Implement a best practice, transparent, rules based process for production planning, purchasing and distribution.
Does your production planning process depend on a few key individuals, focus mostly on the short term and take far more time than it should? Are you missing opportunities or incurring unnecessary costs that could have been avoided with a longer-term view and better anticipation?
Best practice Production and Supply Planning is based on a system of transparent rules and routines, specific to your business, that can be tweaked when necessary.
The basic planning activity can be automated, freeing-up your experts to oversee the system, respond earlier to opportunities and issues and continuously develop and improve the system.
Develop and simulate your Supply Strategy
We work with you to measure the characteristics of your production, purchasing and logistics processes – lead times, lot sizes, asset utilization and cost drivers. Then we design and simulate a cohesive set of rules and policies and achieve the best balance between operational efficiency, customer service and inventory levels.
We analyze key business performance data including service levels (DIFOT), costs, inventory levels (finished goods, raw materials and WIP), production plan attainment, asset utilization and continuous improvement achievements to quantify the business impact.
We help you to set targets and identify the process and system improvements that will deliver those gains. Then we help you engage your team and plan your improvement programme.
We provide ongoing support and mentoring as you make the changes
Process design for your future-state Production Planning, Procurement and Logistics processes.
Planning rules and parameters to support the new process.
Systems and tools for planning.
Roles responsibilities and accountabilities in the new process.
Targets and measurement scorecard to track service, cost, inventory levels and key operational measures such as OEE, production plan attainment and asset utilization
Project plan with deadlines, roles and responsibilities
Change management plan
Changes implemented and benefits delivered by your team with our guidance.
