Differentiating The Supply Chain Center

Often, we are called when companies have a tough problem or growing pressure to resolve an area of underperformance in their supply chain.  Companies call when there is pressure to deliver results, sometimes when information is tough to get and insight is in short supply.  When companies call us, they are looking for objective, honest advice based on expert knowledge and functional expertise.  They want a trusted business partner to help them develop the tough decisions that will impact their customers, their staff, and their company. 

At The Supply Chain Center, we understand your concerns, the pressure you are under, and your desire for fast results.  We approach your situation with three basic hypotheses that drive our performance.

1. That all problems are solvable. To solve the toughest of problems, the solution must be more attractive than the current situation and people must have a desire to implement the solution.  Our fact-based, data-driven, and process-oriented approach helps us uncover and solve the toughest challenges you face in a way that makes the best sense for your operational & financial performance.  
2. That technology enables solutions.  We owe our business partners a full analysis of their System Investment because software isn’t a Supply Chain Solution; it is an enabler.  Even if you believe that a new system is required, we don’t start by throwing software at the problem because studies have proven that new software as a starting point often fails to meet expectations.  If you require new systems or applications, we will rapidly determine this and we have the expertise to deliver the solutions you want without wasting time.
3. That process improvement is still the answer. Companies achieve about 90% of their savings from process improvement, not software.  This is why we emphasize making your processes more effective and efficient.  We assist in reengineering, designing, streamlining, and aligning the business processes across your extended enterprise.

With these three things in the back of our mind, we search for solutions that deliver the highest and best performance for your company. We evaluate the Financial Drivers that are important to your business and align them with critical Business Processes that will lead to improved performance.  All of this, and much more, is possible because we have three time-tested positions that contribute to your overall success.   

Intelligent application of tailored solutions.  We’ve spent years thinking about and evaluating businesses and methods such as Lean, Six Sigma, TPS, Theory of Constraints, TQM, and others.  This critical thinking has produced solid design and implementation methodologies that have paid dividends for our business partners.  Our simple, yet innovative & effective solutions such as LatCom™ and RightFlow™  are not cookie cutter approaches.  Our solutions are tailored to give you a unique competitive advantage that is compatible with your Value Discipline and Operating Model. 

Principles rather than practices will keep you ahead of the Power Curve in terms of Revenue Growth, Financial Performance, and Customer Satisfaction.  While “best practices” can not be ignored when a company wants to improve their competitive advantage, we have found that all too often it becomes a “Me Too” strategy.  If “everyone is doing it” how does that make you better?  Very often companies fail because they take “best practices” of Dell, GE Appliances, or Wal-Mart and try to apply them to their organization.  Failure is prevalent when they attempt to take these practices without fully understanding the Principles that these leaders used to make their model successful.  The Supply Chain Center solves this problem by starting with the correct Principles to ensure success.

Our Leaders are involved in the solution, not just the selling. You benefit from our talent on day one and throughout the project.  The Supply Chain Center has topflight consultants who work under the direct leadership of an onsite Principal assigned to your project.  You benefit from the industry experience and knowledge of the best supply chain minds in the business.  This is why our Value Based Project Model is so successful for our business partners.