Manufacturing excellence requires strong supplier partnerships. Without such relationships, even the best-run facilities will struggle to meet customers' demands in a productive, efficient manner. In this session at the 2010 IW Best Plants Conference, 2009 IndustryWeek Best Plants winner General Cable – Altoona Plant shares supplier management practices it has incorporated to help drive operational excellence. Ken Smith of General Cable discusses their use of supplier-managed inventory as well as consignment inventory methods. Additionally, he addresses cost-savings initiatives undertaken with suppliers.
In This Presentation You Will See
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Background on General Cable (in minute 1)
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Why supplier integration is important (in minute 3)
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What you need to know before you begin (in minute 8)
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Why to consolidate suppliers (in minute 12)
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General Cable - Altoona's success with supplier consolidation (in minute 20)
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Supplier conferences (in minute 26)
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Topics of technical reviews (in minute 33)
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Infirastructure reductions (in minute 42)
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Use of offshore suppliers (in minute 55)
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and more
About the Speaker
Smith has a bachelor's in manufacturing engineering from Bradley University, and a master's in business administration from St. Francis University. He is also a certified LeanSigma Blackbelt.
