Supply Chain Network: Best Practice in Supply Chain Management

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" vlink="#CC3399"> <table border="0" cellPadding="2" cellSpacing="0" height="96" width="100%"> <tr> <td align="left" height="58" valign="middle" width="100%"><h1>Supply Chain Network </h1> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" height="36" vAlign="middle"><h2>A business network of Thames Valley Technology</h2> </td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><span class="h4">Promoting Best Practice in Supply Chain Management</span></p> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td class="h4" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="10"></td> <td><p class="h3">No Frames page</td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="15">  </td> <td class="h4" width="50%" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="95%"> <tr> <td width="10"></td> <td><p class="h3">Services</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">  <tr>  <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><span class="h6">The Network</span></td> </tr>  </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><blockquote> <p>The Supply Chain Network aims to help companies of all sizes to recognise and understand current trends in supply chain management. It enables companies to respond to, and even anticipate, change to the benefit of themselves and the extended enterprise, including customers and suppliers. The Network represents a low cost, low risk means of increasing awareness of current practice in supply chain management and of stimulating the change process.</p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">  <tr>  <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><span class="h6">Background</span></td> </tr>  </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><blockquote> <p>The Network was formed in response to the competitive challenges of the 90s and the dawn of the 21st century. With increasing focus on core activities and competencies by major manufacturing and service organisations there is a now well established trend towards greater devolvement of risk and responsibility to suppliers.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>At the same time, many suppliers enjoy less adversarial relationships with their customers, based on an increasing use of framework agreements and partnerships to govern long term supply deals. This is a trend which is being cascaded down the supply chain to involve second and third tier suppliers.</p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">  <tr>  <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><span class="h6">Learning from each other</span></td> </tr>  </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><blockquote> <p>Networking in about giving and taking  ideas, knowledge and experience. The Network represents an effective mechanism for managers to learn from the experience of others. And because the Network is trans-sectoral, it allows for transfer and take up of ideas which, while they may be common place in one sector are quite innovative in another. </p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">  <tr>  <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="SCNcoreR.htm" class="H6">Network "core" meetings</a></td> </tr>  </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><blockquote> <p>These are held 5 times per year and are the heart of the Network. Companies share their own experiences of supply chain management in a changing world  the lessons learned and the cost, quality and delivery advantages won. These presentations inform and stimulate discussion and cross fertilisation of ideas and experiences amongst members. It is the networking forged through face-to-face meetings, at core events which makes possible a growing number of added-value aspects to the Network</p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="middle" width="15"><img src="../images/black.gif" border="0" hspace="6" align="center" vspace="2" width="1" height="95%"></td> <td width="50%" valign="top" align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">  <tr>  <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><span class="H6"><a href="../consult/learning.htm" target="_top" class="H6">Action based learning</a> and <a href="../consult/consult.htm" target="_top" class="H6">consultancy</a></span></td> </tr>  </table> <blockquote> <p>TVT offers groups or individuals from a cross section of companies with common interests to develop their knowledge and capabilities through facilitated action based learning workshops and seminars, hosted by one of the group companies. TVT also offers one-to-one consultancy at strategic and operational levels to help companies improve their supply chain relations and reduce costs and improve performance. Both services are provided to network members at reduced rates.</p> </blockquote>  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">  <tr>  <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="../login.htm" target="_top" class="h6">One-to-one</a></td> </tr>  </table> <blockquote> <p>Transfer of ideas, experiences and opportunities at any time is encouraged through a members secure-access directory and bulletin board within this Website.</p> </blockquote>  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">  <tr>  <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="SCNevntR.htm" class="h6">What subjects are addressed?</a></td> </tr>  </table> <blockquote> <ul> <li>Value stream management</li> <li>IT within the supply chain </li> <li>Strategic role of procurement.</li> <li>Partnership sourcing  breaking the mould in supplier relations</li> <li>Framework agreements</li> <li>Corporate purchasing cards</li> <li>Value stream management</li> <li>Electronic trading</li> <li>World class performance</li> </ul> </blockquote>  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">  <tr>  <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="SCNsomeR.htm" class="h6">Who are the members?</a></td> </tr>  </table> <p>Our members include:</p> <blockquote> <ul> <li><b>Aylesbury Automation</b>, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire<br> Automated assembly machinery </li> <li><b>Filtrona Instruments and Automation</b>, Milton Keynes<br> Test and measurement instrumentation</li> <li><b>APS Silvermines</b>, Yately, Hampshire<br> Closed circuit television systems</li> <li><b>Johnson Engineering</b>, Dorking, Surrey<br> Road sweeping equipment and vehicles</li> <li><b>Chiltern Invadex</b>, Bicester, Oxfordshire<br> Mobility and other aids for the disabled</li> <li><b>Portsmouth Aviation</b>, Portsmouth<br> Aircraft support equipment</li> </ul> </blockquote> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">  <tr>  <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="SCNevntR.htm" class="h6">Forthcoming events</a><br> <br>  </td> </tr>  </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">  <tr>  <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="SCNjoinR.htm" class="h6">How do I Join?</a><br> <br>  </td> </tr>  </table>  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">  <tr>  <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><span class="h6">Potential Special interest groups</span></td> </tr>  </table> <blockquote> <p>Amongst the topics being considered are:<ul> <li>Benchmarking within and across supply chains</li> <li>E-business and in particular Web-based technology to support procurement and supply chain management</li> <li>Group purchasing, incorporating Internet technology</li> </ul> </blockquote> </td> </tr> </table> <p align="left" class="motto">Helping technology based companies and organisations to innovate in all aspects of their business</p> <p align="left">Thames Valley Technology Limited, Magdalen Centre, The Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4GA <br> Telephone 01865-784888,  Fax 01865-784333, E-mail  <a href="mailto:SCN@tvt.co.uk">SCN@tvt.co.uk</a> </p> </body>