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Thought leader: How to get early supplier involvement right

Procurement Leaders

Part of the explanation was the then famous ‘Toyota Production System’, an approach to organising manufacturing and logistics efficiently and without waste. Moreover, Toyota, in particular, had set up ingenious systems for collaborative product development by delegating tasks to its closely connected suppliers – its supplier keiretsu.

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Supplier Collaboration: Fundamental to Elevating Manufacturing Performance

Jaggaer

Decision-makers must plan supply chain resilience strategies for a wide range of risk scenarios. These include crises such as the 2020 pandemic as well as structural changes in supply markets like the effect of domestic electric vehicle (EV) loans and subsidies on critical metals availability.

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Supply Chain Maturity Model for Capability Assessment

Supply Chain Opz

Modern supply chain strategy goes far beyond "cost reduction" or "service improvement". Many supply chain professionals take part in a revenue generation project such as New Product Development "NPD". Please note that the market studies can also mean "supply market" so supply side information is also useful.