SDX serves as the digital thread across your distributed manufacturing network, reconnecting your finished parts with the raw materials and component parts that go into them. Coupling advanced supply chain analytics with a re-imagined approach to procurement, SDX exposes what was once invisible to enable the ‘smart’ supply chain.
Gain multi-dimensional insight and leverage on common raw material and component part demand across different business units and/or sub-tier suppliers to drive volume buys, improved service levels and a plethora of other benefits.
Rather than sub-tier suppliers purchasing ‘6061-T6 Aluminum Bar Rectangle’ independently, why not facilitate the purchase of common raw material through a ‘right to buy’or ‘directed buy’ contract
FACT: 30-60% of the cost of a finished part has nothing to do with your sub-tier supplier’s labor rate, overhead or machine speeds and feeds.
Yes, you heard that right. As much as half or more of part machined or fabricated cost is attributed to raw materials – things like metals, plastics, electronic components, and fasteners.
And yet for many companies, the focus on performance improvement often ignores this opportunity-rich area for cost reduction – one that benefits ALL supply chain stake holders.
Better understanding of aggregate raw material demand for critical parts equals better control of your finished part costs.
Gain multi-dimensional insight and leverage on common raw material and component part demand across different business units and/or sub-tier suppliers to drive volume buys, improved service levels and a plethora of other benefits.
Rather than sub-tier suppliers purchasing ‘6061-T6 Aluminum Bar Rectangle’ independently, why not facilitate the purchase of common raw material through a ‘right to buy’or ‘directed buy’ contract
FACT: 30-60% of the cost of a finished part has nothing to do with your sub-tier supplier’s labor rate, overhead or machine speeds and feeds.
Yes, you heard that right. As much as half or more of part machined or fabricated cost is attributed to raw materials – things like metals, plastics, electronic components, and fasteners.
And yet for many companies, the focus on performance improvement often ignores this opportunity-rich area for cost reduction – one that benefits ALL supply chain stake holders.
Better understanding of aggregate raw material demand for critical parts equals better control of your finished part costs.
Harness the analytics housed in SDX to orchestrate new negotiation and sourcing strategies while enhancing supplier relationships through improved collaboration and better forecasting.
As a single system of truth, SDX serves as the digital thread between the original design and finished product throughout your supply network.
Use SDX to validate your extended bill of materials – and keep it up-to-date by providing role-based access to all sub-tier suppliers to continually validate material and part-related information.
In contrast to linear demand planning processes cascading requirements tier-by-tier, use SDX to push updates to production forecasts and change requests to selected suppliers to improve communication and collaboration.
Visualize your global supply base to uncover hidden tiers of supply, as well as monitor – and mitigate – risk of supply disruptions and compliance violations.
Discover hidden tiers of supply and avoid regulatory compliance violations with insight into all levels of supply from Tier 1-N tier, as well as distributors and mills.
Drill down on individual nodes to analyze parts, materials, manufacturing capabilities, and dependencies.
Configurable real-time alerts coupled with built-in checks and balances notify you of potential disruptions and minimize the time to address supply delays from natural disasters or other issues.
Monitor, audit, and verify the origin of parts and raw materials from approved sources of supply, as well as optimize pricing for parts and materials subject to regional cost pressures.
Improve multi-tier forecasting and strategic planning, as well as curtail manufacturing delays by ensuring continuity of supply.
Improve raw material and production forecasts to share with Tier 1-N tier suppliers, as well as raw material mills to reduce inventories, ensure supply continuity, and hedge material prices.
Analyze bill of materials and forecast demand to identify opportunities to:
Consider SDX an early warning system for your extended supply chain. Uncover potential manufacturing delays before they even happen.
Monitor key sourcing metrics to ensure smooth operation of your supply chain.
Receive alerts for a variety of scenarios that could lead to potential delays, including natural disasters, compliance violations, and status of sub-tier part or material orders.
As much or as little integration with your ERP, MRP, or legacy IT systems as you’re comfortable with.
Facilitate collaboration across business units, alliance partners, and external stakeholders. One system of truth drives optimal performance.
Configure secure, role-based platform access based on identity, nationality, and job function.
A robust data framework provides powerful ad-hoc reporting capabilities and iron-clad security.
SDX offers a comprehensive set of part, material, supplier, and product reference libraries with built-in referential integrity checks.
Rich user-interface and executive dashboard provide prescriptive vs. descriptive insights. Built-in machine learning/artificial intelligence.
Platform Strategies In Distributed Manufacturing Supply Chains
