Supply chain management (SCM) is the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the operations of the supply chain with the purpose to satisfy customer requirements as efficiently as possible. Supply chain management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point-of-origin to point-of-consumption

Mobile Extension: Extending mobility to the supply chain management helps the organization to track the activities from raw material to finished good to stock the goods till the point of consumption and dispatch information on the handheld, which can be updated to the backend servers on regular intervals

Infor SCM: Supply Chain management: Avon is a service partner of INFOR (Baan) and has expertise in providing end-to-end supply chain management (SCM) solutions in the areas of:

	Demand Planning
	Distribution Planning
	Manufacturing Planning
	Transportation Management
	Warehouse Management

INFOR delivers end-to-end supply chain management (SCM) solutions that improve profitability, competitiveness, and growth for all key constituent businesses in the supply chain. Focusing on both planning and execution functions, INFOR solutions incorporate enabling technologies such as event management and performance analytics to improve visibility and control across the entire supply chain. INFOR SCM solutions can be deployed as components, extended to complement existing ERP Systems, or combined to form a business suite that integrates the business processes of supply chain management. Avon has extensive experience in implementing Caps Logistics suite of products, which Baan had acquired, and are now a part of INFOR's SCM suite.

SAP SCM: The growing lists of challenges are making companies look for more than a traditional solution. Avon in collaboration with SAP helps companies transform their current supply chains into an adaptive supply chain networks with the new and improved capabilities of my SAP SCM. We provide a complete solution that encompasses the full range of supply chain activities including planning, execution, coordination and collaboration. Each SAP suite is powered by SAP Net Weaver technology platform, a comprehensive integration and application platform that help reduce total cost of ownership.