21st Century Supply Chain Performance
From Logistics, to ERP-equipped Logistics, to... sheer revolutionary Supply Chain Performance!
The End-User as Emperor and You as Scorer of Results
Conventional perspectives on logistics suffice if applied to stable markets, with
predictable trends and gentle motion... Such markets are history: Today's reality is the
near opposite. Today - more than ever - the end user is Emperor, dictating change in
many corporate fields, including logistics. Globalization and internet have dramatically
deteriorated predictability, whilst reducing the life span of products and processes. The
consequence being that you simply lack the time to implement and mature a
conventional logistics structure - even if you wanted to. All the while, manifold pressures
on your financial results increase and increase.
Very few corporate professionals truly grasp 21st century supply chain dynamics and
even less are able to commercially apply them. Within today’s organizations many supply
chain obstacles still exist. Yet, in the USA we have observed a growing successful trend
towards re-engineering. Supply chains are complex, extremely complex. To map them
out and subsequently anchor them down in a rigid ERP-tool is potentially catastrophic.
Harsh, but honest words... To proactively interact with a highly dynamic market simply
demands Performance of your supply chain.
Discernment breeds Vision
The conventional and most common response to supply chain complexities is
segmentation into manageable components. These components are then optimized and
interactively joined using ERP-systems, raising efficiency.
BSS-Home dissociates herself from this approach altogether. We place Strategy and
Vision first! Successful strategies birth out of a thorough understanding of the Emperor’s
needs ('Customer = Emperor' concept). What goes on in the mind of the end-user when
he makes the purchase decision? Why does he want to have this sort of product? What
place/role/function does it play in his (private or business) life? What are the foundational
pillars underneath his purchase decision?
Using the Emperor perspective as our starting point, we map out and expose your entire
current Supply Chain in reverse sequence: From the emperor to the raw materials.
The roadway to Supply Chain Performance starts with simplifying discernment birthing
vision: Identify those elements which exercise the greatest influence on the strategic
positioning of the end-product. Next: Implement changes or transformations to assure
that those key elements strengthen the strategic positioning. Next: Improve or fine-tune
all remaining elements, bringing them into sync with the newly gained perspective.
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Supply Chain Management
