Supply Network Shannon

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Supply Network Shannon

• Maurice Mc Lernon
• Chairman

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SUPPLY NETWORK SHANNON
An Industry-led initiative aimed at Representing,
Promoting, Developing and Connecting Together
Sub-Supply companies in the Shannon Region
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SUPPLY NETWORK SHANNON - Operating Sectors

• Electromechanical Assembly / Box Build

• Electronic Component / Cable Assembly

• Finishing / Coating / Plating

• General Engineering / Fabrication

• Packaging / Containers / Boxes / Labels

• Plastic Moulding

• Precision Engineering / Toolmaking

• PCB Design / Manufacture / Assembly

• Other Activities

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SUPPLY NETWORK SHANNON - Industry Profile
Over 80 Engineering Electronics Sub-Supply
Companies in the Region
Sector Now Employing Over 4000
Large Multinationals located in the Region
Turnover in excess of 200m
Limited Export Activity Nationally or
Internationally from Region
Competitive threats from economic downturn and
low labour cost regions
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SUPPLY NETWORK SHANNON - Objective
To Establish the Shannon Region As THE World
Class Source of Sub-Supply Products and Services
in Europe
By Representing, Promoting, Developing and
Connecting Together Sub-Supply companies in the
Shannon Region
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SUPPLY NETWORK SHANNON - Structure
Steering Committee - Meets Monthly

• Sub-committees
• Marketing - Branding and Image
• - Networking Events/Seminars/Plant Tours
• Joint Exhibitions/Trade Shows
• Joint Advertising/Direct Mail
• Training
• - Joint Training Activities
• Supply Chain
• Cluster of complementary companies
• Shared resources
• National/European Funding

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SUPPLY NETWORK SHANNON - Benefits of networking

• Networking directly results in identifying
  business opportunities
• Effective Marketing Activities -
  Exhibitions/Advertising/Direct Mail
• Improved Purchasing Power
• resulting in reduced material costs
• Joint Staff Training Activities
• Shared resources Marketing, Quality, IT
• Access to National/European Funding

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The benefits of using a network

• Using a network allows a company to focus on its
  core activity
• Effective supply chain management of your
  product
• Improved Purchasing Power
• resulting in reduced material costs
• Reduction of cycle time of development thru
  production
• Increased quality assurance as all companies in
  the network fully understand the requirements of
  the product
• Increase in profits for our customers

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SMES IN THE REGION
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Future SMEs in the Region
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THE PROBLEM

• THE COMPANIES ARE RUN BY PRODUCTION PERSONELL
• THE COMPANIES ARE NOT FOCUSED ON CHANGE
• I.T. IS MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN A HELP

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THE ANSWER

• REVIEW THE COMPANIES THAT ARE CHANGING.
• IDENTIFY WHAT SUCCESS THEY ARE HAVING AND WHY?.
• PUT A PROGRAM IN PLACE TO ALLOW THE SMES TO
  BENEFIT FROM THE EXPERINCE TO DATE.

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PIT FALLS

• THE MANAGEMENT MAY NOT BE ADAPTABLE
• THE COMPANY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE
• THE STAFF REQUIRED WILL NOT BE THE SAME AS
  PRESENT
• THERE WILL BE A HIGH PRESENTAGE OF FALLOUT

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SUPPLY NETWORK SHANNON - What works what
doesnt

• Networking activities plant tours/seminars
  excellent feedback
• Joint Training works well
• Joint Marketing works well but difficult to
  coordinate
• Joint Purchasing Very difficult to coordinate
• Passive website and electronic newsletters no
  feedback
• Shared resources Marketing, Quality, IT
  early stages
• Clustering Mixed results

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THE UP SIDE

• THE MID WEST COULD BECOME THE LEADING PROVIDER OF
  SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN EUROPE
• THE UNIVERSITY COULD PROVIDE HIGH CALIBRE PEOPLE
  FOR THE SYSTEM
• INDUSTRY WILL BE TRANSFORMED.