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Enabling the increasing complexity of an outsourced and co-located supply chain has required the assistance of technology , as Hegedus explains . “ We ’ ve put in RapidResponse from Kinaxis . There ’ s a module within that which helps us to collaborate more closely with suppliers . That technology has also enabled all of our VMI processes . A significant part of our supply chain is on VMI , but we ’ re still going down that path . Technology has been key in improving visibility , synchronisation and collaborative planning with suppliers .”
Partners vital to the ongoing transformation include the likes of Expeditors International . “ They ’ ve been influential in helping us with our first foray into global logistics ,” says Hegedus . “ Offshore Asian Business Consultants has been our partner in setting up virtual sourcing offices . I ’ m a believer that when you offshore sourcing you still need someone local on the ground to proactively manage the quality .” The first supplier to be co-located on site was Amsted Industries . “ They ’ re providing truck assembly , the wheels ,
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