The Supply Chain Management (SCM) planning calculator is designed in accordance with the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR®) model, which is applied in a form of the Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) process reference model used for effective communication among supply chain parties.
In the tough modern business environment that suffers from COVID-19 outbreak consequences, the urgent task for many wholesale trading and retail companies is to remain competitive and increase the efficiency of their business activities. Hence, the issue of logistics development and supply chain management is more acute than ever.
Nevertheless, the share of logistics costs, one of the most important indicators for assessing the efficiency of logistics systems, in the structure of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in developed countries is 10-12%, while in developing countries it is around 15-20%. Reducing the cost of logistics business processes is possible through the application of a Busines Process Management approach. Important logistics business processes of a trading company, which require constant control and improvement, are goods source, deliver, and return processes.