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A Profile of an Integrated Supply (IS) System
Author            :Stu Smith      Contact The Author
Designation    :Marketing Manager
Company        :Ship-Pac, Inc.
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Synopsis
INTEGRATED SUPPLY MANAGEMENT
Changing Environment
Global Economy
  • Reduced trade barriers
  • Improved communication
  • Improved transportation
Increased Competition
  • Domestic
  • International
Rapidly Changing Technology
  • 'State of the Art' is moving target
  • Changing customer expectations
  • Costly to stay current
Enlightened Business Practices
  • JIT
  • TLC
  • ZD
Impact on Business Price Pressure
  • Must demonstrate value
Delivery Pressure
  • Less lead time
  • Inventory turns
Quality Pressure
  • AQL
  • Product reliabilty
'Time to Market'
  • Product obsolescence
  • Market exclusivity
What is being done? Working with fewer suppliers
Improving communication tools
Higher expections of suppliers
Focus on 'Total Life Cycle' (TLC) costs
'Partnering'

Integrating Manufacturer and Supplier for mutual success What is it?
  • Mutually beneficial alliance
Why do it?
  • Resources
  • Focus on core competency
  • Win-Win mentality
How to get started?
  • Driven from top level
  • Internal organization critical
  • Finding a partner
  • Requirement document
  • Audit
How to make it work
  • Trust
  • Honesty
  • Performance
  • Measure
  • 'Three Cs'
Where do we go from here?
  • Survival of the smartest
  • Change or perish

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