{"id":56710,"date":"2021-09-08T19:23:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T11:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/manufacturers-seek-deeper-relationships-with-suppliers-to-avert-supply-chain-crises\/"},"modified":"2021-09-08T19:23:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T11:23:39","slug":"manufacturers-seek-deeper-relationships-with-suppliers-to-avert-supply-chain-crises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/manufacturers-seek-deeper-relationships-with-suppliers-to-avert-supply-chain-crises\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufacturers Seek Deeper Relationships With Suppliers to Avert Supply Chain Crises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The satellite industry has been hit hard by a succession of global supply chain crises during the pandemic \u2014 including the worldwide microchip shortage. But a panel of executives from satellite manufacturers told a session Wednesday at the SATELLITE 2021 conference that the experience had helped them re-imagine the way they work with their suppliers to emerge stronger and smarter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got greater sensitivity for the multiple layers below the supply chain that we normally see,\u201d said Frank DeMauro, vice president and general manager for Tactical Space Systems at Northrop Grumman. He said there were critical dependencies in the industry supply chain that only became visible when they broke down \u2014 like the shortage of truck drivers to haul hardware or hazardous substances like liquid oxygen. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/KV3Lxy5yQ6Ocz5jqP4H8_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20320DGTL_-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/KV3Lxy5yQ6Ocz5jqP4H8_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20320DGTL_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/KV3Lxy5yQ6Ocz5jqP4H8_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20320DGTL_-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/KV3Lxy5yQ6Ocz5jqP4H8_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20320DGTL_-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/KV3Lxy5yQ6Ocz5jqP4H8_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20320DGTL_.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the Show Daily 2021 Day 3 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a sensitivity to that now that we can work with our suppliers in more of a partnership to figure out where those roadblocks are, and how we can work together to try to knock them down,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>DeMauro argued that the pandemic and the accompanying supply chain crises \u2014 most notoriously the global microchip shortage \u2014 forced satellite manufacturers to think in a more granular fashion about how their dependencies impact their ability to meet customer deadlines and other requirements. <\/p>\n<p>It also meant manufacturers had to learn to be more flexible and adaptive. \u201cAs we talked about the shortage of hardware, or how any one particular supplier might be having a bigger issue with COVID than others, we\u2019ve had to figure out how our products will be able to accommodate this same type of component from different suppliers,\u201d DeMauro said. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6beea4c18fe;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6beea4c18fe = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6beea4c1900').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6beea4c1900'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cIt\u2019s driving us to think a little bit smaller. Not in terms of product or business, but in terms of strategizing, maybe at a lower level, about how to be flexible and able to accommodate those changes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Relationships and partnerships with suppliers are absolutely critical, explained Jean Marc Nasr, executive vice president and head of Space Systems at Airbus, especially given the relative size of the industry. \u201cSpace is a kind of dwarf when it comes to manufacturing, compared to automobiles. The value of our market is tiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Airbus is in the position of being both a component manufacturer and a systems integrator \u2014 both the supplier and the prime at the same time, Nasr observed. But the pandemic supply chain disruptions forced the company to think more strategically about how it directs resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have developed this make-or-buy approach to select what is key for us,\u201d Nasr explained, choosing to keep in-house the manufacturing for a limited number of vital components. \u201cFor example, the on-board computer is absolutely key, so we keep that in house.\u201d And Airbus supplies its own optical data links, which use lasers to communicate between satellites on orbit, because they are absolutely critical for the next generation of satellites, Nasr said.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Reid, president of Boeing Commercial Satellite Systems International, agreed that the kind of relationship needed with a supplier depends on the components they supply. Unique components at the heart of a system require a closer relationship. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are things that are maybe more developmental in nature, where it requires a deeper partnership, and maybe even integrating the tool sets, using common design tool sets as a means of enabling that. Then there are situations that may be more commoditized that don\u2019t require that same level of integration. It really is situation dependent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The multi-orbit revolution and the accompanying growth of huge Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations also forced changes in the way Airbus and other manufacturers deal with their suppliers and the whole manufacturing process, Nasr added. Manufacturing dozens or even hundreds or thousands of satellites on a production line is a far cry from the singular creations of traditional satellites, each one a unique and exquisite product. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you do constellations, the relationship with suppliers is especially important, because you have to have stable supply over a long period of time with quality standards,\u201d Nasr said. 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