Semiconductor

Better Manage a Long Lead-Time Supply Chain

The Semiconductor Industry is dealing with increased supply chain and manufacturing complexity as more customized products enter the market, demand continues to be volatile and order cycles decrease. Semiconductor companies are implementing the following supply chain initiatives to achieve their objectives:

Outsourced Manufacturing:
Semiconductor companies are increasingly outsourcing parts of the manufacturing process, such as fabrication and assembly/test to partners who are best-in-class in these functions resulting in the need to regain control over critical processes and functions now being executed by partners.
Lean Demand-Driven:
Semiconductor companies are transforming their supply chains to increase operational flexibility in their long lead time environment in order to respond faster to changes in demand and better service customers. This results in more complex supply chain processes which must be managed effectively.
Supplier Collaboration:
Semiconductor companies must be able to support lean execution which requires tighter integration of their global supply chain and automation of critical processes.

Transforming to a Flexible and Lean Supply Chain
As Don Alvine, Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer of LSI Corporation and former Vice President of Agere Systems, discussed in his September 2007 webcast, in 2001, Agere’s management team decided to broadly and comprehensively reassess its operational strategy. The team determined that their objectives were to increase customer service levels, cut costs, and streamline its operations.Access Case Study

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