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There is no doubt about it. The Internet is heightening
customer expectations and increasing competition. As a
result manufacturers are under intense pressure. On the
one hand they have to deliver ever more customised
products in shorter timescales. On the other they have to
reduce costs and improve productivity.
The paradox is that conventional wisdom says that these
two challenges are mutually exclusive. Consistently being
capable-to-deliver units of one means materials must be
available on demand. In turn that means higher inventory
throughout the supply chain. And higher inventory means
higher costs.
But the same phenomenon which is placing these
pressures on manufacturers is also turning conventional
wisdom on its head and providing the answer -
e-synchronisation. Using it manufacturers are taming
variances in supply and demand, reducing instead of
increasing inventory and streamlining processes by
delivering a transparent view of demand, production plans,
supply and capacity status to all supply chain participants.
In a focused two hour briefing E-cognition 4 will give you a
unique insight into how integrated web-based platforms
are enabling manufacturers and suppliers to conduct
automated transactions, business processes, information
exchange, planning, analysis and collaboration.
Date
& Venue
E-cognition 4 will be held at the Sheraton Skyline, Heathrow, on Wednesday November 29th.
B R I E F I N G
E-synchronisation.
Resolving the paradox of
satisfying complex demand
at lower costs and with
increased productivity.
E-synchronisation - the future of competition?
Once upon a time company competed against company.
But those days are long gone. In today’s worldwide
economy global supply chain competes with global supply
chain, head on. The winners are those who have the
visibility and flexibility to meet complex customer demands
on time, every time. Andy Coldrick, Director, Stratabridge,
will look at the developments that have led to this highly
charged environment and describe the components which
make e-synchronisation possible, including
e-marketplaces, e-communities, the e-supply chain and
the link to worldwide logistics.
E-synchronisation - the practicalities
Where is the market today? What is really possible and
what is just around the corner? Based on his extensive
experience with component and vehicle manufacturers,
Colin Wilson, Senior Manager, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young,
will describe the projects they have worked on, the
strategies they have adopted, the factors they have had to
take into consideration, the potential pitfalls they have
identified and the results they have achieved.
Automotive B2B - the drive for collaboration
The automotive industry is going through major
transformation as it seeks to be more customer
responsive. Projects like the Three Day Car initiative aim
to drive down the time from customer order to delivery to
just three days. Rod Edwards, former CIO of Ford in
Europe, will focus on the business changes that are
reshaping the competencies, responsibilities and
relationships between the automakers and the suppliers.
He will also review how e-business and the drive to
collaborative engineering and manufacturing are fuelling
these changes.
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