The current uncertainty in global markets, with risks such as potential currency war as well as major insecurity regarding future economic growth rates, increases the need more than ever for companies to be prompt and flexible in their response to market changes.
To achieve an efficiently balanced demand and supply situation in any given company the supply chain strategy as well as the supply chain processes need to be set-up properly. Hence, inadequate process performance often creates a situation with poor visibility in the supply chain. The Supply Chain Excellence offerings by Acando focus on enabling increased enterprise performance by establishing proper visibility, used for optimization and prioritization of the supply chain, from the company´s suppliers to its customers. Acando is achieving this by combining deep knowledge and competence in business processes as well as change management. At the same time adding specialist skills in advanced IT solutions for business support and follow-up:
Planning Excellence aims to achieve one agreed consensus plan where all organizational units and functions share the same view of what is to be sold, manufactured and distributed to the customers. By securing clear roles and responsibilities in the planning process, establishing demand and supply visibility connected to financial targets and utilizing advanced planning tools, Acando helps its customers to create the right conditions for correct prioritization and swift responses to changes in customer demand.
Collaboration Excellence expands the scope outside the four walls of the client company and focuses on efficient supplier and customer relationship by increasing supply network visibility and collaboration with key suppliers and customers. Thus, transparency is established that enables increased demand and supply awareness across the supply chain with an increased horizon and improved handling of deviations. As a side effect, stronger customer and supplier relationships are also created.
Supply Chain & Business System Assessment identifies improvement potentials in organizations characterized by high level of manual work procedures, poor availability of relevant supply chain data, insufficient collaboration and coordination between group companies etcetera. Many companies have invested substantial amounts of money in new business support systems with relatively poor results. By focusing on optimizing the supply chain related processes and business system utilization as well as clear roles and responsibilities, Acando establishes the basis for ensuring a successful supply chain.
Supply Chain Performance Management provides the basis for setting up continuous improvements by defining, developing and implementing KPI`s/PI´s measuring company performance in a uniform way across the total company. In addition, Acando also secures KPI’s reflecting the entire product life cycle as well as different customer requirements.