Solar Power International 2015 Pre-Event Showcase - Page 24

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Solar
 PV
 Supply
 Chain
 Academy

The
 key
 to
 the
 next
 stage
 of
 Solar
 market
 development
 is
 to
 improve
 efficiencies
 and
 lower
 costs
 across
 the
 solar
 supply
 chain
 in

order
 to
 create
 sustainable
 revenue
 streams.
 The
 Solar
 PV
 Supply
 Chain
 Academy
 will
 promote
 greater
 collabora;on
 in
 the
 value

chain
 year-­‐round
 amongst
 Solar
 PV
 manufacturers,
 suppliers,
 distributors,
 and
 installers
 of
 Solar
 modules.

Key
 Objec-ves

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Promote
 greater
 collabora;on
 in
 the
 Solar
 Produc;on
 and
 Energy
 Storage
 Supply
 Chain
 among
 Manufacturers,
 Suppliers,
 Distributors,
 and
 Installers

Facilitate
 Leveraging
 of
 Informa;on
 Systems
 –
 the
 holy
 grail
 of
 SCM
 –
 and
 relevant
 technologies

Apply
 SCM
 Best
 Prac;ces
 from
 other
 similarly
 aligned,
 leading-­‐edge
 high-­‐tech
 industries

The
 Members

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Material
 and
 Equipment
 Suppliers

PV
 and
 BaSery
 Manufacturing:
 Senior
 management
 and
 engineering
 execu;ves

Packaging
 designers
 and
 automa;on
 systems

Transporta;on
 logis;cs
 companies

IT
 and
 soeware
 developers

Distributors
 /
 EPC
 /
 Project
 developers

Supply
 Chain
 Consultants
 &
 Analysts

Investment
 firms
 and
 insurance
 agencies

More
 informa;on
 to
 follow
 soon
 at
 www.solar-­‐united.org