The old way: Rich supply chain activity data is unusable.

Supply chains today involve many components including both software applications and physical plant. RFID and other technologies generate more granular data about every step in manufacturing and fulfillment processes than ever before. Yet supply chain monitoring tools present only a limited, summarized and filtered view of what's happening.

The new way: IT Search provides supply chain visibility.

Splunk indexes all of the event data across every component of the supply chain in real time, regardless of format or location, from conveyor belt systems to RFID data. Integrating application data provides a holistic view from e-commerce and ERP systems through to physical plant. Supply chain managers and analysts can search this data from an intuitive web interface to analyze production issues. Flexible reporting and dashboard capabilities provide a continuous view of what's really happening. Users can save and schedule searches they develop to investigate problems and get alerted proactively when similar problems recur in the future.