right across the chain. Here’s
how Forum’s powerful features make a difference to you and
your forward supply chain partners.
Forum has enabled businesses to derive tangible benefits. By
integrating the crucial supply chain and by involving the key
players in the supply chain through a two way process it has
helped improve productivity right across the chain. Here’s
how Forum’s powerful features make a difference to you and
your forward supply chain partners.
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deploy media campaigns and give critical
competitor feedback in real time enabling you
to be proactive and take decisive action under
pressure.
With Forum in place you suddenly find yourself
in a happy situation where you can exploit
market trends faster than your competitors.
Forum collates stock and sales information
from the distributions and exclusive retail
outlets in real time.
The enables you to take decisive actions.
It enables two way communications
between you and your supply chain
partners ensuring better delivery of
product or scheme masters through the
internet, expediting the billing process,
uploading promotional and media material
and using the crucial market feedback to
optimize supplies and inventory.

It provides seamless connectivity across

platforms, external applications and ERPs
like ASP, ID Edwards and MfgPro

By integrating and connecting hand-hand-

held applications to the main system, it
extends the supply chain
Trading Partner Trading Partner and enables unprecedented reach.
Forum helps your distributor evolve technologically and migrate to a modern business environment. Naturally
you would feel comfortable in such and environment.

AT THE HEART OF FORUM

Forum-a technology that keeps your forward supply chain ahead

FMCG companies, pharmaceutical, durables, mobile phones, engineering goods, garments, retail and industries
with complex supply chains benefit immensely when Forum is integrated to their forward supply chain.

Forum has proved to be an indispensable tool for many of our clients. They include ITC Limited, Pidilite industries,
Bunge India, Chevron and ELF to name a few.

Forum makes business sense anyway you look at it. It is a holistic solution that gives you an unmatchable
panoramic view of your business. Not to mention its fantastic double role as a business tool for your partners

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