‘Take time installing IT’
2 April 2012
The supply chain manager for a major US electronics manufacturer has warned firms to “go slow” when introducing IT communications solutions, writes Elizabeth Bellamy.
Richard McCluney, supply chain integration manager at Solectron, said the firm was taking the go-slow approach to introducing the e-commerce systems necessary for its vendor-managed inventory (VMI) programme, which it adopted last January.
He said the firm was implementing the e-commerce measures “one step at a time” to ensure the best systems are put in place....