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Integrated Supplier Management: Plan, Execute and Adapt

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Integrated Supplier Management is a must – manufacturers are still dealing with the effects of the global chip shortage, the Suez Canal blockage, changing trade policies and other global supply and demand disruptions. That is why we developed the Integrated Supplier Management diagnostic tool.

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ERP addresses the challenges of Make to order manufacturers

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Make-to-Order (MTO) manufacturing is the production of specialized or unique one-off products in quantities ranging from one to small production runs. Usually, the final product is a combination of custom manufactured components and standard components. MRP manages the spread of demand across the suppliers.

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How electronics manufacturers can use ERP to address industry challenges

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The electronics industry has experienced dramatic changes on the customer and supplier side in the last 18 months – from sudden purchasing changes by customers to shortages of parts and components from suppliers. That is why many manufacturers opt for an ERP system to help them address their challenges. Supplier management.

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Why Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management Can Make or Break Your Customer Experience

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.”) Customer experience initiatives often involve people from diverse parts of a manufacturing organization. However, few manufacturers ever sit back and ask, “How can our procurement or strategic sourcing initiatives contribute to the overall customer experience?”

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Manufacturers Must Seek Better Supply Chain Visibility

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For manufacturers, key functions such as sourcing and supplier management have become more challenging as the result of increasing supply chain complexity. One area that manufacturers need to focus on is improving supply chain visibility. Manufacturers need to understand every supplier, processor, trader, smelter, etc.,

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Eliminate the Bullwhip Effect – Communicate with Your Suppliers

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Common results of the bullwhip effect are excess inventory and associated cost increases, lost revenue, unnecessary capacity and a less-than-optimal customer experience. Decades of just-in-time manufacturing have sought to eliminate as much supply chain inefficiency as possible, by tightly matching replenishment to demand.

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Every Manufacturer Should Ask… What’s in Our Risk Register?

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In the world of supplier management, the risk register is becoming a prominent and high profile tool for manufacturers. The risk register is an active, fluid database that needs to be integrated into all supplier management and sourcing activities. Putting a supplier on corrective action. Focus on it.