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Industry Tools, Resources and Learning Materials

Digitization Initiative Team

Digitization Team Roundtable April 2024

Digitization Team Roundtable April 2024

Presentation

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - Digitization Team Roundtable April 2024

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Digitization Team Rountable Feburary 2024

Digitization Team Rountable Feburary 2024

Presentation

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - Allen will spend some time describing the biopharma industry and key challenges in supply chain. He will then hone in on contract manufacturing and the blackhole that it represents in biopharma.

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Digitization Team Roundtable January 2024

Digitization Team Roundtable January 2024

Presentation

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - MSI Express has gone from a collection of relatively small copackers to a leader in contract manufacturing, supporting major CPGs on large product launches and supply chain initiatives in the past 5 years.

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CPG Connect Initiative Team

CPG Connect - Capital Investment Models

CPG Connect - Capital Investment Models

Presentation

This presentation explores capital investment strategies between CPGs and ECMs, emphasizing funding models, ownership considerations, and automation trends. It covers approaches such as shared funding, leasing models, and innovative payment terms, with examples like Kimberly-Clark's asset management framework. Key topics include collaboration, maintenance strategies, and leveraging automation to enhance efficiency and reduce risks.

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CPG Connect Pricing Models

CPG Connect Pricing Models

Presentation

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - This presentation brings together leading Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and External Contract Manufacturing (ECM) experts to discuss critical benchmarking topics. It features collaborative insights on key processes, with CPGs sharing their internal practices and ECMs offering unique perspectives. F4SS compiles these discussions into comprehensive work products, available exclusively to members.

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CPG Connect - Partnership Models to Reduce Waste

CPG Connect - Partnership Models to Reduce Waste

Presentation

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - Partnership Models to Eliminate Waste and Reduce Cost

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CPG Connect - Vendor Managed Inventory

CPG Connect - Vendor Managed Inventory

Presentation

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - CPG Connect Vendor Managed Inventory

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CPG Connect - Project Management with ECMs

CPG Connect - Project Management with ECMs

Presentation

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - Project Management with ECMs

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ECM Leadership

ECM Leadership

Industry Tool

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - This document also provides a collection of the key experiences, skills, and behaviors required to be a successful External Manufacturing professional.

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Governing ECM Organizational Models

Governing ECM Organizational Models

Industry Tool

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - The following information is a collection of inputs from the F4SS members regarding example organizational designs for External Manufacturing Teams. This document also provides a collection of the key experiences, skills, and behaviors required to be a successful External Manufacturing professional.

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ESG Initiative Team

Sustainability Reporting Template

Sustainability Reporting Template

Industry Tool

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - The ESG Initiative Team has researched global regulations and developed a template to be used to report Sustainability measures in compliance with those regulations. This template provides a standard reporting format thus reducing the effort to provide Sustainability reports to your clients. The Team will modify and adapt the template as this landscape continues to evolve.

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Webinar: Fleet Sustainability Index

Webinar: Fleet Sustainability Index

Presentation

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - In this session, Alex Scott from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville will discuss the Fleet Sustainability Index (FSI)

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Journey to a Succesful ESG Program

Journey to a Succesful ESG Program

Industry Tool

This work product reflects the transition the business world is making from a focus on sustainability to the broader observation of ESG (environmental, social, governance) practices.

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Value Creation

Value Creation - VC Supplier

Value Creation - VC Supplier

Industry Tool

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - Value Creation Initiative Team Identify and gain alignment on the various forms of value or value creation.

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Value Enhancement Tool - RFV Tool

Value Enhancement Tool - RFV Tool

Industry Tool

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - Value Enhancement Tool Update

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Other Resources

Women for Supply Chain

Women for Supply Chain

Presentation

We encourage the formation of professional relationships based on our collective resources of Women in Supply Chain.

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Quality Process Leadership

Quality Process Leadership

Presentation

Quality Process Leadership slides from F4SS Connect.

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Overall Equipment Effectiveness - F4SS OEE Deck

Overall Equipment Effectiveness - F4SS OEE Deck

Presentation

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Uses & Benefits F4SS CI Conference

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Integrated Replenishment  -  IRT supply chain

Integrated Replenishment - IRT supply chain

Industry Tool

MEMBERS ONLY (LOGIN REQUIRED) - Road Map to Operational Agility, E-Commerce Demand Variability, Small Run Sizes, Trust, Transparency, Collaboration and Cost Reduction.

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Trust & Collaboration Kit

Trust & Collaboration Kit

Industry Tool

The Trust & Collaboration Kit contains customer supplier relationship health check, building trust and collaboration, and more.

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