Finding efficiencies in supply chain security is as simple as enveloping more of your supply chain. Kirsten Provence has led Boeing’s supply chain security program for nearly a decade; here she explains what has propelled efficiency gains by scaling the program using subsidiaries.
Finding efficiencies in supply chain security is as simple as enveloping more of your supply chain. Leading Boeing’s supply chain security program for nearly a decade, I will explain what has propelled efficiency gains by scaling the program using subsidiaries.
When corporations first start to embark on the effort of tying subsidiary partners into a single supply chain security business model, many recognize that there are two entity types; those that were certified in a program and those that weren’t, but should be. It is critical that a strong and simple set of governance controls be instituted to enable a single program framework and, more importantly, clearly define roles, responsibilities and requirements between organizations.