Leading companies are exploiting their supply chains to outperform competitors. Collinson Grant assesses the value they create and makes recommendations for improvement. This presentation gives an outline of our approach to redefining processes and structures to eliminate costs, harmonising systems and technologies to exploit synergies, and generating transformational change.
3. Contents
The goals of Supply Chain Management (SCM) 1
The scope of SCM 2
Why now? 3
Key questions 4
Value for shareholders 4
Summary 5
Functional scope 5
Activity scope 6
Methodology 6
Performance bridge 7
Components 8
Outcomes 8
Collinson Grant 9
4.
5. 1Assesing the value of the supply chain
The goals of Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Leading companies are exploiting their supply chains to outperform
competitors:
to achieve performance that creates more value for shareholders
to re-deïŹne processes and structures to eliminate costs
to harmonise systems and technologies to exploit synergies and reduce
costs
to generate transformational and iterative change
to establish collaborative relationships to support e-commerce
to maintain the prices and margins of products, despite severe
pressure
to promote high performance, end-to-end visibility, customisation and
lower costs
to manage complexity in a network of businesses and achieve
international consistency
to foster a world-class image and uniqueness to protect lagging market
capitalisation.
6. 2
The scope of SCM
Effective SCM should align and control interactions between the buying and selling sides.
7. 3Assesing the value of the supply chain
Business environmentCurrent market development
Static
Stable
Dynamic
Unstable
Traditional Business
Environment
The
Future
What flexibility do you have to
respond to frequent changes in
the supply chain
Can you exploit that freedom?
Can you react to customersâ
short-term demands?
Better responsiveness
and use of assets
Are metrics and processes
aligned to maximise overall
profitability?
Are tools to support decision-
making used to improve
profitability?
Market / operating conditions
Cost efficiency
Market / operating conditions
Businessenvironment
Business environmentCurrent market development
Static
Stable
Dynamic
Unstable
Traditional Business
Environment
The
Future
What flexibility do you have to
respond to frequent changes in
the supply chain
Can you exploit that freedom?
Can you react to customersâ
short-term demands?
Better responsiveness
and use of assets
Are metrics and processes
aligned to maximise overall
profitability?
Are tools to support decision-
making used to improve
profitability?
Market / operating conditions
Cost efficiency
Market / operating conditions
Businessenvironment
Why now?
The unstable business environment and dynamic operating conditions require that clients improve responsiveness and
reduce costs.
Current market development
Businessenvironment
Market/operating conditions
8. 4
Key questions
The main aim of the assessment is to work out the ïŹnancial value to your organisation of the performance of SCM. This
will require answers to the following questions:
What are the current capabilities for managing and planning SCM?
What are the current baseline costs, and the measures of and benchmarks for performance?
What are the current problems and opportunities in SCM?
What improvements could be made and how would these affect the measures of performance and benchmarks?
What is the ïŹnancial value of improving performance?
What is the high-level implementation plan, showing the tasks necessary to achieve the improvements and realize
the beneïŹts?
Value for shareholders
The supply chain has a big effect on value for shareholders.
Revenue
Costs
Working
capital
Fixed capital
Value for
shareholders
Profitability
Invested
capital
The shareholder value tree
Cost of goods sold (COGS)
Productivity of assets
Cost of business operations
Costs of manufacturing, conversion and
sourcing
10 - 15%
costs
Inventories of raw, part-finished and
finished products
Order-to-cash cycle time
10 - 20%
inventory
Physical assets
- Plants, warehouses, trucks, office
and support locations
10 - 20%
assets
Market share
Gross margins
Service to customers
Fewer lost sales
1 - 2%
margin
Typical targeted
benefits
Impact on supply chain
Revenue
Costs
Working
capital
Fixed capital
Value for
shareholders
Profitability
Invested
capital
The shareholder value tree
Cost of goods sold (COGS)
Productivity of assets
Cost of business operations
Costs of manufacturing, conversion and
sourcing
10 - 15%
costs
Inventories of raw, part-finished and
finished products
Order-to-cash cycle time
10 - 20%
inventory
Physical assets
- Plants, warehouses, trucks, office
and support locations
10 - 20%
assets
Market share
Gross margins
Service to customers
Fewer lost sales
1 - 2%
margin
Typical targeted
benefits
Impact on supply chain
9. 5Assesing the value of the supply chain
Summary
The Supply Chain Value Assessment (SCVA) sets out the capabilities required of the supply chain for organisations to be
successful.
