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Typical Engagements

 

Our typical client engagement focuses on enhancements to their supply chain processes and solution architecture.  This may include anything from project value definition, to organizational change management, to software selection and/or implementation.  We bring a unique combination of data modeling skills, knowledge of enterprise software capabilities, broad operations experience, and vision.  We efficiently help clients create robust solutions that integrate best practice human processes with fit-for-purpose technology.  Our results drive improvements to inventory velocity, cash flow, and customer service--focused on the highest return at lowest total cost of ownership.  Our clients achieve competitive supply chain advantages with sustainable impact.

Supply Chain Diagnostic Evaluation

We perform a focused evaluation of the current state of your supply chain business processes and technology. Based on a short, intense, exposure to your supply chain organization, we provide a summary assessment of your supply chain strengths and areas of focus.  Diagnostics can often be completed in 2-6 weeks depending on the size of your organization and can include future vision alternatives and roadmaps to achieve.  This is a low risk, high value, professional view of your current operations benchmarked to best practices.  Clients often leverage this effort into an overall organizational capability change management strategy.

Technology Evaluation and Selection

Successful projects are defined by their initial blueprinting and technology selection phase.  You want a partner that can lead you through the potential landmines associated with the software evaluations and the procurement process.  You want to understand the total cost of ownership tradeoffs and the best fit for your specific business requirements.  Our combined business domain and implementation experience gives you the forward visibility to help you make the correct decisions.  We can provide:

  • Leadership in capturing your true business requirements.

  • Vision blueprinting to realize the feasible and achievable future state.

  • Facilitated "current", "could-be" and "to-be" business process flows.

  • Expert assistance in evaluating software vendors and products.

  • Development of and assistance with the RFI/RFP process.
     

Selecting the correct technology for your specific business needs is a critical foundation for a successful implementation project.  We can help.

Network Optimization and Strategy

Leading supply chain driven organizations understand the multiple, dependent, and often complex cost/margin tradeoffs throughout their supply and distribution networks.  Numerous commercial software applications are available to model your network and provide operational insights to margin optimization as demand changes.  We can help you apply this technology in a disciplined way to make intelligent business decisions associated with least cost sourcing, distribution network modeling, inventory deployment strategies, and demand/supply margin optimization.  We have a long successful track record in the selection, evaluation, configuration, and business application of these tools.

Software Implementation

Our consultants have extensive functional and technical experience with the leading packaged supply chain software solutions.  This differentiated knowledge allows us to minimize your time to value. Our project management framework and implementation best practices have been developed over years of delivering successful results.  We provide quality resources/skillsets for all (or portions) of a project: technology selection, data integration, business process design, solution architecture, and change management.  We pride ourselves on our laser focus on client satisfaction and value delivery.

 

The bottom line--with Supply Chain Lynx your projects are completed on time, on budget, and in scope with innovative implementation solutions and long term value sustainability.

 

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