Flexible manufacturing
Flexible Manufacturing
A disrupted global landscape
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- Lockdowns
- Market demand fluctuations
- Supply shortages
- Supply price increases
- Energy price spikes
- Unpredictable workforce availability
- Disrupted logistic operations
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Challenges faced by companies
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- Respond to demand fluctuations
- Predict market demand via scenario planning and assessment of after sales stocks
- Make changes to production volume
- Make changes to the product
- Vary staffing levels and hours of work
- Respond to supply shortages
- Determine critical components
- Increase trust and information exchange with multi tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers
- Look for alternative sources to reduce dependency from suppliers
- Manage raw materials price fluctuations
- Manage logistics
- Forecasting inventory levels
- Inventory management (replacement, replenishment)
- Assess and predict freights capacity
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Industry 4.0 solutions for flexible and resilient manufacturing
