{"id":2292,"date":"2020-04-21T08:08:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T12:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/?p=2292"},"modified":"2020-04-13T08:11:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T12:11:06","slug":"trane-technologies-building-resilience-and-adaptability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/2020\/04\/21\/trane-technologies-building-resilience-and-adaptability\/","title":{"rendered":"Trane Technologies: Building Resilience and Adaptability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This post was written by Jay Kulkarni ’20. Connect with him on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is said that businesses don\u2019t compete, supply chains do. Trane\nTechnologies<\/a>, a climate-innovation company with such heavyweight brands as Trane\u00ae\nand Thermo King\u00ae in its portfolio, has a multi-tiered global supply chain that will\nbe put under enormous strain by \u2018black swan\u2019 events like the COVID-19 pandemic.\nCOVID-19 presents an unprecedented challenge precisely because it affects\nsuppliers across multiple tiers, with no regard for revenue, size, or location.\nHow can large corporations like Trane Technologies make their supply chains more\nresilient to disruptions and accomplish their long-term goals of creating\na circular closed-loop economy<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A global footprint necessitates that Trane Technologies use a\ndigital supply chain management (SCM) tool to map its suppliers, reduce logistics\ncosts, create long-term forecasts, communicate with suppliers, and maintain\nvisibility over inventory and turnover. The company\u2019s Oracle\nSCM portal<\/a> allows their factories to put in requests for materials, and\nshows suppliers what materials are in transit, inventory already at the\nmanufacturing plant, consumption patterns, and overall performance (such as\nshipping delays). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, though Trane Technologies may have oversight over\nits suppliers, it\u2019s likely that COVID-19 will create supply chain issues with\ntheir suppliers\u2019\nsuppliers<\/a>. Their subcontractors are smaller and typically wouldn\u2019t have the\nresources to weather long disruptions, and their failure will negatively impact\nthe company\u2019s manufacturing operations and its push\ntowards a circular economy.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what is to be done?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the near-term, the company should analyse all tiers of\ntheir supply chain and communicate with key suppliers<\/strong> to ensure that\nsupply continues without disruption. If needed, supply chain executives should attempt\nto secure alternate sources<\/strong> of supply, logistics, or manufacturing\ncapacity in case vulnerable supply chain partners fail, even though Trane Technologies\nwill have to pay a\npremium for these resources<\/a>. To prepare its supply chain and stakeholders\nfor future disruptions, the company should look to forecasting technology to\nmodel for and mitigate supply chain risk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first step in modelling is to map your supply chain\ndigitally<\/strong>, including all tiers of supply chain partners. Once the nodes are\nmapped out, the supply chain risk management team can carry out discrete-event\nsimulations<\/strong> to understand how the supply chain reacts to stimuli such as\nrisk events or business initiatives[1]<\/a>.\nAnother long-term strategy is to shorten\nor regionalize supply chains<\/a>; although it smacks of protectionism and\nanti-globalism, co-located suppliers can act as a supply chain safety mechanism\nin case international trade is restricted or impossible. Toyota has\nsuccessfully implemented just such a strategy with its Kentucky operations,\nwhich rely on 350 suppliers all based in the US. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trane Technologies\u2019 ambitious 2030\nCommitments<\/a> include the Gigaton Challenge (reducing not only its own, but also\nits customers\u2019 carbon emissions by one billion tons); carbon-neutral and zero-landfill\noperations; and the Opportunity for All initiative that focuses on diversity in\nleadership positions. Supply chain risk-mitigating strategies make Trane\nTechnologies more resilient to disruptions and better positioned to achieve its\nstrategic and environmental goals.
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[1]<\/a> Supply\nchain modelling software is a close cousin to the parametric\ndesign software<\/a> used in architecture and aerospace. Both allow designers to\nsee the link between design intention and design response.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This post was written by Jay Kulkarni ’20. Connect with him on LinkedIn. It is said that businesses don\u2019t compete, supply chains do. Trane Technologies, a climate-innovation company with such heavyweight brands as Trane\u00ae and Thermo King\u00ae in its portfolio, has a multi-tiered global supply chain that will be put under enormous strain by \u2018black … <\/p>\n

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