Integrated and CostEffective Supply Chains
Information Replaces Inventory
2015 KPMG Canadian Manufacturing Outlook Report
When effective supply chain communication and collaboration
happens, information replaces inventory and manufacturers can run
leaner, be more efficient, and gain advantages over competitors that
have months’ or even years’ worth of inventory in reserve.
When we spoke to Canadian manufacturers about their
supply chains, their risk-averse nature was evident, as
was the lack of top management focus on this important
part of business operations in today’s global economy.
Anywhere from 20 to 25 percent consistently indicate
they do not know how to respond to questions covering
everything from their top strategic supply chain priorities
(22%) and challenges (26%) to their visibility into supply
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capacity information (25%) or the obstacles preventing
them from adopting new technology for critical supply
chain communication (25%). This clearly indicates that for
a significant portion of Canadian manufacturers, supply
chain management is not a key priority.
Given, however, that many Canadian manufacturers are
looking at entering new geographic markets and channel