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A decision support system for the management of an agile supply chain that provides an architecture including a server side and a client side. The server side includes a decision support system database that interfaces with a model engine that performs analysis of the data to support planning decisi

A decision support system for the management of an agile supply chain that provides an architecture including a server side and a client side. The server side includes a decision support system database that interfaces with a model engine that performs analysis of the data to support planning decisions. The server side includes a server manager that coordinates requests for service and information. The client side includes decision frames that present the various view points available in the system to the users. A frame manager coordinates the requests from decision support frames to access the needed data and models. The decision support frames provide a view into the supply chain and integrate analytical models responsive to the view point of a business process such as demand management. The frames include a supply management frame, a demand management frame, a vendor managed replenishment frame, a Planning, Sales and Inventory planning frame, and a distribution network design frame. The frame manager includes a system integrator and a functional integrator. A database management system manages the supply and maintenance of information needed by the modeling processes through the frame manager. A domain management process limits data available to saidl frame responsive to a user selection. The system also includes a demand and supply reconciliation process; a capacity planning process; a vendor managed replenishment process; and a scenario management process.

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[ What is claimed is:] [19.] A decision support system, comprising:a client comprising:an interface, and decision support frames configured to provide a view into production, sales and inventory of a supply chain, said frames configured to integrate analytical models of the supply chain responsive t

[ What is claimed is:] [19.] A decision support system, comprising:a client comprising:an interface, and decision support frames configured to provide a view into production, sales and inventory of a supply chain, said frames configured to integrate analytical models of the supply chain responsive to a view point of a business process, said frames comprising a supply management frame, a demand management frame, a vendor managed replenishment frame, a planning, sales and inventory frame and a distribution network frame, wherein said interface is configured to query said decision support frames; anda server comprising:a model engine comprising:modeling processes configured to analyze the supply chain, said modeling processes comprising a component procurement policy development module, a finished goods distribution network design module, an aggregate production planning module, a finished goods inventory management module, a sales forecasting and planning module, a market data analysis module and a vendor managed replenishment module; anda demand and supply reconciliation process configured to reconcile production, sales and inventory by reconciling a top-down forecast with a bottom-up forecast including an expert based model;a capacity process configured to determine feasibility of a capacity plan responsive to supply constraints;a replenishment process configured to provide a vendor replenishment plan responsive to predicted sales and supply constraints and configured to reconcile a top-down forecast with a bottom-up forecast;a scenario management process configured to provide scenarios for comparison of management plans;a frame manager configured to manage the execution of the modeling processes and to provide information for said frames, said frame manager comprising a system integrator and a functional integrator;a database management system configured to supply database information to the modeling processes and said frame manager; anda domain management process configured to limit data available to said frames and configured to be responsive to a user selection.