The SCVA focuses on ïŹnding opportunities to increase value in operations.
SCVA connects the organisationâs objectives, supply chain capabilities and key performance indicators together to
produce fact-based, value propositions.
Analysis of leading practices is used to help ïŹnd opportunities. SCVA does not aim to produce standard
benchmarks.
SCVA is not generic. It is customised to each businessâs situation and objectives.
Functional scope
Value assessment can cover:
Procurement
Manufacturing and assembly
The management of inventory and materials
Warehousing
Transportation
Order fulïŹlment
Logistics operations that add value
Service and support
Projects.
What affects me? How will the trends
affect my business
operations?
What capabilities
must I have?
What are the
leaders doing?
How much is
changing worth?
Sector
trends
Supply
chain
capabilities
Business
impacts
Leading
practices
Value
propositions
What affects me? How will the trends
affect my business
operations?
What capabilities
must I have?
What are the
leaders doing?
How much is
changing worth?
Sector
trends
Supply
chain
capabilities
Business
impacts
Leading
practices
Value
propositions
10. 6
Activity scope
SCVA assesses business practices in the supply chain in several different dimensions.
Methodology
SCVA will ïŹnd the major opportunities to draw up a business case for change.
Sourcing and
procurement
Logistics and
service operations
Demand/supply
planning
Customer
Segmentation
Service
Services/ products
Planning, optimization and
detailed scheduling of SC
functions:
Managing demand
Managing inventory
Managing logistics
Managing labour
Managing procurement
Managing production
Improving operational
performance
Selecting vendors
Managing vendors of
logistics
Managing freight
Managing the
Rail/Air/Marine fleet
Strategic
procurement
eProcurement
Managing suppliers
Procurement process
Categories of business process
Information
technology
Performance
measurement
Collaboration/
extend. enter.
Use of performance
measures
Overall IT enablement
Supply chain technology
Supply chain visibility and event
management
mCommerce
Collaborating with partners
Collaborating with suppliers and
customers
Supply chain spanning categories
Supply chain
network
Physical network -
configuration and
optimisation
Plants
Warehouses
Service locations
Offices
Sourcing and
procurement
Logistics and
service operations
Demand/supply
planning
Customer
Segmentation
Service
Services/ products
Planning, optimization and
detailed scheduling of SC
functions:
Managing demand
Managing inventory
Managing logistics
Managing labour
Managing procurement
Managing production
Improving operational
performance
Selecting vendors
Managing vendors of
logistics
Managing freight
Managing the
Rail/Air/Marine fleet
Strategic
procurement
eProcurement
Managing suppliers
Procurement process
Categories of business process
Information
technology
Performance
measurement
Collaboration/
extend. enter.
Use of performance
measures
Overall IT enablement
Supply chain technology
Supply chain visibility and event
management
mCommerce
Collaborating with partners
Collaborating with suppliers and
customers
Supply chain spanning categories
Supply chain
network
Physical network -
configuration and
optimisation
Plants
Warehouses
Service locations
Offices
The process of SCVA
Assess RecommendPrepare Identify
Mobilize
team
Quantitative
data
Performance
gaps
Presentation
and review
Current
performance
Levers and
recommen-
dations
Qualitative
data
Value
proposition
Targets and
expectations
Capabilities
Opportunities
Scope and
approach
Executive Review
0 21 3
Steering Review
NB: The timeframe for the value process will vary with the scope (at geographic, functional
and activity levels)
The process of SCVA
Assess RecommendPrepare Identify
Mobilize
team
Quantitative
data
Performance
gaps
Presentation
and review
Current
performance
Levers and
recommen-
dations
Qualitative
data
Value
proposition
Targets and
expectations
Capabilities
Opportunities
Scope and
approach
Executive Review
0 21 3
Steering Review
NB: The timeframe for the value process will vary with the scope (at geographic, functional
and activity levels)
11. 7Assesing the value of the supply chain
Performance bridge
We use a performance bridge to clarify the ïŹndings about the value chain. This:
is adaptable and straightforward
can be used for static data or time series
can mix negative and positive ïŹnancials
can be used qualitatively to show positive and negative factors, or where value is created and where it is
destroyed.
