Supply Chain Advantage involves achieving alignment in end-to-end supply chain across all the functional silos of an organisation. A tightly knit organisation, working in harmony from procurement through inbound logistics, manufacturing, outbound logistics, delivery and support serves to reduce the overall organisational costs quite significantly.
SUPPLY CHAIN ADVANTAGE – KEY PLATFORM
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Supply Chain Activity Horizon |
Focus of Activity |
Key Supply Chain Personnel |
Key Supply Chain Systems |
Key Formats |
Key Supply Chain Equipment |
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Strategic – 9 Months to 10 yrs Horizon |
Supply Chain Effectiveness – Step Improvements |
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Intelligent Constrained Planning
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Tactical Planning – 4 Weeks to 1 Year Horizon |
Supply Chain Efficiency – Continual Improvement |
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Rigid Constrained Planning
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Operational Scheduling – 1 Shift to 1 Month Horizon |
Supply Chain Visibility – Make the Promise |
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Unconstrained Planning
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Transactional Execution – 1 Transaction to 1 Day Horizon |
Supply Chain Delivery – Keep the Promises |
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No planning
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At the same time Supply Chain Advantage also involves engagement of staff and managers at all levels in the organisation. The focus of activities differs at each level in the organisation, as do the tools and formats of discussions.
