SUPPLY CHAIN
Our commodity-based supply chain methodology ensures reliable, cost-effective sourcing through advanced procurement methods and monitoring initiatives. We build resilience and flexibility into our procurement processes. Rather than place orders and wait for the material to arrive (or not), the CMK supply chain group regularly reaches out to suppliers to ensure the delivery of critical components. Our supply chain is deliberately deep and wide with a mixture of local, domestic and international partners.
When the project is mission-critical, CMK can partner with customers to pre-purchase up to a year’s worth of material. In alignment with the newest technology, we will tailor the material sourcing for your project to best fit your specific needs. Quality starts with the supply chain.
Reliability
Transparent communication with our partners allows us to be responsive and adaptable to changes and minimize impacts to on-time product delivery. Our team helps in managing awareness of material lifecycle and compliance status.
Traceability
CMK can provide component-level traceability to production orders to align with market/regulatory requirements to ensure containment and mitigate recall risk.
CMK MICS
Our supplier partners identify challenges well before they impact our customers’ build cycle. We use Commodity Aligned Procurement, a robust strategy for continuity of supply. In addition, we use various methods to ensure part availability, always aligned with each customer’s individual needs.
- Automated Replenishment (automated reorder triggered by a specific inventory level): This substantially increases productivity and reduces overall costs.
- Just in Time (JIT): To allow flexibility to changing demand and global challenges, our supplier partners will bond products at specific levels according to forecasts. This provides lower overhead for customers while maintaining part availability.
- CORE: We hold inventory onsite via our Supplier On-site Stores Program that we call CORE. This offers flexibility based on customer demand, both pull-ins, and push-outs. On-site stores limit financial exposure to both CMK and our customers and limit instances of unexpected shorts and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) reschedules.
- Vendor Managed: It is a strategy of holding pre-purchased inventory on-site at a specific quantity based on forecasts to ensure we have the right part at the right time for your program.