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Survey: Complex Supply Chains Reduce Profits for Some Manufacturers

June 4, 2009, 11:01 am

Recently, SupplyChainBrain.com reported on the results of a survey of executives from 140 companies in the U.S., Germany and Japan, done by Microsoft and Infosys. Some key findings of the survey are below:

  • Half reported greater supply chain complexities, yet a lack of visibility
  • A number of respondents claimed that it could take hours before a supply chain disruption was even reported
  • More than half reported a higher number of products, stock-keeping units, suppliers, production locations, demand channels and geographies for their sale of products
  • Despite current economic conditions, 40% of respondents said that they expect their supply chains to become even more complex by 2010

“The economy may be down, but the number of products, suppliers and geographies that high-tech manufacturers have to manage has gone way up,” said Tyler Bryson, general manager of U.S. manufacturing and resources with Microsoft. “This complexity has made it difficult for firms to discover disruptions and act quickly, and this is becoming an increasingly serious industry issue.”

Employing a software solution such as Management Dynamics can help combat these issues. The article states that a large portion of respondants spent 25% of their time searching for and reworking supply chain data, to achieve the desired format and level of detail. A software solution could simplify that process significantly, saving a lot of time and reducing the number of errors.

Please read the full article here.

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Welcome to SupplyChainVisibility.org!

June 4, 2009, 7:41 am

This is a source where supply chain and logistics managers will find recent news, information and analysis pertaining to Supply Chain Visibility. As organizations expand, their supply chains will naturally become more complex. Check back here regularly for tips and insight on things you can do to ensure visibility, communicate efficiently with carriers and suppliers, and make optimal decisions related to diverting inventory or resolving bottlenecks.

To learn how one company, Glazer’s, was able to overcome its lack of visibility to inbound orders from global vendors and suppliers, check out this case study: Glazer’s Achieves High Spirits with Management Dynamics.

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