The starting point is the top (or bottom) of each bar, moving left to right.
400 -450
Net
revenue
Cost of
goods
sold
Capital
sale
Loss before
interest and tax
Overheads
-60 -110 40
Interest
Income
100 -10 20
Taxes
Net
profit
400 -450
Net
revenue
Cost of
goods
sold
Capital
sale
Loss before
interest and tax
Overheads
-60 -110 40
Interest
Income
100 -10 20
Taxes
Net
profit
400 -450
Net
revenue
Cost of
goods
sold
400 -450
Net
revenue
Cost of
goods
sold
Capital
sale
Loss before
interest and tax
Overheads
-60 -110 40
Interest
Income
100 -10 20
Taxes
Net
profit
Capital
sale
Loss before
interest and tax
Overheads
-60 -110 40
Interest
Income
100 -10 20
Taxes
Net
profit
12. 8
Components
Components of the value assessment are:
Qualitative surveys â to deïŹne the relevant problems and opportunities
Diagnostic tools â to help understand the problems and deïŹne the opportunity
Quantitative assessment â to deïŹne the ïŹnancial value
Sector benchmarks â to evaluate the impact of improvements in performance
High-level roadmap for implementation - option.
Outcomes
A qualitative assessment questionnaire can be employed to provide a top-down analysis to create a view of current
capabilities.
Capability Radar
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Supply Chain Alignment
Customer Connectivity
Efficient Distribution
Demand Driven Planning
Lean Manufacturing
Supplier Management
Integrated SystemsAdvanced Information Technologies
Integrated Product Development
Outcome-Focused
Performance Measurement
Teamwork
Aligned Organisation Structure
Execution of Change Plans
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Supply Chain Alignment
Customer Connectivity
Efficient Distribution
Demand Driven Planning
Lean Manufacturing
Supplier Management
Integrated SystemsAdvanced Information Technologies
Integrated Product Development
Outcome-Focused
Performance Measurement
Teamwork
Aligned Organisation Structure
Execution of Change Plans
Management
Operations
Opportunity matrix
Expected BenefitLow High
Easy
Complex
Easeofimplementation
âą Consignment stock
âą Monitor X% reserve
requirement
âą Capture stock out
information
âą Manage service level
âą Forecast lifting for terminal
âą Optimize boned stock
âą Monitor Product Profitability
âą Joint venture (purchase
inventory from the joint
venture partner
âą Rationalize terminal
âą Schedule discharging at
terminal
âą B/L and swap
arrangement
âą Disposition strategy
âą Monitor product profitability
âą Increase supply sale
âą Capture in-transit volume
Illustrative
13. 9Assesing the value of the supply chain
The aggregated beneïŹts will form the basis of an integrated plan for implementation and a business case. For example:
Legislated reserve x.x x.x
In-transit volume x.x x.x
Optimize bonded stock at refinery x.x x.x
Optimize Replenishment Cycle x.x x.x
Reduce demand variability by customer segmentation x.x x.x
Improve customer service level x.x x.x
Monitor Product Profitability x.x x.x
B/L & Swap Arrangement x.x x.x
List of Opportunities Potential Value
Note :
1) Estimate benefit are based on average inventroy level in 1998 assuming that refinery has
avaliable capacity to keep as a bonded stock
2) Assume that the contraint on vessel avalibility can be managed and forecast accuracy are
improved by 50 %
3) Safety stock reduction is limited to the 3% reserve level if inventory is at 3% reserve level benefit
of the opportunity may be be realised
4) Opportunity identified during the course of analyses
First year Annual
Opportunity
Area
Inventory
Shipping costs
Trucking costs
Contribution Margin
How to realise the benefits
Managing to safety stock targets, which are statistically set to reflect
actual, uncontrollable variability in demand and supply; releasing tank
heels of excess tanks
Changing drop routes and vessel sizes to optimise per unit costs
(accounting for impacts on average inventory); eliminating spot
vessel costs incurred as supplementary to replenishment by time-
chartered vessel
Using larger trucks and enabling ease of operations through efficient
scheduling to achieve better haulage rates (may require some
renegotiation of contracts)
Reallocating resources within customer segments to match customer
value; margin management imperatives in stock allocation and times
of critical supply; retaining/ acquiring more customers through supply
chain efficiency, guaranteeing service levels and managing customer
relationships; better price-related trading vs marketing decisions
Value
(% of baseline)
17 - 21%
8 - 12%
2 - 5%
0.6 - 2%
Q3â99 Q4â99 Q1â00 Q2â00
Benefit Capture
Q3â00 Q4â00
Roll out Initiative
Benefit Capture Q2â99
- -
0.23
0.88 0.88
0.45
0.24
Supply Planning Performance
1)
2)
3)
.
