Supply Chain
It is the GLOBAL SUM of a whole sequence of processes (of transformation or movement) in different centers, which make all the components / materials become a final product.
The integration of all the actors involved in the supply chain implies the improvement of the supply chain response and the elimination of non-added value times, which entails:
- Drastic cost reduction
- Increased reliability of forecasts
- More agile response to the market
It is characterized by:
- Breaking departmental barriers in the internal chain
- Integration into the value chain taking into account suppliers and customers
With the following main benefits:
• General:
- Reduction of global lead time
- Reduction in customer response time
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• Components and Raw Material:
- Stock decrease in value
- Reduction of Surfaces - Warehouse Volumes
- Decrease in stock breaks
- Improved Productivity of the warehouse workforce and supply
- Reduction of handling costs
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• Manufacturing:
- Stock decrease in progress
- Flexibility
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• Expedition:
- Decrease in Stock of Finished Product in value, area and volume (and marketed if applicable)
- Decrease in stock breakage of finished product
- Reliability of deliveries to Customer
- Reduction of handling costs
- Productivity improvement of warehouse workforce