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Modern Supply Chain Maturity Assessment
Increasing costs, regulatory requirements, and global competition are forcing companies to streamline supply chains. AI, automation, and third-party apps are among the tools that create opportunity, but they are also changing performance benchmarks. Assessing supply chain maturity will help you:
Approach
A Proven Framework to Modernize and Optimize Supply Chains
From strategy, to demand planning and distribution efficacy, to technology and data, a supply chain maturity assessment covers 10 core categories to assess whether you’re lagging, typical, or leading in each area.
01
Conduct a current state analysis
Utilize Lean Six Sigma tools to evaluate existing processes, digitization and data capabilities, and operational efficiency to establish baseline performance.
02
Conduct a gap analysis and performance benchmarking
Compare current performance against peers and industry best practices to identify gaps and pinpoint specific opportunities for improvement.
03
Close gaps and execute
Develop and implement actionable recommendations with timelines, KPIs, and workplans to integrate new capabilities, manage risk, and optimize key processes. Project management support equips teams with skills to sustain improvements.
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Supply Chain Maturity Use Cases
Problem
Several tier-one automotive suppliers underwent supply chain maturity assessments that revealed numerous areas for improvement. Poor on-time delivery and failing capacity cost them $200K per month in expedited freight and plant shutdown costs.
Action
Consultants collaborated with functional leaders and plant Kaizen teams to identify root causes and drive performance improvements by streamlining material flow, improving inventory transaction accuracy, tracking freight, and targeting bottleneck capacity.
Results
Introduced fixes like more rigorous cleaning, preventative maintenance, and white-glove handling of parts post-finishing. As a result:
- Reduced expedited freight and related costs by $2MM over a 6-month period.
Commercial Automotive Manufacturer
An organization’s most profitable brand had experienced a marginal revenue decline of ~$100M/year. Initial assessments quickly identified poor inventory transaction accuracy as the root cause of declining throughput. By addressing master data accuracy, implementing change management processes, and resolving supplier data transaction issues, the team successfully increased marginal profitability by $50MM.
Global Special Materials Company
Stagnating operational improvements led a former industry leader to fall to the third quartile in personal and process safety. Benchmarking and process reviews revealed weaknesses in information systems, root cause analysis, and training. The team drove a transformation of the manufacturing organization that was fueled by a culture shift that prioritized analytics and accountability from the shop floor to the C-suite.
Global Consumer Products Manufacturer
Unreliable product delivery led to customer dissatisfaction and declining market share. An analysis identified fragmented supply planning and poor synchronization across manufacturing and distribution centers as the root causes. Implementing a robust S&OP process with AI-driven forecasting tools and new inventory management strategies restored customer confidence, improved on-time delivery by 40%, and added $25MM in incremental revenue to the $200MM P&L.
featured experts
Modern Supply Chain Maturity Assessment Consultants
Ryan Goldsberry
Catalant consultant
25+ years of experience in strategy and supply chain
Erwin Hermans
Catalant consultant
25+ years of experience in supply chain and operations
Ryan Goldsberry
25+ years of experience in strategy and supply chain
Former Supply Chain leader at Deloitte, Bain, and BCG with operating experience at Honeywell, Ingersoll Rand, Eastman Chemical, HP/HPE, and Tesla. Deep expertise in manufacturing, industrials, transportation, telecom, and energy.
Erwin Hermans
25+ years of experience in supply chain and operations
Former SVP of supply chain at Peloton, and former head of supply chain managed services at Accenture with expertise across industrials, consumer products, pharmaceutical, and high tech industries.
Mitch Millstein
30 years of experience in Lean and supply chain
Founder and President of Supply Velocity, and Optimal Velocity. Strengths include warehouse & plant operations, inventory optimization, and demand forecasting optimization.
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