Arkansas Business Book of Lists 2009 - (Page 14) TOP CONCERNS 1 Reliability 2 Unified Comm. 3 Mobility 4 Availability Coordination Manufacturing quality products and delivering them on time while maintaining acceptable margins is a challenge in the global marketplace and requires extensive coordination. Communication needs to partners are a critical part of the supply chain and need to be part of the planning process. Dealers need timely and reliable information regarding product cost and delivery. Everything from raw materials to logistics and financing are a critical element of the team. Effective communication is critical. Just In Time Remember when overnight delivery seemed fast? Contracts and plans had to be ready before carrier pickup. ASAP meant after you get done with whatever else you have to do. Modern processes anticipate near real-time response. Information is delivered at the speed of light. flow from customers back through the sales channel Assembled One Piece At A Time to marketing and product managers. Product Network infrastructures are often built incrementally managers work with engineering to find ways to design products that deliver the value customers expect without increasing costs beyond what the market will bear. Lean manufacturing experts work to improve processes and reduce errors. Vendor over time. Imagine trying to assemble a reliable product using parts available during two different decades. Yet this is exactly how many manufacturer’s grew. Their infrastructure may have Vendor “I need to be part of the team, able to connect resources from my organization to my partners in manufacturing. Time is of the essence. I don’t have time for phone tag, relating voice messages orphaned in my cell phone voicemail, or being out of touch while I am traveling.” 2 1 Chief Information Officer “I need a network I can depend on. In manufacturing, everything from the supply chain to production lines and shipping are all interdependent. When the network goes down, the plant grinds to a halt, production falters, and our customers and bottom line suffer.” Download the Book of Lists as a spreadsheet. www.arkansasbusiness.com/lists Special Advertising Section 14 2009 book of lists
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