尋找庫存管理合作夥伴的前三件事

在一個以前的帖子我們解釋了為什麼更多製造商採用供應商管理庫存（VMI），以及為什麼其他製造商繼續優化其庫存管理程序。 VMI的好處有很多：簡化的流程，更好的數據可見性，改進的工作流程，更高的生產率和更低的成本。但是要獲得這些好處，您需要一個成功的計劃，而成功計劃的關鍵是擁有合適的VMI合作夥伴。

啟動VMI程序（或優化現有程序）需要供應商和客戶之間真正的伙伴關係。

在考慮可能的庫存管理解決方案提供商時，請牢記以下三個主要標準：

1 – They’re Experienced VMI Providers

首先，尋找一個在評估，開發和實施類似組織的VMI解決方案方面擁有成功經驗的合作夥伴。您的VMI提供商應深入了解您的市場和對產品的市場需求。他們需要擁有強大的供應鏈，以便可以在無法預料的需求或市場動盪時做出響應。他們應該告訴你有據可查的結果 helping other organizations in your industry. And while it seems like common sense, make sure they focus on accuracy and quality. Paul Przyby, Vice President of Sales & General Manager at Optimas Solutions, explains:

“No part is inconsequential. Fasteners are a great example. How many fasteners does it take to build a lawnmower? 他們全部. If just one fastener isn’t where it’s supposed to be when our customers need it, their production line shuts down and they lose money.”

2 – They’ll Customize Your VMI Program

Make sure you’re not getting a cookie-cutter VMI program that was recycled from a previous customer. A good partner will start by gaining a deep understanding of your organization. They’ll conduct a walkthrough of your plants and warehouses. And they’ll take the time to speak with anyone who can provide insights that would be helpful in building and implementing your program, including, but not limited to:

供應鏈經理
工廠經理
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C-Suite利益相關者

保羅解釋說： “We need to be flexible and meet our customers where they are. The key to developing a successful VMI program is understanding our customers’ ordering methodologies and workflows and then creating customized programs to improve and support them.”

3 – They’re Looking Ahead

除了經驗和定制功能之外，您的VMI合作夥伴還需要對未來有一個願景。出色的庫存管理合作夥伴將尋求方法，以不斷改進您的程序並提供數據以幫助您做出明智的決策。您的VMI合作夥伴應定期報告以下內容：

正在進行的業務審查和分析
市場走向
您的庫存和消費趨勢/模式
數據驅動的改進建議

尋找一個可以將技術大量集成到您的自定義VMI解決方案中的合作夥伴，以便您可以應對需求波動並降低供應鏈複雜性。

保羅解釋了 Optimas引領潮流借助來自以下領域的尖端技術（例如機器學習自動化軟件）工具組為我們的客戶提供更好的預測並提高供應鏈確定性：

“The technology we leverage for our customers provides us with near real-time status of inventories and orders, allowing us to constantly adjust inventory levels, and streamline our customers’ operations to be more efficient.”