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SUPPLY CHAIN planning helping to move from the push to pull methodology in response to changing market needs .
Implementation in Australia The Australian engineering and Rail sectors spent a lot of time where a push supply chain strategy was the best option according to Newman , because it was simply more important to keep customers ’ rolling stock moving in industries such as mining . Compared with the FMCG ( fast moving consumer goods ) world , which has a far more mature advancement of pull strategies , mining and Rail have been slower on the uptake . Newman suggests the Rail industry in Australia is now also awakening to this pull methodology though . He said : “ It ’ s been a tough road at times because it has been a paradigm shift from the way in which the business operates , and the entire mindset has to change . We ’ re moving from buying ‘ just in case ’ and trying to push that to a market where we move to a strategy that says ‘ no , let ’ s understand what we will need and when we will need it .”’
“ Implementation of pull methodology on inventory stocking is a key focus for the supply chain
SUPPLIER PROFILE
BASE2
Established in 1987 , base2 has been responsible for design , manufacture and software for numerous control room systems worldwide . Products are developed primarily for the Transport and Life Safety industries . Engineering and manufacturing are performed at base2 facilities in Australia . This includes mechanical manufacturing via Computer Numeric Controlled ( CNC ) equipment through to electronic assembly via an automated surface mount Printed Circuit Board ( PCB ) production line .
Current ongoing projects include the National Train Communications System ( NTCS ), the Victoria Regional Rail Communications Network ( RRCN ) and ICE integration with Sydney GSM-R Digital Train Radio System ( DTRS ).
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