For Quality, Using Metrics is a Starting Point

Published On:

February 05, 2014

Authored By:

Becky Partida

Public Content:

Tracking supply chain metrics can help organizations identify opportunities for quality and performance improvement. However, identification is half the battle; organizations must adopt practices that can lead to improvement. One such practice is the development of close relationships with key suppliers and service providers. Through these relationships, organizations can realize improvements in both performance and quality.

This article first appeared in the January/February 2014 issue of SupplyChainBrain.

Type:

Articles

Topics:

Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics

Industries:

Semiconductors

Available Tools:

APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF)

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For Quality, Using Metrics is a Starting Point

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