Supply Chain
Transformation
The pressure to improve supply chain performance has
never been greater. The rise of e-commerce as well as
intensifying competition and increasingly sophisticated
customers has dramatically raised the benchmarks for
speed, reliability, customisation and quality. In response,
companies have been investing huge sums in new information
technology, equipment and new ‘low-cost’
supply chain outsourcing. Unfortunately, many companies
fail to see the performance and financial returns they
hoped for.
Recent research by PIPC shows that the majority of
supply chain transformation initiatives fail to hit
the mark. It was confirmed that:
- 75 per cent of supply chain transformation programmes
fail to deliver the anticipated benefits
- 68 per cent of enterprise initiatives such as Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) implementations fail to deliver
to plan (time, cost and benefits)
- most companies report poor communication, secrecy
and deception across the supply chain players
- end customer service levels still fail to meet
evolving customer expectations.
It is easy to understand why so few companies fail
to gain supply chain returns. The interactions amongst
the many supply chain entities, typically in the ownership
of multiple proprietors, are extremely complex. This
makes it difficult for managers to understand what they
can do to improve the overall performance across the
supply chain.
PIPC Approach
A business can out-perform its rivals only if it can
establish a difference in the marketplace that it is
able to preserve. Hence, the supply chain must deliver
greater value to customers, or it must create comparable
value at lower cost, or do both. PIPC’s experience
with major businesses worldwide shows that supply chain
improvement programmes can achieve significant, holistic
benefits.
However, there is no single, super methodology that
can successfully tackle all aspects of the supply chain
at all stages of its development. Supply chain solutions
needs to be specifically tailored to each and every
situation.
PIPC brings a wide range of tools, techniques and frameworks
that can be woven together to deliver balanced incremental
supply chain improvements. Our supply chain experts
work throughout the end-to-end supply chain, helping
businesses to deliver the right product, to the right
location, at the right time, in the most profitable
manner possible.
When to use our Service
Our Supply Chain transformation approach will be of
benefit to any organisation that is embarking on any
significant change within or across their various supply
chains.
Our expertise is of particular value to organisations
that are planning or undergoing changes in any of the
following areas:
- purchasing and procurement
- supply base rationalisation
- operations management
- logistics and distribution consolidation or redesign
- outsourcing of non-core activities
- supplier development
- IT transformation such as ERP implementation.
Our people are highly experienced, energetic and motivated
to get the best from your staff and ensure your supply
chain management processes are executed flawlessly and
valuably.
PIPC Proposition
PIPC deploys programme delivery specialists who work
across the end-to-end supply chain to deliver the targeted
business results for all supply chain players. It is
this capability alongside PIPC’s structured approach
that enables risks of material disruption to the customer
base and associated revenue attrition to be mitigated.
Our focused supply chain transformation initiatives
typically deliver:
- reduced manufacturing/replenishment lead-times and
accelerated supply chain response times
- improved planning and scheduling capabilities
- reduced inventory levels
- increased asset utilisation
- enhanced customer satisfaction through higher order
fill rates
- reduced cost-base throughout the supply chain
- streamlined, more efficient processes - reduced
volume of errors and exception processing
- clear progress towards supply chain best practices.
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