SUPPLY CHAIN undertaken a range of projects with suppliers to tackle long-standing issues .
“ Each year , KPIs are expanded further to provide new challenges for suppliers , whether it is through capacity or lead times . For example , last year , our KPI in delivery performance is at 95-97 %,” notes Gonzalez .
“ We have three seasonal collections per year - in January , April and August - and each year we have removed one week off the lead time . Since 2016 , we have cut off three weeks in terms of lead time . However , we need to maintain the same quality and service level , as well as reduce costs .
“ We need to be faster and remove waste ,” he adds . “ We cannot do things the same way that we were doing before , so that forces us internally as well as our suppliers to review current processes , not just production but end to end . For example , lengthy and manual interfaces meant that a purchase order would move from office to the supplier in days , now it takes hours ,” he continues .
Soon to renew its 2020 vision following on from the appointment of its new CEO this year , Safilo will aim to further transform the business to uphold its 100 % track record on delivery .
Adopting lean deployment programmes to reduce lead times and shrink costs with
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