Overview
The most effective supply chains enable companies to source the raw materials, components, or packaging materials they need to manufacture products and deliver them to customers reliably, efficiently, and cost-effectively.
However, with a multitude of people, processes, and technologies involved across a complex network, inefficiencies, mistakes, cost overruns, and delays can happen. When you add in sourcing and economic uncertainty, volatile customer demand, talent shortages, and rising costs, you understand why supply chain challenges are causing major headaches for manufacturing operations. How will the next natural disaster, overseas conflict, or regulatory change impact the supply chain?
Today’s supply chains need to be resilient, responsive, and sustainable. The time is right to map every step and root out waste, risks, and unreliable information. With the right processes and technologies, you can transform your supply chain from end to end.
Optimize your supply chain
With a focus on process improvement, IPM’s experts will dive deep into all aspects of your supply chain network and integrated business planning to reveal inefficiencies and opportunities. After fully understanding your processes and risks, we’ll assess the integration and effectiveness of technology solutions and work with you to develop a strategy to transform your supply chain into a competitive advantage.
You’ll be able to adopt future-proof processes and systems that provide visibility and enable data-driven decision-making. Improve your ability to anticipate market fluctuations and disruptions, and balance costs against customer demands for speed and variety.
IPM has the experience, expertise, and best-in-class process improvement skills to:
- Analyze historical data and assess all aspects of the supply chain network to help identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Expose potential risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Evaluate use of automation and technology solutions such as supply chain management software, warehouse management systems, and transformation management systems.
- Optimize AI and IoT for real-time tracking, forecasting, and visibility into the entire supply chain.
- Help design effective processes and create an execution roadmap that addresses timelines, resource allocation, vendor relationships, and responsibilities.
- Justify change and capital investments based on financial benefits, performance improvements, and competitive opportunities.
- Ensure buy-in and adoption from all stakeholders through a comprehensive change management
IPM can help you build a responsive and resilient supply chain, so you can improve efficiency, reduce costs, meet customer demands, and maintain a competitive edge.
Count on IPM to Optimize Your Supply Chain
Hiring the right partner is essential to optimizing your supply chain. IPM consultants bring experience from operations and supply chain leadership positions, so we understand the challenges of meeting customer expectations in an increasingly disruptive environment. With our foundation in project management and the soft skills to lead, inspire, influence, and communicate, IPM takes the time to fully understand your product and processes and provides a fresh approach and new tools to help you solve your supply chain issues.
For example, our consultants performed a network analysis for an industrial manufacturer, where we recommended a consolidation strategy that increased throughput by 30 percent and asset utilization by over 20 percent while reducing S&OP complexity, headcount, and transportation costs. At another company, IPM evaluated transportation practices and proposed carrier service level agreements and scorecards that include routing compliance, which will yield a potential $3.5 million in annual savings.
Leverage the skills and experience of IPM to gain supply chain efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.
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