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Supply Chain
Management
Stronger Working Together!
BDI Canada goes above and beyond conventional
distributors by understanding your business. By getting involved
in those areas of your supply chain management, we are able
to drive process enhancement and eliminate costs. In essence,
we strive to establish a partnership between customer, distributor
and manufacturer with the purpose of streamlining the transfer
and exchange of products, services and information.
See the difference for yourself:
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| Components |
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Multiple suppliers for like items
• Unpredictable pricing
• Sourcing challenges
• Product quality and origin uncertainty
• Unit cost emphasis
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Multiple bids and sourcing tasks
• Victim of
non-customized distributor inventories and lead times
resulting in bloated stock room inventories
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Large supplier base
• Delivery and accounts
payable inconsistencies
• Lack
of direction and standardization |
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Single Source Supply
• Customer operations and plant survey
• Standardization programs
• Inventory Management
• Product engineering solutions
• Administrative services
• On-going continuous improvement
• Total acquisition cost emphasis
• Asset Renewal Programs
• Supplier Reduction and Integrated Supply
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| Process |
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Eliminate stock outs and reduce sourcing tasks
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Provide one contact in emergencies
• Inventory
reduction
• Systems application engineering
• Supply chain and capital equipment standardization
• Customizable training programs
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Fewer solicitations from other suppliers
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Greater access to manufacturer resources
and information
• Long term partnership
• Reduced administrative costs by
utilizing technology
• Continuous quality improvement
programs |
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