- Improvements areas
- Strategic Excellence
- Market Place Excellence
- Operational Excellence
- Accounting & Controlling
- Asset utilisation & technology
- Continuous improvement
- Knowledge management
- Lean Management
- Maintenance
- Management
- Manufacturing
- Marketing & Sales
- Organisation
- Performance management
- Planning
- Purchasing
- R&D & new technology
- Relation Management
- Shared Service Center
- Single Business Entity
- Supply Chain
- Turnover
- Corporate Governance & Compliance
- Improvements levers
- Improvements effects
- Client reference stories
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Management encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing, conversion, warehousing and logistics. Supply Chain Management should ensure the integration of supply and demand management within and across organisations.
Shorter product life cycles, the need for faster innovation, shorter technology cycles and higher service levels are just some requirements of today's demanding markets. For many companies, creating a responsive and flexible supply chain is an opportunity to stay ahead of competition.
For Voorne Partners, the answer lies in aligning the supply chain to the individual needs of your customers, while taking into account the need to maintain a balance between cost and service levels, which can differ by industry.
Porter's traditional value chain framework helps in understanding the specific activities through which firms can create value and competitive advantage.
We are convinced that companies can excel when they understand the specifics of their own business and optimise the flow of goods and information within their supply chain in alignment with those of their suppliers and customers. Voorne Partners understands the dynamics of these chains and we know that there is not always a single common solution for improvement. Using our capabilities and creativity, we will find the practical solution for you.
Main drivers of supply chain characteristics are the levels of differentiation for your customer, product and supply options.
Depending on the characteristics of the supply, companies will have to face different issues in planning and managing the chain.
Focusing on the supply options, different combinations of supply strategy and planning strategy will be applicable for (parts of) you supply chain. However, to find the optimal supply solution also other variables like warehousing, lead time, forecast ability, type of product, shelf life and working capital have to be taken into account.
Of course a focus on the internal supply chain is only part of the whole story. Another important area is supplier management. Another important area is supplier management. Approaches and best practices will vary according to products and markets. Recognising your own position as a supplier for your customers will enable you to focus on the right ways to achieve service improvement.
The Supply Chain Evolution
In the development of the supply chain we recognise 2 stages and 6 phases: ERP and Business Support tools have been bringing enormous benefits in the internal integration stage, speed and cost. However, the next level of improvement cannot be found solely from within anymore.
In the next stage, the external integration phase, sharing of information and understanding the dynamics of the external supply chain(s) become vital in achieving a level of external integration and collaboration in the supply chain.
This requires a new approach to doing business, adding complexity, more communication and sharing of information. Competition does not take place any more in the same supply chain (fighting for margin with the company’s suppliers and customers), but between value chains competing on total value delivered.