.
.
.
.
>> Program management
Total Savings by Quarter
( Million US$)
Internal Man-day
External Man-day
Benefits
Aggregate benefits
Implementation and
delivery
IllustrativeLegislated reserve x.x x.x
In-transit volume x.x x.x
Optimize bonded stock at refinery x.x x.x
Optimize Replenishment Cycle x.x x.x
Reduce demand variability by customer segmentation x.x x.x
Improve customer service level x.x x.x
Monitor Product Profitability x.x x.x
B/L & Swap Arrangement x.x x.x
List of Opportunities Potential Value
Note :
1) Estimate benefit are based on average inventroy level in 1998 assuming that refinery has
avaliable capacity to keep as a bonded stock
2) Assume that the contraint on vessel avalibility can be managed and forecast accuracy are
improved by 50 %
3) Safety stock reduction is limited to the 3% reserve level if inventory is at 3% reserve level benefit
of the opportunity may be be realised
4) Opportunity identified during the course of analyses
First year Annual
Opportunity
Area
Inventory
Shipping costs
Trucking costs
Contribution Margin
How to realise the benefits
Managing to safety stock targets, which are statistically set to reflect
actual, uncontrollable variability in demand and supply; releasing tank
heels of excess tanks
Changing drop routes and vessel sizes to optimise per unit costs
(accounting for impacts on average inventory); eliminating spot
vessel costs incurred as supplementary to replenishment by time-
chartered vessel
Using larger trucks and enabling ease of operations through efficient
scheduling to achieve better haulage rates (may require some
renegotiation of contracts)
Reallocating resources within customer segments to match customer
value; margin management imperatives in stock allocation and times
of critical supply; retaining/ acquiring more customers through supply
chain efficiency, guaranteeing service levels and managing customer
relationships; better price-related trading vs marketing decisions
Value
(% of baseline)
17 - 21%
8 - 12%
2 - 5%
0.6 - 2%
Q3â99 Q4â99 Q1â00 Q2â00
Benefit Capture
Q3â00 Q4â00
Roll out Initiative
Benefit Capture Q2â99
- -
0.23
0.88 0.88
0.45
0.24
Supply Planning Performance
1)
2)
3)
.
.
.
.
.
>> Program management
Total Savings by Quarter
( Million US$)
Internal Man-day
External Man-day
Benefits
Aggregate benefits
Implementation and
delivery
Illustrative
14. 10
Collinson Grant
Collinson Grant is a management consultancy with a history of proïŹtable
growth. We help large organisations all over Europe and in the United States
to restructure, merge acquisitions, cut costs, increase performance and proïŹt,
and manage people. By building long-term relationships, we have kept some
clients for thirty years.
Our emphasis is on implementation, results and value-for-money. We expect
to give a substantial return on the investment in us. So we do not recommend
action unless we are sure that the outcome will be worth it. We are not afraid
to give bad news, or to champion ideas that may not be welcome.
Most of our work is on three themes â organisation, costs and people. We
use this simple framework to manage complex assignments - often with an
international dimension - and to support managers on smaller, more focused
projects. We help them:
to restructure and integrate - following acquisitions or to improve
proïŹts
to improve the supply chain. We examine every process and interface
to improve efïŹciency and service
to set up ïŹnancial and managerial controls. We create robust systems
to improve decision-making and reduce risks
to reïŹne business processes and introduce lean manufacturing. We
analyse and improve how work is done, and use new ways to create
change and make it stick
to cut costs. We make systematic analyses of overheads, direct costs,
and the proïŹtability of customers and products. This helps managers
to understand complexity, and to take ïŹrm steps to reduce it
to manage people. We draw up pay schemes and put them into effect,
guide managers on employee relations and employment law,get better
performance from people, and manage redundancy.
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