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Supply Chain Foundations: Supplier Development and Diversity

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Learn the context and direction for small to mid-sized manufacturer (SMM) development for engagement in Industry 4.0 supply chains and how they drive supplier diversity success.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Manufacturing development and diversity for next-generation supply chains
1. Diversifying Your Supply Base
  • Supply chain megatrends impacting supplier development
  • Benefits of a supplier development and diversity program
  • How to build a diverse supply base
  • Building trust: The foundation for a customer-supplier ecosystem
  • Performing supplier segmentation
  • The supplier diversity strategic sourcing context
2. Developing a Manufacturing Supplier Development and Diversity Program
  • Align customer and supplier performance expectations
  • Develop a supplier cross-enterprise operational maturity strategy
  • Develop a supplier-unique supply chain strategy
  • Develop an environmental strategy
  • Develop a technology strategy
  • Develop a workforce training strategy
3. Setting Goals and Implementing Change
  • Develop a supplier strategic improvement plan
  • Set supplier diversity goals
  • Implement continuous improvement
Conclusion
  • Take action

Taught by

David Burton

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