Business-driven digitisation of external manufacturing supply chains
Abstract
In an increasingly complex world of manufacturing where core internal manufacturing and strategic external manufacturing are tightly intertwined on product roadmaps, it is imperative to have a vision around transforming supply network collaboration to be digitised, core transactional systems automated to achieve reliable, fast decision making at all levels. Increasing product complexity with the need to optimise capacity and cost results in a much more complex manufacturing network as compared to the past. Intel business strategy of IDM 2.0 (Integrated Device Manufacturer) is utilising both internal and external manufacturing to optimally serve the surging global demand of semiconductors. In this paper we show how digitisation and automation drive solutions to the challenges which today’s and expected future semiconductor market poses to the external manufacturing supply chain.
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Author's Biography
Stefan Kluge currently heads the operations and systems enabling of the External/Hybrid Silicon Manufacturing Network of Intel and is a member of Intel’s Global Supply Chain Leader Community. He has been in various global leadership roles in external manufacturing sourcing and supply chain for more than a decade. Before his 24-year tenure in semiconductors he worked in academia, aerospace, automotive and IT industries. Functions covered included research and development (R&D), operations, manufacturing, manufacturing strategy, business/strategic planning, technology management, market intelligence, strategic sourcing/supplier portfolio management, among others. Stefan holds a doctorate in radiochemistry from the University of Regensburg including a supplemental diploma in information technology, complemented by additional studies in general/ environmental law and toxicology.
Krishna Subramanian is a Systems Capability Architect at Intel, based in Portland, Oregon, with over 20 years’ experience across semiconductor and information technology industries. He has led the delivery of several critical supply chain capabilities spanning product data management, planning, sourcing, procurement, inventory management, risk management and analytics for internal and external manufacturing. Krishna holds a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Alabama and a Master’s degree in business management from Georgia State University. He is a certified supply chain professional and instructs others aspiring to become certified.
Bernhard Fiegl is a Supply Chain Program Manager at Intel. He has been in external manufacturing sourcing at silicon foundries and outsourced silicon assembly and test suppliers for more than 10 years. Bernhard’s current focus is supply chain business intelligence and key performance indicators. He is a data analytics professional and instructs others on business-oriented use of data analytics capabilities. Overall, he has spent more than 27 years in the semiconductor industry. Bernhard holds a doctorate in physics from the Technical University of Munich.
Citation
Kluge, Stefan, Subramanian, Krishna and Fiegl, Bernhard (2022, September 1). Business-driven digitisation of external manufacturing supply chains. In the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Procurement, Volume 5, Issue 1. https://doi.org/10.69554/RJBZ3498.
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