Supply chain mapping is a living system that graphically represents our supplier network.It is a detailed knowledge about every tier level of our supply chain, it includes: what they supply or contribute to our products or services, what and how is their source of materials.
Supply chain mapping is not about business process alone, it is also about the relationships between companies and their respective suppliers.There is no doubt that mapping our full supply chain is a big effort, and the bigger the company is the likelihood of more massive effort to put in, however the gains and knowledge of mapping is incomparable to the effort put in to achieving the task.
A typical example was the case of a chipped stones supplier to our firm for our construction projects. We carried out a cube test on the concrete, and the concrete did not pass the test. Everyone involved was worried, we checked all the materials used for the mix, the stones, sand, cement and water, the aggregates were checked according to proportion, the cement used was tested, the mix was analysed and the concrete was allowed to cure for the usual twenty one days yet no fault was found. We had to carry out a supplier mapping and visited the quarry site and then we noticed that the chipped stones were produced from a weathered outcrop despite the fact that the chipped stones looked good, and immediately we changed the stones in the mix, the concrete passed the cube test, and so we were able to achieve the expected concrete standard for our project.
Again we had a similar experience and after several investigations of our materials (supplier mapping) we noticed the sand used for the concrete mix were from saline water/environment against fresh water sand, salts naturally weaken concrete.
Another time, We were on a visit to one of our sub-contractors (ironmongery) to actually ascertain how soon our jobs will be  ready, (customer and supplier relationship) we noticed the sub-contractor  procures  material  (iron rods precisely) from a retailer and at a higher rate, we were able to order his request along with ours directly from the manufacturer at a cheaper rate, we saved him some money, and in return, we were able to get a better deal.
There are times a supplier approaches the firm about the situation of products or materials to be supplied, about new products and substitutes for products and materials.
The benefits of supply chain mapping in terms of cost saving, quality control and assurance, turn-around time improvements etc cannot be overemphasised. All of these stems from mapping out your supplier chain and having a relationship with them, it is of great advantage to carry out mapping for our supplier and further establish a relationship with them, it further enhances our knowledge over our business, it promotes healthy business relationships, trust and commitment.

Is it just me or all the Mini 9s have wrong keyboard mapping for the Windows/Alt keys.
Windows > Alt or something else
Alt > Apple Command

How to change it?
Any other keys that have wrong mapping?

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