When supply chain strategy changes, what doesn't change?

Article Abstract:

An assemble-to-order supply chain strategy usually leads to enhancement of customer service. However, the shift towards an assemble-to-order system needs many new procedures, organizations and skills. Etec Systems, a major provider of patterning solutions for the semiconductor and electronics industries, has established and executed an assemble-to-order system. Companies planning to use the strategy must first see to it that the product designs are structured appropriately and to inform the design department regarding the new options policy.

ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, Electrical & Electronic Equip, Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing, Electrical equipment and supplies industry, Electric equipment industry, Production planning, Etec Systems Inc., ETEC

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Supply chain management: new paradigms for customers and suppliers

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Supply chain management is once again becoming popular as firms scout for ways to enhance their effectiveness and increase their profit. It allows companies to be more flexible, provide quality products, eradicate unwarranted delays and minimize expenses. Tools for implementing supply chain management include sales and operations planning and master scheduling. However, the traditional metrics such as purchase price variance, direct labor efficiency, equivalent utilization and product development budget performance are no longer sufficient.

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Affecting the value chain through supplier kaizen

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Sikorsky Aircraft employed kaizen to enhance its supply base management. The company established its S2000 Supplier Certification Program to establish a world-class continuously improving supplier base; to attain the proper size for the supplier base; and to enhance the suppliers' quality, delivery, lead time and cost effectiveness. According to Sikorsky, a kaizen event is a concentrated effort by a dedicated group to enhance a process in a short period.

Aircraft, Aircraft Manufacturing, Aircraft industry, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.

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