Regardless of the industry, Supply Chain performance improvement is a never ending opportunity. For some production organizations, tracking and expediting parts is a never ending challenge that depletes precious resources and time. Any action that reduces delays in production or delivery will enhance customer satisfaction and cost productivity. For companies where material flow is not an issue, the opportunity to improve purchasing costs and supply customers with reduced inventory should be the primary focus.

CBS team members have held key Supply Chain responsibilities across multiple companies and industries. Our consulting experience has enabled our group to help clients learn and implement the world’s best Supply Chain practices. Each approach we bring to clients is proven and tailored to their business environment. The following are example of CBS services in Supply Chain:

Lean 6 Sigma based Performance Improvement

• Processes that reduce and eliminate production delays
• Material practices that increase inventory turns and reduce lead-times

Supply base Strategic Planning

• Buy-Buy rationalization
• Strategic Procurement contracting practices

Supply base productivity

• Contracting Price Productivity
• Supplier cost reduction programs

Materials Architecture design and implementation

• Architecture redesign for improved performance

Supply Chain Ramp-ups or Ramp-down

• Demand and Supply base capability analysis
• Capacity analysis
• Program Management to support major changes in production rates

Tactical Supply Chain Problem Solving and Corrective Action

• Sale and Operation Planning process improvement
• Bottleneck analysis and corrective action planning