Supply Chain Management

Ducommun supply chain management locates professionals at sites across the business globally to assure regional and operational focus while also maintaining centralized leadership to maximize the benefits of one Ducommun.

Local Impact

Personnel located at business sites assure the needs of our customers, as reflected in operational requirements, are front and center in the day to day goals of the supply chain management team. They also provide for the development and management of close supplier relationships in strategic geographical locations.

One Ducommun

Operating as a single entity with a significant level of annual purchases increases our ability to improve buying power and supply chain processes through the creation of mutually beneficial business relationships with our suppliers and within our businesses. The impact stretches from traditional cost savings initiatives to more advanced strategies such as supplier development and certification, supplier scorecards, integrated cost reduction, cross functional commodity teams and on-line supplier relationship management.

The utilization of strategic sourcing across our business resulting in long term agreements and business alliances assures we will proactively support the growth and globalization of Ducommun. One Ducommun also provides the ability to offer new development opportunities for supply chain management personnel through training, expertise sharing and job growth.

Goals

Ducommun Supply Chain management will continually identify and act on new opportunities presented as one Ducommun while maintaining and building on the success of site specific initiatives. Goals include:

The continued reduction of total cost for direct and indirect materials, assurance of effective supplier quality performance, asset management through reduced inventories, supply chain management personnel growth and development and use of continuous improvement tools to improve efficiency within our sites and supplier relationships.

Cost reductions will be accomplished through commodity management and the purchasing power of one Ducommun resulting in an increase of long term agreements and supplier alliances.

The number of certified suppliers will increase as we continue to utilize and develop supplier quality management processes leading our supply base to six sigma levels of performance.

Purchased asset management supporting improved inventory turns will be effected through implementation of supplier managed inventory programs and targets for raw materials, work in process and finished goods with specific measureable actions at all businesses.

Increased exposure of supply chain management personnel to training and development through Ducommun wide initiatives and involvement in continuous improvement events will assure we continue to grow our people.

Moving Forward

We value our people and suppliers as we continue to develop mutually beneficial supplier relationships resulting in profitable growth for all members of the supply chain.