Many companies believe that moving to a new ERP or Supply Chain System business application will provide them “best practices and processes”. Not true. In advance of implementing any system there needs to be a fresh look at the work processes that currently support the key business functions and develop a “new” improved way of running the business, unconstrained by any system. Developing those new work processes and incorporating “best but appropriate” practices provide the right platform for making a selection for a new system

We typically help our clients answer the following questions

1. How should our “order to cash” processes be designed to ensure speed and efficiencies both internally and to our customers?
2. How should we design our Sales and Operations Planning process through Demand Planning / Inventory Replenishment and Finished Goods Deployment?
3. What are appropriate best practices that we can incorporate into our Logistics Execution process blueprint before finalizing with our software supplier?
4. If we fundamentally change our Buying processes and accountabilities to a more centralized model what will be the organizational impacts that need to be aligned with the new processes?