Supply Chain Management
Effective supply chain management connects your commercial ambitions to your
operational reality. We help you build the planning processes, systems and disciplines to deliver high service levels while keeping costs and inventory under control.
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STRATEGIC PLANNING
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP;) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
Most supply chain problems start with a planning problem — demand signals that don't
reach operations in time, sales ambitions that aren't connected to supply capability, or
financial plans that are divorced from operational reality. SCALA helps businesses
introduce and improve S&OP; and IBP, aligning culture, process and people to create a
single, achievable plan across sales, supply, finance and the business as a whole. Our
experience ranges from global IBP implementations for multinational manufacturers to
coaching SMEs in best practice principles.
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Demand planning including demand
sensing and shaping
Supply planning — inventory management and production
capacities
Financial integration and working capital
Strategy and market dynamics
Supply Chain Planning
Delivering high service levels while minimising inventory investment requires robust
demand and supply planning. SCALA's supply chain models and expert consultancy
support help you identify optimal inventory levels, plan how to achieve them, and
support execution. We cover demand and supply forecasting, procurement policies,
promotional planning, supplier reliability assessment, vendor-managed inventory and
supporting IT systems.
Demand Driven Supply Chains (DDMRP)
The Demand Driven approach uses inventory buffers positioned throughout the supply
chain to react to actual demand — reducing reliance on forecasts and the impact of
forecast errors on service performance. SCALA has pioneered its introduction with a
number of UK clients. Implementing DDMRP typically delivers improvements across
customer service levels, inventory reduction, lead time reduction, obsolescence
reduction and cost. We work with a technology partner to deliver a complete solution
covering assessment, business case, pilot, set-up, training and change management.
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