Supply Chain Management (SCM)
is a broad notion.
It is also a relatively new field in which many areas are yet to be explored and many practices are still open for improvement.
Our SCM improvement strategy is based on three pillars: creativity, innovation and agility.
We also rely on these three pillars in the preliminary stages of our projects. In fact, we often help our clients raise the budgets for more substantial SCM improvement programs by first successfully completing smaller projects that immediately yield direct savings.
Strategic Flow Management
Phidan helps you (re-)design or (re-)map the complete network of flows underpinning your direct and indirect business processes. These can be flows of goods, people, information and/or financial flows.
We can rely on the experience we gained over the years and on our extensive knowledge base containing relevant benchmark data and information on specific SCM set-ups. This helps us concentrate on finding more creative and innovative solutions for your particular SCM challenges.
Tactical Flow Management
Once Strategic Flow Management has been fine-tuned, we help you define the most appropriate tactical approach. As there is a close and direct link between tactics and operations, we take into account all operational implications.
Projects can be realised in “Phidan execution mode”. This means Phidan’s specialists are in charge of implementing the required steps. In the "Phidan coaching mode”, your team completes the required actions, coached by Phidan’s consultants. Like a sports coach, we will help your team keep momentum and put the agreed strategy into practice.
This is a frequently used iterative action plan:
| Phidan execution | Phidan coaching | Some relevant project actions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scenarios | Bottleneck analyses, define new concepts / methods / procurements, benchmarking, ... | ||
| Feasability | RFI-RFQ/SWOT analyses, Cost / Benefit calculations, simulations, ... | ||
| Validation | Financial / technical / operational sanity checks and buy-ins | ||
| Decision | Set-up of complete decision matrix, fall-back scenario's, ... | ||
| Implementation | Implementation action/training and execution plan (using the implementation roadmap) |
