Supply Chain Strategy

In order to develop an effective supply chain strategy, there needs to be a fundamental understanding of the business, its strategy and the context in which the supply chain is intended to operate.

Vendigital’s strategic models help bring an understanding and then definition of what the supply chain objectives are, based on the business requirements and the manufacturing strategy. In any manufacturing organisation this becomes the basis for “Make-or-Buy” decisions which is the key first step. What will be done in house, and then what will be done by the supply chain? A key matrix helping the definition of supply chain requirements is:

The role of the supply chain is then to identify the strategic partners, tie them in and find the most cost effective outsourced partners. Coupled to that comes technology scouting for the next break-through.

Vendigital has the full suite of tools and models as well as extensive experience in their practical use and implementation. We help companies work from the business strategy, through the manufacturing strategy in to the supply chain and then sourcing strategy. The tools for strategy definition and implementation include models for:

• Make or Buy analysis
• Distance Sourcing (“Where Make?”) analysis
• Opportunity assessment and benefit modelling
• Cost modelling (Parametric/ “Should cost”)
• Risk mapping and sensitivity analysis
• Organisational and resource planning
• Delivery and implementation

We can help you develop your entire strategy, or just work with you on focused elements of it. As with all of our work, our ideas are based on smart and experienced thought and analysis, but with a very pragmatic and practical outlook. We develop solutions that transform performance but work at a practical level and can be realistically implemented. We can help you to develop your strategy in a robust way and then to help turn the strategy into action.