Navigate business cycles with an agile supply chain

Overview

Infosys Semiconductor practice drives seamless supply chain and logistics operations by leveraging smart technology to boost responsiveness across the supply chain ecosystem. On the one hand, fabs and IDMs need a global network of suppliers to rationalize procurement lead times and costs. On the other, manufacturers should mitigate the risk of production disruption / slowdown for customers adopting just-in-time inventory strategy for chipsets. Infosys integrates sales, operations and ERP systems to help semiconductor enterprises address this duality. This empowers OEMs, IDMs, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test companies, and contract manufacturers to adopt a multi-vendor sourcing model for both front-end and back-end segments of the value chain.

Real-time access to sourcing, production, sales, asset, and inventory data streamlines supply chain operations. Further, visibility into procurement timelines, production lead times, and delivery schedules allows manufacturers to optimize inventory of manufacturing supplies and packaged circuits. Our solutions combine scalability of cloud operations with predictive insights to simplify sourcing of high-quality silicon wafers, advanced lithography systems, capital equipment, tools to design chips, and raw materials and chemicals including precious metals.

Infosys has strategic partnerships with leading software providers, including SAP, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, o9 Solutions, Oracle, and RedPrairie, which helps us meet the needs of supply chain organizations.

Infosys Topaz, our AI-driven smart application suite, facilitates advanced planning, accurate demand forecasting, real-time order orchestration, inventory reconciliation, and prompt, cost-efficient delivery. Significantly, it helps reconfigure the supply chain for procurement excellence: diversifying the supplier base, enhancing stakeholder collaboration, and identifying the best source based on chip-design specific criteria and sustainability factors.

Our resilient sourcing model and robust solutions for in-bound and out-bound logistics help chipmakers establish a global supplier ecosystem. Automated procurement systems streamline RFx processes and accelerate bid evaluation, while network integration ensures supply chain transparency and visibility. Notably, our interactive dashboards help analyze procurement trends and spend patterns, track supplier performance and consignments, and ensure compliance with regulations, including safe handling of hazardous chemicals.