Supply Chain Management

Often a company attempting a lean implementation will focus solely on their own operations and value streams. But there are enormous gains to be made by embracing the entire supply chain, including suppliers and customers.

Policy deployment for supply chain management involves identifying key suppliers and customers, and embarking on a program to align the supply chain in order to reduce waste. Key supplier performance should be assessed, and frequent, structured communication with the suppliers must be in place to ensure improvement opportunities are acted upon.

Similarly, key customers must be evaluated and, if possible, aligned, to reduce waste in the system. The challenge is to optimize the entire supply chain. Our evaluation and mentoring services will promote the ongoing effort to optimize the supply chain.

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