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The
Pressures:
Most businesses
today struggle to stay focused on improving their operations. Current
economic factors have compounded the challenges. Limited time, lean staffing
regimes and lack of key skills are a common set of problems facing
manufacturers, their suppliers, their distributors and their customers.
The Challenge:
The complexity of supply
chain mangement in today’s business climate appears to be ever-increasing. This puts
extreme and consistent pressure on the management and operational teams that
are tasked with dealing with this. In addition many businesses quite rightly
are reluctant to spend significant sums on big-ticket external advisors and
consultants but realize that they do need help from time to time. This is
where ‘The Supply Chain Doctor ‘comes in.
The Need:
Management
need a fast focused productive view on where the
weak points are in their businesses. They need to call on experience in
planning and scheduling but
require this to be applied in such a way that it makes sound economic sense.
CEOs need to know where the weak points or ‘holes’ are in their operational
business processes. In addition they need to work with a resource that will
stay with the business beyond the analysis phase assisting in planning and
execution of corrective actions.
The Options:
Businesses today are
confronted with a plethora of techniques and approaches which can easily
confuse and delay improvement projects. Would Lean management techniques
apply well to their business, or would an investment in a new Enterprise
System be a worthwhile investment? Would the new Theory of Constraints ideas
be easy to apply in their operations and how would this interface with
Strategy and Tactics already in progress? How vital would a Sales and
Operations Planning process be to my business? What planning and scheduling
approach is best for my business?
The Supply Chain Doctor
is specifically designed to help businesses both large and small analyze
their business issues, understand their opportunities and assist them both
design and implement a solution in a productive manner. Uniquely, in addition The
Supply Chain Doctor offers an internet based advisory service which answers
specific operational questions and enables management to build confidence in
our ability to assist.