Supply Chain Defense

Supply Chain Defense

Kuiper Leda Supply Chain System
Kuiper Leda is an electronic manufacturer focuses on Electronic Control Unit (ECU’s) and its clients including automobile manufacturers and OEMs. The Electronic Control Unit is to control the fuel injection system, ignition timing, and speed control system (Wikepedia, 2008). The ECU consists of 8-bit microprocessors, random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and an input and output interface. The company also entered a new market of Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data by using devices or radio waves. Kuiper supply chain management has several issues on different levels of production such as resources, shop and capacity, and delivery of product.
The first issue, Kuiper only works with smaller customers and has a limited daily capacity of ECUs and RFIDs. Even though the company encounters different issues the company has good reputation with its customers, and known for quality and delivery responsiveness.   The second issue, Kuiper thrives harder to meet the repeat orders and relationship with supplier because the company has multiple competitors within the industry. Kuiper needs to focus more on producing large-scale capacity and delivery. The third issue is the fluctuation of demands and Kuiper has been struggling because supplier ordered different number of units that causes Kuiper not to meet the supplier requirements. As a result, Kuiper supply chain become inefficient and unproductive and forced the company to implement changes. One of the biggest implementation is the Material Planning Software System, “the importance of MRP system allows rejecting a larger batch than what is needed” (Chase, Jacobs & Aquilano, 2005). For instance, MRP uses backward scheduling or working backwards in time to meet the desired completion date. The website Alpha Digital Solution emphasize the core functionalities of MRP are the...