ONE SOLUTION FOR ALL SUPPLIERS

An ISO 9001 OEM designer and manufacturer of high tech dispensing systems, and part of a global operation with manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe, set a goal of acheiving 100% on-time delivery to its customers. Stockouts were identified as a major impediment, arising from unknown delivery schedule changes made by suppliers.

The objective was to establish a more reliable and timely mechanism for comunicating with their suppliers and to ensure any delivery changes were updated in their ERP system. The challenge was finding a solution which could connect electronically to suppliers in both North America and Europe for timely access to changes which then could be updated in the ERP. The answer was CONEXIOM > SUPPLY CHAIN which connects to suppliers anywhere in the world and synchronizes critical data with ERP systems. The company was the first to connect 100% of its suppliers with CONEXIOM > SUPPLY CHAIN and is currently implementing a Kanban replenishment system to virtually eliminate stock outages.

MANAGE BY EXCEPTION

A supplier of engineering design and manufacture of parts and sub assemblies for aircraft manufacturers needed to reduce its cost structure to meet the ever-increasing needs of its large customers.

The objective was to implement a high-velocity inventory replenishment system to reduce costs associated with maintaining excessive inventory levels. The challenge was to increase order frequency while decreasing order quantity without having to hire additional staff. The solution was CONEXIOM > SUPPLY CHAIN which replaced the existing paper-based process with an automated, manage by exception process. CONEXIOM > SUPPLY CHAIN eliminated non-value added tasks and enabled existing personnel to accomodate the growth in order volume required to achieve their objective.