GRA Driving a return from your supply chain investment

GRA Partners Carter McNabb & James Allt-Graham presented 'Driving a return from your supply chain investment' to Six Degrees Executive audiences in Melbourne and Sydney.
These are difficult times. Input costs are increasing, selling prices are deflating and manufacturing is under continued pressure. Driving performance out of your supply chain remains one of the most significant and accessible step-change opportunity we see consistently in industry.
Over the past 10 years, organisations have spent considerable time and money on investments in new supply chain systems, better collaboration with customers and suppliers and new infrastructure. Even the role of the supply chain manager has evolved from back-room cost centre manager to boardroom executive. However, why is it that service levels continue to be lower than required and costs such as inventory, transport and warehousing have not come down as anticipated in the investment business cases? Why is it, despite all this investment, the “backbone” processes such as demand planning, inventory planning and supply planning remain dis-integrated?
This presentation explored some of the key factors blocking organisations from realising the improvement opportunities that exist in their supply chain.
00:36 - Australia's economic outlook, and really what it means around supply chain management
02:10 - Opportunities for Australian Supply Chains
06:22 - Why companies who have invested heavily in supply chain haven't necessarily seen all the benefits
08:24 - Investing in S&OP
09:14 - What is the importance of data in supply chain management?
11:39 - KPIs and Structure in supply chain strategy
12:52 - Policies in supply chain management
17:34 - Supply chain theory 101
20:23 - How to set the right safety stock
34:25 - Examples of inventory optimisation
GRA is Australia’s premier, expert consulting firm specialising in supply chain strategy, planning and execution. We offer consulting, professional services, supply chain systems, training & education and benchmarking across a broad range of industries. For the last two decades, we have worked with over 200 organisations to turn their supply chains into a competitive advantage.
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