B2Bi Gateway solution

Need to connect to the Global Supply Chain

In recent years, the electronics manufacturing sector has experienced major shifts that have changed the ways companies define their value-add and how they interact with their partners.

Manufacturing activities centre on supply chains which are primarily driven by brand owners of end electronic products, usually large MNCs. Supporting these companies in the supply chains are local manufacturing companies providing raw materials, components and services such as product assembly, distribution and logistics. Product companies are outsourcing more activities on a global basis so that they can focus on core competencies such as design, branding and high-end manufacturing. They no longer make any of their products in company factories preferring to outsource the manufacturing to a number of well-placed and highly competitive contract manufacturers.

In Singapore, Hewlett-Packard outsources the building of whole printers to contract manufacturers such as Venture Corporation. Dell and Cisco also adopted similar strategies. For outsourcing to work well, brand-owning companies need to strengthen and establish linkages in complex supply chains.

Increasingly, the competition will be among supply chains rather than among individual factories or among individual companies. These supply chain must be integrated and responsiveness to changing market demands. Manufacturing companies will have to upgrade their supply chain management capabilities in order to compete effectively in the global market

SMEs, especially those in the lower levels of the supply chain hierarchy, are usually unable to fully participate in B2Bi collaborations as these typically require high levels of Information Technology know-how and hefty costs. For example, SMEs usually cannot afford costly B2Bi systems. This results in lost business opportunities for SMEs.

What the SMEs need to do?

SMEs need to connect to the Global Supply Chain quickly. We have build a solution for you and you can start very quickly but using our B2Bi Hosting service for a fraction of the cost. This solution is a collaboration between Cybersite, Intrinix and Singapore Institute of Manufacturing (SIMTech).

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Contact: Andy Tan for more information