IMI CRITICAL ENGINEERING
“ The digital transformation journey is long and full of pivoting points , but our teams have the talent and motivation to get it done . I don ’ t think there ’ s a single formula that serves all companies , and the concept of digitalisation itself keeps evolving rapidly . Each company will have to find its own solution ”
AIDIR PARIZZI DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN , IMI CRITICAL ENGINEERING
As supply chain networks continue to expand , just like IMI ’ s , resiliency is becoming increasingly important . Yet , for such a popular term , it ’ s proving itself to be elusive , and difficult to actually grasp – this was a predictable problem when you consider that the majority of companies have rigid global , interdependent networks . In response to this idea , Aidir shared that “[ IMI Critical Engineering ] has ca . 850 direct material suppliers ,” down from over 3000 just three years ago , “ with virtually no sole sources . Resilience is an integral part of our supplier onboarding process , and we also focus on regional resilience , meaning that we aim to have dual sources within the regions and avoid financial losses in case of disruption . China and India as an example of dual sources .”
Aidir warns that , in the pursuit of supply chain resilience , many companies who are
30 April 2021