A new IndustryWeek article features the insights and advice of Polaris MEP Supply Chain Program Manager, Kayla Viveiros. Published March 6, 2024, the by-lined piece focuses on “two key areas of supply chain management that small and medium-sized manufacturers often overlook — tracking performance, and training.”

IndustryWeek is the leading trade magazine for the manufacturing sector that reaches more than 410,000 executives, owners and higher-level managers each month. Viveiros’s recommendations targeted smaller manufacturing company readers and encouraged them to “start with small steps in these two critical areas.”

Viveiros advice included:

• Think of supply chain as a lean manufacturing initiative, “tailoring communications, simplifying what measures you are taking, making this relevant to your employees by highlighting how their actions impact a broader goal. and sharing key information.”
• Set KPIs for supply chain performance.
• Develop a training plan for each department.
• Use the SCOR Model to standardize processes.
• Make supply chain management relevant across your company.

Read the IndustryWeek article for Kayla Viveiros guidance for improving Supply Chain performance. 

In the article, Viveiros suggests a supply chain assessment as the foundation for any plan. Every MEP Center offers one of these assessments as part of their mission to help smaller manufacturers improve competitiveness. Rhode Island Manufacturers, click here to schedule your FREE supply chain health assessment.