2015 supply chain trends
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JABIL SPONSORED A SURVEY OFELECTRONICS MANUFACTURERS and asked
questions on a variety of topics related to their supply chainincluding VISIBILITY, FACTORY-OF-THE-FUTURETECHNOLOGY, INTERNET OF THINGS and more.
SUPPLY CHAIN2015
FACTORY OF THE FUTURE TECHNOLOGIESVALUABLE TO BUSINESS:
54%
53%
52%
48%
46%
38%
37%
36%
Advanced materials technology
Predictive supply chain analytics
Increased manufacturing automation
Modular assembly
Rapid prototyping
Robotics
Virtual reality design and prototyping
3D printing
WOULD YOU LAUNCH NEW OR UPGRADEDPRODUCTS MORE FREQUENTLY IF:
80%YES
20% NO
your company’s manufacturingprocesses supportedfaster delivery?
78%YES
22% NO
your company’s manufacturingprocesses supported morecost effective delivery?
OF THE FUTURE
WHAT OBSTACLES DO YOU FACE WITH YOUR EXISTINGMANUFACTURING PROCESSES?
58%
difficult tochange existing
processes
54%
expensive tomake changesin production
45%
manualprocesses are
too slow or error prone
35%
cost of labor isdriving up costs
29%
does not copewell with complex
product designs
26%
no flexibility tointegrate new
product components
57%HAS YOUR COMPANY EVER PASSEDON A PRODUCT IDEA BECAUSEEXISTING MANUFACTURINGPROCESSES WERE INSUFFICIENT?
said YES
SUPPLY CHAIN
DO YOU FACE CHALLENGESWITH VISIBILITY INTO THE
STATUS OF YOUR END-TO-ENDSUPPLY CHAIN?
89%YES
58% difficult to track and reporton vendor services levels
must maintain excessinventory to mitigate risk61%
BIGGEST VISIBILITYCHALLENGES
70%
DOES LACK OF VISIBILITYINTRODUCE RISK IN ANY AREAS OF
YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN?
YES96%AREAS WITHMOST RISK:
long lead times
extra shipping time
difficult to manage capacity
hard to change location
hard to manage part quality
58%
53%
42%
25%
47%
HOW MUCH OF YOUR SUPPLYCHAIN CAN BE TRACKED
WITH REAL-TIMESTATUS UPDATES?
HAVE REAL-TIMESTATUS UPDATESfor LESS THANHALF of theirsupply chain
dashboard withend-to-end visibility
real timeproblem alerts
excess inventory orshortage reports
risk assessmentreporting
WHICH CAPABILITIES FOR INCREASINGVISIBILITY AND MANAGEMENT OF YOUR
SUPPLY CHAIN DO YOU FIND VALUABLE?
HAS YOUR COMPANYEVER ABANDONED A PRODUCTIDEA BECAUSE OF THE PRICE OR
COMPLEXITY OF PROCURINGCOMPONENTS?
51%YES
49%NO
WHAT BENEFITS COULDYOU GAIN IF YOUR SUPPLY
CHAIN PARTNERS ANDVENDORS HELPED YOU
WITH COMPONENTPROCUREMENT?
67%
58%
55%
49%
42%
better integration of procurementand inventory management
expertise in materials marketplace
diminished component cost throughvolume purchasing
streamlined negotiation andcontracts processing
independent, timely review ofsuppliers and components
HOW VALUABLE WOULD IT BE TOWORK WITH A MANUFACTURINGPARTNER THAT PROVIDESSOLUTIONS FROM IDEATO DISTRIBUTION?
93%
find it very or somewhat valuable
IN THE CASE OF AN EXTREME GLOBAL WEATHEREVENT HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE YOU TO FULLY
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT ON YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN?
would takea few days!
55%
would takea few weeks!
27%
50%
47%
46%
44%
40%
40%
37%
33%
SKILLS NEED TO ACQUIRE OR HAVE ACQUIREDTO DELIVER “THINGS” SOLUTIONS:
analytics
user experience and usability
device software
cloud technologies for connecting and storing information
sensors
inter-device communications
big data
security
INTERNET OF THINGS
WHAT IS THE STATUS OF YOURCOMPANY’S PRODUCTS FOR THE
INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)?
30%are in production
25%
23%
have no plan
are in development
22%are planing to develop
WHAT POTENTIAL VALUE DO YOU SEE IN USING DATACONNECTED BY “THINGS” TO
DRIVE PRODUCT INNOVATION?
57% 55% 53% 47% 31%
deliveradditionalproductcapabilities
creatingnewproducts,servicesor businessmodels
understandfailure toincreasequality
measurefeatureusage toimpact userdesign
changingpackagingbased onsales metrics
DO YOU HAVE IN-HOUSE EXPERTISETODAY TO HELP YOU FULLYDELIVER IOT SOLUTIONS?
38% lack key areas
23% lack all areas
39% lack most, but not all areas
77%are lacking!
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Survey conducted by Dimensional Research,www.dimensionalresearch.com.