Operations

Internal and external developments cause our clients to push their value chain functions driving business growth and the effectiveness of the policy execution. We focus on helping clients design and implement plans for sustainable improvement, reduced cost and increased quality to maintain and enhance their competitive advantage. We support clients in transforming their capabilities to be agile and responsive to a constantly changing environment.

Issue and challenges

What are some of the significant changes in both customer markets and sourcing locations?
How are supply chain models (e.g. tolling, contract manufacturing, increasing use of third party providers) evolving?
What benefits can you reap from regional supply chain footprints (i.e. cross-border activities throughout the value chain)?
How can organizations manage rapid growth, particularly in emerging markets with limited business skills?
How can new acquisitions be integrated into the organization to realize synergies and economies of scale?
Should non-core aspects of the business remain in-house, or be outsourced to leverage others’ capabilities and scale?

How we can help

Assist with operations transformation, including business model (re)design, operational performance management, organizational design, post-merger integration
Assist with supply chain management - sales and operations planning, network design, demand and supply planning, inventory management, transportation and logistics management
Assist with strategic sourcing and procurement, including strategic sourcing, spend analysis, contract compliance and supplier management, emerging market sourcing
Assist with the preparation for economic uncertainty by creating operational agility and optimum leverage of location
Assist organizations to achieve operational agility by identifying areas that would be better sourced out versus operated in-house, channeling the savings to areas of desired investments/growth
Assist in designing and establishing regional management centers addressing and leveraging sourcing, operational, and taxation issues.

Your benefits

Supply chain

Reduced cost and complexity in supply chain structures
Improved controls and governance

Business services transformation

A clear overarching group model under which to align local business initiatives with each other
Cost-effective delivery of support services, with flexibility to adapt to changing business environments
Ability to centralize a model on a modular basis (e.g. by function, by country)
Growth or expansion of business services