How to avoid production stops? How to reduce costs and still guarantee quality and on-time delivery? How can you optimize tail spend, and what role will AI play in tail supply management? In the podcast Tail Supply Conductors, our CEO, Bauke Zeinstra, and Manager Project Management, Dennis Halberstadt, tackle these critical challenges and explore how integrated tail supply can help create a resilient and responsive supply chain.
Our Podcast
Tail Supply Conductors
Hosted by Maarten Bouwhuis.
Episode 1:
What is Integrated Tail Supply?
The machine-building industry excel at creating machines so complex, that even the individual components are complex systems. With today’s cutting-edge technology being tomorrow’s dime in a dozen, the increasing need to meet regulations and rising costs, fragmented supply chain management is becoming expensive and unreliable. In this podcast episode, Bauke Zeinstra and Dennis Halberstadt explain how an integrated supply chain offers the solution.
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Episode 2:
Strategies for Lowering TCO in Challenging Times
In this podcast episode, we delve into how machine manufacturers can manage growing pressures from trade restrictions, rising raw material prices, labor costs, and fluctuating supplier rates. We’ll explore practical strategies to cut costs while maintaining efficiency and quality, even in today’s unpredictable global market.
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Episode 3:
How To Comply with International Regulations in Tail Supply Management?
Country of origin regulations, Conflict Mineral Acts, EU Directives, and sanctioned countries – just a few of the regulations manufacturers must adhere to. But how do you manage compliance when dealing with a global tail supply involving thousands of suppliers and millions of items? The role of data – and ensuring it is well-organized – is crucial for gaining and maintaining control over which items need to comply with specific regulations. This podcast episode provides insights and shares compelling examples of how to navigate these challenges.
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Episode 4:
How to Integrate Sustainability Into Your Tail Supply Chain?
By 2035, we will reach a point of no return – where the world can no longer sustain economic growth. That is why we must move beyond merely “doing less harm” and shift toward a regenerative economy. One of MAG45’s ambitions is to help their customers reach their own ESG goals. But how does that work when you’re buying and using millions of tail parts each year? Reused items, even in high-tech, can be of the same quality. To illustrate this, Dennis brought along a seemingly simple mill to demonstrate this.
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