STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS
We can help you improve your supply chain operations and put your company on a path to sustained improvement that is critical to your business operations, costs and profits.
The economic downturn, increased pricing pressures from customers and challenges around operational and financial performance are all placing significant pressure on corporate supply chain operations. Supply chain functions are critical business operations and have a significant impact on company costs and profits.
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Supply chain operations include the systems, structures and processes to plan and execute the flow of goods and services from supplier to customer. To maximize effectiveness, it is critical to evaluate both internal operations and the extended supply chain that includes suppliers and customers.
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The value of successfully addressing supply chain challenges is not only cost savings, but also significant quality and customer service improvements across the entire supply chain. The need for improved and integrated supply chain planning and execution has become a common theme for companies of all sizes.
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With the numerous external challenges that can affect your organization everyday – tools to enable optimal remote work can help minimize or prevent disruption in your supply chain operations.E
Supply Chain Challenges to Value
We use a proven approach to analyze the end-to-end supply chain operations from a “people, process and technology” perspective.
Our Supply Chain Operations Management services focus on assessing core sets of capabilities to deliver a roadmap and methodology for executing designed improvement functionality. Our supply chain consultants understand the critical business factors that realize value and enable an organization to reach that next level of performance.
Supply Chain Planning & Optimization
Purpose and process are best understood within the context of cross-functional sales and operations planning, which are designed to develop consensus around goals and responsibilities over the short, medium, and long term.
Deeper investigations into the supply chain can target specific areas for improvement, for example:
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Analytics and modeling can identify the constraints that prevent performance improvement
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Capacity rationalization can expose opportunities to divest operational assets
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Demand planning and inventory management can develop tactics to compensate for volatility.
Customer Service Segmentation
Customers are demanding and providing superior customer service comes at a cost. Fundamentals include product quality, return rates, order fill rates, perfect orders, and on-time delivery. However, one of the most overlooked dimensions of customer service is the understanding of the cost-to-serve. We believe the best approach is to develop a structure to understand the cost-to-serve and enhance the customer relationship.
Distribution
We define distribution as all activities that move products from supplier to customer. This includes fundamental activities related to warehousing, transportation and inventory control. The importance of these activities cannot be understated, as they represent a significant investment of company resources. Improvements in these areas can significantly enhance the customer experience, drive sales, reduce cost and improve margin.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing in the U.S. is experiencing something of a resurgence because companies have analyzed the costs and risks of elongated supply chains and are choosing to on-shore some of their production needs. Our consultants can help you become more competitive and take advantage of this opportunity by delivering value through projects targeting the following areas:
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Lean Manufacturing
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Continuous Improvement
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Customer Integration
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Flexible Manufacturing