Sourcing and Supply Chain Management

 

Supply Chain optimization

We has years of  experience in supply chain sourcing for large and start-up companies.  We are quickly able to review and identified new and existing supply partners that develop and manufactured products at or above corporate requirements, including quality, cost, capacity, tooling time-line metrics and social/environmental compliance. 

Typical Phases 1: Supplier Review and Action Plan

  • Analyze and Map Current Business, Development, and Supply Chain Processes
  • Identify Key Suppliers, Meet, Score All Suppliers and Rate
  • Define Improvements and Obstacles
  • Deliver Action Plan for Successful Improvements

During identification and definition of your business' processes, we will review and discuss best practices, analyze process flow and bottlenecks in order to make recommendations on potential improvements.  We score all suppliers then create a plan to strengthen relationship with top performers, roll out performance improvement action plan for mid-tier suppliers, and sunset plan for non performers; source and onboard new suppliers.

Typical Phase 2: Refinement

  • Address Specific Process or System Refinement
  • Look at Technology Benefits and Potential Drawbacks
  • Define Requirements, Specifications and Solutions

We've been involved in your industry and technology for a long time. we can help your team understand the use of technology to manage and maximize your product development, sourcing and manufacturing resources. We are familiar with many technologies including, but not limited to, PLM, CAD, and PDM.

Typical Phase 3: Define Scope and Specification

  • Examine ROI Goals and Proposals
  • Leadership Alignment
  • Establish Project(s) Timeline and Scope
  • Where Necessary: Define Pilot Group and Project Team

We recognize that within niches in the industries we work with some area need to remain tactile, should not change. For example, in MotorCross articulation, live model fitting and testing on the track is essential to fit and function, we would never recommend and that you adopt virtual fitting technologies

Typical Phase 4: Implementation and Adoption

  • Implementation Plan and Strategic Launch of Changes and/or Technology
  • Implementation Support
  • Continual Improvements through Periodic Review

Software technology will give visibility and manage processes, but it requires partnership and commitment between management, the team and vendors. We are available to review, lead, and advise when and where needed.