john and all,
could this supply chain also be part of the reason Jenkins said "as currently structured"? think GM and its supply chain and TAVA's work with them. TAVA said they would would have more work with the supply chain than with "mother GM".
imho, i don't expect as much work out of the supply chain as with GM being that the usps chain is not really a manufacturing concern, but it is logical that TAVA would be recommended at some of the 8000 if not the 661 critical suppliers.
john found:
External Suppliers: The Postal Service relies extensively on external suppliers that are critical to moving the mail, such as airlines, railroads, and the trucking industry. Obviously, these suppliers are also susceptible to the Y2K problem. Therefore, it is important that the Postal Service become aware of the Y2K status of suppliers to plan and minimize potential disruption in services. Postal officials started to address the supplier issue in June 1998 and, to date, have identified almost 8,000 critical suppliers.
As of January 1999, the Postal Service knew the Y2K status of 349 of these 8,000 suppliers. These 8,000 suppliers can be categorized into two groups: headquarters and field.
For headquarters' suppliers, in January 1999, the Postal Service had identified 661 critical suppliers and inquired as to their Y2K readiness. Of these, 312 B nearly half B did not respond to inquiries, so the Postal Service did not know their Y2K status. Of the 349 that replied, the Postal Service determined that 254 are at high risk of not being Y2K ready and 95 suppliers will be ready. Generally, the Postal Service has not developed contingency plans to address how it will move the mail if these external suppliers are not ready for the year 2000.
For field suppliers, the Postal Service also identified more than 7,200 critical suppliers that still needed to be assessed for Y2K readiness. Because so much work remains to be done in assessing the readiness of suppliers, the Postal Service faces a significant challenge in developing contingency plans for those critical suppliers that will not be ready.
steve
(btw, great find john.) |
