Our Expertise: Supply Chain and Operations

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Cedarpeak will evaluate your demand and supply planning processes and how inventory is used to support service levels and lead times. We will assess operations and procurement planning as well as metrics in use by the various teams. We will also evaluate the cross-functional collaboration and advise on opportunities to improve.

It is important to view SIOP as a process to drive trust and collaboration in addition to the use of relevant data and techniques to make business decision. 

We will evaluate the fundamental processes and tools as well as more advanced methodologies such us should cost modeling, e-bid, supplier segmentation and benchmarking.  The procurement arm of an organization is critical to support speed to market, business continuity, as well as best in class COGS.  All are elements that Cedarpeak will assess and advise on with confidence.

Our approach to Operational Excellence in manufacturing is grounded in SQDC-G: Safety - Quality - Delivery - Cost - Growth, in that order.  Standard work and a disciplined use of KPI's underpin an organization's ability to drive continuous improvement that leads to growth. Our guidance will include:

• Daily Management
• Asset Utilization and Network Optimization
• Automation and Digitization
• Collaboration, Empowerment, Accountability and Rewards

Our evaluation and guidance will include:

• Daily Management and KPI's
• Landed cost optimization
• Distribution Network Optimization
• Warehouse Capacity utilization and WMS
• Logistics and freight deployment