Supply chain management is suppliers, factories, warehouses and distribution of effective integration, so that the products produced by the correct number, the right time to supply the correct location, in order to meet service requirements on the basis of the cost of the system as a whole Minimized. The goal is to: reduce costs to a minimum, rapid inventory turnover, increase customer satisfaction, the entire system of information sharing. At present, more and more enterprises will be supply chain management as the foundation for enterprise development, Seagate is no exception, in the pursuit of business, supply chain optimization, and optimization. In the global enterprise, Seagate's supply chain management living in a very high level, become Seagate's core competitiveness of. Seagate is the hard drive industry occupy the first, to a large extent thanks to the excellent
Inflatable Christmas supply chain management and a strong logistics capability. In the entire supply chain management, logistics, Seagate attaches great importance to the smooth, that is, first of all to safeguard the smooth running of the business processes, in this premise of cost control and lower costs.
On Seagate's logistics management, the biggest feature is very fast. This is IT product manufacturing enterprises in pursuit of common goals, and Seagate's performance was even more prominent. As we all know, IT products of high-value, price cuts faster, so a strict inventory management, inventory levels are very low or even zero inventory. The logistics and inventory levels are directly related to speed: slow logistics, supplies increased inventories low, is bound to put high speed logistics requirements. Seagate's in inventory turns from the 1995 construction of the initial 39 to the current 104, logistics This shows that the speed of progress evident. It is precisely because of the logistics of the high speed and flexibility to ensure that the supplier Seagate reaction speed very quickly. Seagate's Wuxi plant about 95 percent of products exported to overseas more than 100 countries (including 30% return to the country).
3 PL elections on the implementation of logistics outsourcing
Choose a suitable third-party logistics companies (3 PL) the implementation of logistics outsourcing, as Seagate's supply chain management to achieve the key objectives. Seagate 3 PL that must meet the following conditions:
First, with global logistics network.
Second, a wide range of logistics services, professional experience. Services related to air transport, maritime transport, customs services, warehousing (including packaging, returns, maintenance, order processing and import and export operations), truck transport, distribution, logistics solutions, and other projects, and experienced or not, the company decided to This time the area of services provided by the customer service number and ratio of major clients.
The third is the reasonable cost of logistics, including: air / sea routes prices, aviation fuel surcharge and aviation security surcharge of change, warehousing services prices, insurance costs, currency exchange rate Inflatable Christmas guarantees, promises of discounts in the amount or an annual price Decline rates. Seagate reference air / sea shipments and storage capacity, by qualifying third-party logistics to carry out the public tender.
The fourth is the integration of global information systems and advanced technology and equipment, and asked: can the different systems with clients to achieve seamless connectivity; global coverage of the network based on Internet technology; achieve real-time, automatic data exchange; eliminate unnecessary , To repeat the operation of the use of bar code technology to reduce manual; according to customer demand for data collection, analysis and output.
Fifth, the management system and the flexibility of the company's high-level commitment.
Sixth, the risk of accountability, including: the signing of insurance contracts; damage to the goods and cargo lost the agreement, that is, third-party logistics will bear the risk (such as the claim amount exceeds a certain limit, bear full responsibility for third-party logistics); claims process And compensation time limit; other necessary provisions.
Typically, 3 PL Seagate determine the procedures are as follows: U.S. corporate headquarters to the list of proposed candidates, including the Wuxi plant, the global subsidiaries have the right to recommend, for all candidates in their 3 PL careful appraisal company, points, will be Score with its own recommendations to the U.S. headquarters, based in selected 3 PL company's business operations in line with requirements under the premise of Seagate, the company selected the lowest bidder, with the signing of the global business services within the scope of the contract. At present, Seagate's designated first-class Inflatable Christmas in the global logistics service provider for third-party logistics service providers, freight forwarding by its affiliated companies to implement specific logistics operation.
It seems that in Seagate, 3 PL's operating capacity and ability to fulfil commitments is particularly important. For example, the number of airports in Shanghai, accommodation, personnel structure and how to support Seagate's operations, especially in the logistics can guarantee that the peak of Seagate's normal business operations, are Seagate's Wuxi plant value factors.
On the selected 3 PL, Seagate has a very detailed evaluation indicators, a strict performance management, that is their business Inflatable Christmas through the implementation of the track to achieve the goal of the headquarters - the pursuit of high profits, market share increase and better Service quality, customer satisfaction improved. Moreover, Seagate believes that the measures can not be a single definition of supply chain performance, conduct a comprehensive performance management is the first step to improve. Through performance management, Seagate to control costs, reduce risk, rapid inventory turnover goal.