5 Key Electronics challenges SYSPRO can help you resolve:
Remain Profitable
Global competition and innovation are driving prices down. To remain in business and to remain profitable, electronics organizations need to ensure that their manufacturing processes are as cost-effective and efficient as possible.
Complex Global Supply Chain
Today it is often more efficient and cheaper to outsource components or sub-components to specialist manufacturers, than trying to make it in-house. This means that many of these components are going through multiple supply chains before ever reaching the consumer – full traceability and maintaining compliance with international standards is a necessity.
Service and Warranty Management
Supplier quality management is becoming more critical due to the use of the extended global supply chain. The better the quality effectiveness, the lower the Warranty Reserve (a direct cost to the bottom line) that the organization holds to offset unforeseen quality problems. The post-production service hours and material costs will also be reduced.
Tighter controls are needed more than ever before, requiring specialist quality personnel and a strong partnership with the supplier. This requires a very robust traceability system to reduce time to resolution of any problems.
Short Product Lifecycles with Uncertain Demand
Today, electronic products have significantly shorter lifecycles due to the speed the average consumers’ preferences and tastes evolve. As a result, electronics manufacturers need to be able to introduce new products and processes quickly and efficiently to deal with economic volatility and variable demand causing fluctuations in production – consumer preference can cause spikes in demand for an individual product or company. This requires better communication between all departments, formalized processes which are tried and tested, and control measures in place to keep inventory aligned with demand.
SYSPRO’s ECC, Bill of Materials, Work-in-Progress and Factory Documentation modules enable you to implement controls to ensure that your products are manufactured under consistent processes, to the correct designs and specifications. Single-level, multi-level, co and by-product bills are all catered for and flexible bill definitions accommodate complex component and sub-assembly requirements.
Sustainability
More sustainability regulations and standards are being implemented every year, forcing manufacturers to consider the complete product lifecycle when making decisions. One of the biggest concerns when it comes to sustainability in the electronics manufacturing industry is e-waste – how to sustainably dispose of products and the impact of this on the environment once they’ve reached the end of their expected life cycle.
Ensure the right raw materials are in place for each job with advanced Material Requirements Planning (MRP)