End-to-end
Supply Chain Planning
The first Material Requirements Planning (MRP) process was implemented at Black & Decker in 1964.
The concept of Supply Chain Management was introduced in the early 1980s, and evolved towards the late 1990s to view it as the orchestration of the end-to-end supply chain.
And yet, most supply chains are still organized and managed in silos. Lacking the right processes, tools and balanced management incentives, they are managed by procurement, manufacturing, warehousing and logistics teams, conducting disconnected, sequential planning steps.
With particular expertise in fast-moving consumer goods and retail businesses, we consult companies in establishing planning processes that connect the functional silos and ensure the bi-directional orchestration of plans.
Connecting Horizons
Aligning strategic, tactical and operational plans is not simply a matter of data. With our help, your plans align top-down and bottom-up.
Establishing the Right Processes
IBP, S&OP, demand planning, inventory planning, MEIO, supply planning, detailed scheduling, transport planning, distribution requirements planning, digital twin, control tower...
SCM offers many terms and many planning methods. We help you identify which can provide value to your supply chain.
Data
Whatever technology is used, good quality and complete data remains essential for supply chain planning processes that improve performance.
We help you identify and fix your data issues.
Coupling Plans to Reality
Often, existing planning processes are not only disconnected from other processes, but do not reflect the reality of your existing supply chain. We support in identifying and rectifying these contradictions.
Using AI Wisely
Artificial Intelligence is both a powerful technology, the capabilities of which are still evolving, and a hype.
We consult our customers in putting AI to use in supply chain planning wisely, to provide more value than merely through the automation of routine tasks.
Working Together
Even good data and planning processes cannot improve your supply chain performance, if you are running an organization that creates friction between the processes.
We help you identify the required changes and reorganize, to operationalize your improved plans effectively.