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Durango , Prysmian also operates a cable factory for the automotive industry – which Draka acquired in 2006 from International Wire Group and which has been active in the state since 2001 – and the factory , in addition to producing automotive wire harness cables , since 2009 has produced much of the cabling that is used in the most modern Airbus aircraft as well as the production of latest generation cables for the aerospace industry , with the technological characteristics demanded by OEMs to create lighter and more efficient units . The new fiber optic cable plant will serve the burgeoning Mexico market , rather than the USA which is adequately served by domestic plants , including the one in Lexington , SC , one of the largest employers in the city and the NA headquarters .

The way Prysmian is now structured gives them an unparalleled visibility across its logistics and supply chain , but there ’ s a lot more work to be done , and Brian Schulties was recently over in Milan to present the tools he is introducing in North America to improve spend visibility , business intelligence and the reduction of supply chain management risk . “ These are initiatives we could roll out to the rest of the world ,” he says . “ We have approximately 15,000 vendors in North America . Consolidation is a must – managing so many suppliers is costly and it is a resource draw ” He believes the supply base could be reduced by about 75 percent overall , though he cautions that this can never be a blanket policy , considering that some government specifications can

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