Top issues in the minds of supply chain people
Filed in archive General on September 3, 2007
I think some while ago I asked you about the issues which are on the top of the supply chain people's list. After summarizing the results, here comes what you suggested:
- RFID: Invest or not invest?
- How to persuade the partners in the supply chain to share their data so that they can proceed with all types of optimization tools e.g. network design, or simply CPFR.
- Contract management in such a way that working capital becomes minimum (late payment can be one option).
- Lean six sigma: should I go for it?
- Cope with the challenge of globalization in supply chains: (all types of problems from different regulations to standards and visibility issues).
- Supply Chain Risk Management.
Well, do you really think that's all?
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Response from:
Randy Littleson
(09/05/07 7:26am)
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David C
(09/06/07 3:48pm)
Another issue I think needs to be added as a huge and growing supply chain issue is compliance in a regionalised environment.
Where globalisation looks for uniformity around the world, regionalisation creates fragmented standards to cover essentially the same ground.
The differing (and frequently opaque) RoHS regulations across the EU, China, Norway, California, rest of the US and so on are a good example.
Many customers also have their own, unique standards.
Standardisation will eventually happen, but it is a long way off and a lot of resource is going to be be spent on satisfying what really are going to be dead end requirements.
And get your supply chain compliance validation wrong and you wind up in Mattel's unenviable position.
Where globalisation looks for uniformity around the world, regionalisation creates fragmented standards to cover essentially the same ground.
The differing (and frequently opaque) RoHS regulations across the EU, China, Norway, California, rest of the US and so on are a good example.
Many customers also have their own, unique standards.
Standardisation will eventually happen, but it is a long way off and a lot of resource is going to be be spent on satisfying what really are going to be dead end requirements.
And get your supply chain compliance validation wrong and you wind up in Mattel's unenviable position.
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