– Kevin VanLowe , Supply Chain Lead , Exostar

“ When we work with suppliers we issue an ID credential . We then proof that individual and then their ID can be used and accepted across multiple organisations . That requires a lot of governance . We have a steering committee set up with chief information security officers and heads of supply chain to deliver these standards . It creates an industry synergy allowing us to meet requirements . There was a mandate in the US built on the National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ) framework called NISTF800171 . It required those cyber security standards to be flowed down to their suppliers – and the prime contractor had to ensure this . But how do you collect that information ? As part of our Supplier Management solution , our model collects that information and helps the prime contractor manage it so this eliminates the burden on the supply chain . It ’ s one way we ’ re innovating and taking some redundancy out of the supply chain for the A & D industry .” To keep delivering that innovation , Exostar has been working for several years with E2open , an end-to-end supply chain company providing software solution tools around supply chain planning , execution , collaboration and connectivity . “ Recently we ’ ve been working with Wax Digital in the UK ,” adds VanLowe . “ As a cloud provider within our security solutions , they are able to help us link into organisations of different sizes who may have issues with legacy systems and give them access to best practices , delivering rapid ROI on sources and order transactions .” Exostar also works with US manufacturers in the naval business where older ERP systems are prevalent , but where companies have aspirations to achieve visibility and

18 March 2018