A Case Study in Supply Chain Operations

Global integration goes beyond worldwide presence to provide the visibility ar

control needed to respond rapidly to global market dynamics and achieve the

highest level of operating efficiency and cost$-$effectiveness.

Given its rapid worldwide growth, one of the industry's leading manufacturers

electronic components needed to gain greater control and visibility over supply

chain operations in order to handle the increase in worldwide production. The

manufacturer wanted to migrate to a single$-$partner environment to more efficier

and cost$-$effectively manage the growing complexities of worldwide planning,

sourcing, production and fulfillment.

Many companies are seeking to globalise their supply chains, but the true benefi

lie in global integration. The organisation's ability to deliver a highly integrated,

global supply chain infrastructure, with strong control mechanisms and a single

point of contact for all aspects of the end$-$to$-$end global solution is the only clear

choice.

One requires a dedicated global business management team, led by a Strategic

Account Manager, for efficient handling of all the day$-$to$-$day operations. This

enables the organisation to focus on its core competency $-$ creating innovative

new technology.

A centralised global supply chain management, leveraging key functional

resources, integrated technologies and standardised processes to provide greater

global visibility and consistency, more rapid market response and increased

production efficiency.

With a single, collaborative view of supply chain functions, inefficiencies

throughout the supply chain can be easily identified and corrected.

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