Imperial has optimized
the level of communication between ourselves and our suppliers
and customers, enabling each party to quickly adapt to expectations
and adjust manufacturing output accordingly. Ultimately,
we save significant time and money in procuring materials
and processing orders.
Our business systems independent approach to enterprise
planning employs online portals connected to custom-configured
B2B systems. Our materials management
solutions are customized for our customers' individual needs.
Customers benefit from our
globally connected systems for materials management needs.
Our open development strategy allows us to constantly create
new capabilities to support our customers' future service
offerings.
Planning
From the initial supply request through the final shipment,
materials planning is one of Imperial's most tightly managed
processes. We provide world-class visibility, flexibility
and response times with our
real-time supply chain systems allowing customers to react
immediately to an imbalance in supply and demand conditions.
Purchasing
Imperial attains world-class pricing t hrough our global
supply chain systems allowing supply flexibility and reduced
inventory risk. Our purchasing teams
collaborate to get the materials we need, when we need them.
We continuously benchmark the market, staying on top of
prices, lead times, parts availability and technology trends
to maximize the impact of working capital.
Logistics
We consistently strive for the timely movement of materials
in and out of our worldwide operations, identifying the
most effective carriers and forwarders and maintaining ongoing
visibility to shipments. We ensure world-class pricing through
our transportation agreements with carriers and custom brokers.
And we maintain import and export compliance, according
to special foreign trade agreements and specific country
requirements. |