Improvement suggestions. As we have seen in the last few chapters, ASML faces many supply chain challenges. These coordination issues arise because of the complexity of ASML products and background, market circumstances. This currently leads to a relatively unbalanced supply chain as suppliers “try not to be the bottleneck”. As ASML wants to increase its operational excellence it would be beneficial to have a more predictable supply chain performance. As 90% of the value of the systems are in the supply chain and it is hard for ASML to create flow in its own factory when material availability is relatively unpredictable, improving supply chain performance is essential for becoming operationally excellent. As a result it is proposed that ASML will need to actively collaborate with suppliers to improve total supply chain performance. Next to this it is important for the entire supply chain that the risk in the supply chain is limited to a minimum. As seen in the analysis, increasing the quality of the information can lead to better performance without having to take more risk by buffering more materials. When logistical performance needs to be increased but it is not possible to provide better information, it is argued that ASML and its suppliers should take more risk to be able to better react to unpredictable demand. But this should be done in a balanced way, such that not too little nor too much risk is taking by either of these parties. In order to achieve this it is argued that suppliers need to cooperate not only to design a better mechanism but also to create agreements in which logistical performance is secured and suppliers are willing to perform. But first the focus will be on increasing the quality of supply chain information sharing.
Improvement suggestions. The Customer may, at any time, suggest general improvements to the Supplier. The Supplier will review such suggestion and reasonably decide whether such suggestion shall be part of a future Maintenance Release thereby considering the needs of all users of the relevant software.
Improvement suggestions. The Vodcasts have gone through several phases and have been subjected to several improvements before being presented to partners. However, we will try to work from there and improve them taking into account the suggestions made by each partner. Regarding this question, only one of the partners did not suggest any improvements. The remain contributed with suggestions related with the less positive aspects indicated. Some technical adjustments were mentioned in the technical data-‐sheet, in the presentation of still images, in the background music and in the use of the narration in order to show more emotion. It was also suggested put in all vodcasts information regarding the project (i.e. objectives) in order to be able to show the vodcasts separately. One of the partners also suggested to add slides that allow to navigate between videos and also with links to the project website. The inclusion of some statements presented in “IRRESISTIBLE Project: Exhibitions on cutting-‐edge scientific topics” vodcast in the other vodcast at appropriated places was another suggestion. However, this would extend the length of vodcasts, not allowing the decrease of the vodcasts size, as suggested by another partner. The vodcasts will be improved taking into account the suggestions made by each partner. As soon as this process is completed the broadcasts will be widespread.
