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Editor's Note: The following article was written by Ken Marcia, Dresser-Rand's vice president of Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Process Innovation (PI). Marcia has responsibility for worldwide strategic commodity management, tactical purchasing, and PI initiatives. He leads the worldwide effort to remove waste, increase productivity in all functions, and achieve world class standards for process excellence. Before joining Dresser-Rand, Marcia held corporate-level positions at United Technologies Corporation, most recently as corporate director of supplier development. He was twice elected board president of the Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA), a nonprofit alliance comprising aerospace, defense, space prime contractors, OEMs, major subcontractors, and leading suppliers that work together to accelerate supply chain capabilities. IT IS NO OVERSTATEMENT when I say that this is an exciting time for Dresser-Rand. Speaking specifically for the company's Supply Chain Management and Process Innovation teams, we know our journey to become a world-class SCM & PI organization will be both challenging and rewarding. It requires sharp focus on relentlessly improving quality, delivery, cost, and cycle times by using the best tools and techniques for continuous improvement. It requires a commitment to state-of-the-art performance methods such as supplier conferences, supplier relationship management, consumption management, alliances, process innovation, value stream mapping, and value analysis/value engineering (VA/VE). Our Global Singular Process (GSP) team facilitates this journey worldwide through improved systems and data, which enable us to measure performance and to make data-based decisions. download complete story PDF→ |
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