Kuiper Leda
...various interactions between the suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and consumers. These organizations must work together to establish a committed contractual relationship. In doing so, it would provide each organization opportunities for success and increase shareholders wealth. This paper will attempt to identify some SCM strategies used by organizations, but more specifically to the case study of Kuiper Leda. This paper will also attempt to discuss metrics that Kuiper Leda can use to measure the performance of its SCM.
Kuiper Leda Supply Chain Defense
Kuiper Leda is a small electronics components manufacturer that specializes in Electronic Control Units (ECU) and sensors for the automotive industry. The company received a large order of ECUs and RFIDs to help one of its customers facilitate its inventory control. The order is urgent and Kuiper needs to manufacture and supply a high volume over its regular order.
As a result of the increased demand for Kuiper’s products, the company now has to reexamine how it manages its supply chain so that it can meet this increase in demand and ensure customer satisfaction.
Outsourcing
Outsourcing refers to “a company that contracts with another company to provide services that might otherwise be performed by in-house employees” (wiseGeek, n.d.). Aside from the monetary benefits that a company gains when outsourcing, it also allows a company to focus on other business issues. Other benefits to outsourcing include “better ability to plan, higher levels of operational reliability, and more rapid implementation of new strategies and initiatives” (Ferrell, 2003)
Kuiper must make a decision of whether it should manufacture in-house or outsource its ECUs and RFIDs. To meet the current demand, the best decision was to outsource its ECUs and manufacture in-house its RFIDs. By deciding to outsource, Kuiper gained the...
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