Thecompanyexpectstosignificantlyincreaseitsbottomlineprofitover thenextseveralyears.DoingsowillrequiretoimproveitsoperationalefficiencyandbuildaSupplyChainfunctionthatcanberesponsive toamorecompetitiveenvironmentandthecompany’sgrowthplans.Theorganizationdecidedtopartnerwithconsultingfirmtodevelopanunderstandingofthecurrent stateoflogistics,identifyproducthandlinggaps,andcreateanimplementationroadmaptodriveimprovementsdesignedtoreducecostsandimproveproducthandlingcapabilities.

CASE STUDYSUPPLY CHAIN CAPABILITY GAP ASSESSMENT

StrategicTransformationofSupportingFunctionsISSUE Manufacturing UnitedStatesINDUSTRY REGION

“Consulting firmprovidedacompleteandthoroughanalysis ofourSupply Chain;

uncoveringnewinsights andinformationforourmanagementteam.

Theytookthetimetounderstandouruniquecoremarkets,business andprocesses.Theirattentiontodetailandresponsivenesswasahugeassetforourteam.Basedontheirfindingswewillstarttheimplementationprocesswhichwilldecreasethenumberofman-hours andimproveprocessesyieldinga

fasterordertodeliverymetric”

SeniorVicePresident

RESULTS

1. Identifiedpotentialcostsavingsofover$270kperyear

2. Developedaconsensusviewaboutthecurrent stateoftheSupplyChainfunction

3. Identifiedmissingcapabilitiesneededtoachievestrategicobjectivesandcorrespondingbusinessresults,alsoapplicabletootherdivisions

4. Identifiednecessaryenhancementstoimprovethecustomerexperiencefordealers(B2B)fromthetimetheyplaceanorder tothetimeitarrivesattheirdoor