The Effective Supply Chain: Maximizing Performance
Today’s manufacturing supply chain is challenged with quality mandates, cost reductions, and delivery improvements.
- Technology plays a key role in a company’s ability to build and manage an effective supply chain.
- This paper describes the next wave of supply chain solutions, including supplier Kanban Loops which automatically create an electronic pull loop that generates pull signals when parts are needed and supplier web portals for real-time communications.
- Included are two examples of effective supply-chain management in action, demonstrating how the enterprise reduces costs, lead times, and inventories throughout the entire supply chain.