166 F E ATUR E Goodbye Spre dsheets, Hello Intelligent Pricing The next generation intelligent pricing platform is here, giving you the power to unlock game-changing marginal gains across every aspect of your supply chain. Flintfox brings together siloed data into one, centralised platform empowering you to gain real-time visibility to drive profitability. Automated rebate management Hyper speed pricing engine Sophisticated omnichannel pricing Real-time margin reporting enough to handle the changing demands of this industry. As the business continues its rapid growth, we’ve learned that bringing first- and third-party solutions on to our business application platform allows quicker time to value and reduces the silos organisations have in their traditional technology stack. “That’s why our supply chain solutions focus specifically on lighting up first- and third-party solutions on a harmonious data layer. This reduces translation costs, improves collaboration (especially through Microsoft Teams), and drives better business decisions because everyone is looking at the same data.” Emphasising partners’ core role in Microsoft’s supply chain strategy, Bassani cites several examples of impressive independent software vendors, including ToolsGroup, which offers an integrated solution for demand forecasting, inventory optimisation, sales planning and much more. “ToolsGroup is fantastic – it has strong planning capabilities and leverages a lot of the Microsoft Power Platform ecosystem, allowing customers to upgrade from Excel to Power BI,” he says. Key partners on the transport visibility side include large established firms such as TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson, and emergent disruptors like Overhaul. “Both work across transport management systems and carriers to give retailers’ inbound and outbound transport teams the right level of intel,” says Bassani. “Microsoft’s supply chain organisation uses both solutions and they’re available for customers on the Azure Marketplace too.” Transportation, e-commerce and business services provider FedEx is also working with Microsoft to develop a cross-platform, ‘logistics-as-a-service’ solution. It combines “ We are committed to building market-leading solutions for businesses in need of supply chain transformation”
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