Supply Chain Operations & Performance Today’s leaders recognise their supply chain functions as a strategic operation. Recent disruptions shifted leaders’ and customer expectations of supply chains. Supply chains had previously not received enough investment to stay competitive and were not linked to strategic goals. Now, supply chains are expected to mitigate and even predict the disruptions we’ve seen since Covid.Organisations need to set up agile, digital networks that not only support growth and profit targets, but also help execute competitive strategies. The traditional non-strategic care and maintenance of supply chain is no longer an option.At Protiviti, we help organisations envision and run supply chain networks that drive change, align with their strategies, and make a positive impact on society. The supply chain of the future is a complete reimagining of how we've done things in the past. Whitepaper July 14, 2023 Making Supply Chain Agility a Reality Supply chain agility is a strategic urgency and should be backed by formalised tools and processes.The big picture: A persistent focus on cost impedes supply chain resilience and revenue assurance. Many organisations discover their supply chains are not agile enough only after the damage has been done.Boards, leaders and operations executives should define, execute... Read more Supply Chain Operations & Performance Services Pro Briefcase Supply Chain Operating Model & Strategic Policy Design Our consultants design and align clients’ supply chain operating model – processes, org, technology – to the competitive strategy of the business. Identify and plan for critical, strategic capabilities that will directly execute the strategy through supply chain execution. Pro Building office Agile Manufacturing & Factory of the Future Protiviti’s operations & performance consultants convert traditional production operations to the agile, digital factory using new technologies to collect data from the ecosystem and then use that data to simulate and optimise factory processes. Pro Document Consent Intelligent Warehousing & Next-Gen Distribution We help our clients transform physical distribution into a tiered, multi-objective, intelligent and customer-friendly set of facilities, skills and fleet assets. Next-gen distribution focuses on executing cost/service strategy to ensure customers are properly served with programmes like omnichannel. Pro Document Folder Field Services & Aftermarket Operations Implement a world-class service and aftermarket business with two over-arching objectives: capture the premium profits available in services, and deliver premium customer service to attract, grow and keep customers to beat the competition. Pro Legal Briefcase End-to-End Integrated Supply/Demand Planning Deploy a set of integrated and collaborative capabilities to estimate and optimise supply resources to meet demand. We use new tools and techniques, like predictive demand sensing, inventory optimisation, collaborative capacity planning, and network visibility. Pro Screen System Integration Maintenance & Asset Reliability Operations Our team enhances the two primary components of asset management for our clients: optimise strategic reliability management through new analytics and modeling and improve maintenance operations through world-class work management tools and execution. Pro Location Globe Operational Excellence Solutions We apply specific tools such as Lean/Six Sigma, advanced analytics and continuous improvement to drive new performance in revenue, cost, assets and service with a focus on detailed operations. Our focus is two-fold for our clients: help the organisation effectively execute their strategy, and deliver improved performance in revenues, cost, assets and service. Our Approach There are two aspects of supply chain management that are consistent across industries. One is that your supply chain operating model must align with and support your competitive strategy in the marketplace. For example, if you’re going to market as a customer service leader, your operational capabilities better be prepared to deliver world class service, all at the expense of other attributes. And two, that your supply chain operating model must continuously innovate and embrace new practices so that you’re constantly creating an advantage over your competitors.Protiviti excels at:Assisting clients in developing an aligned operating model with the best mix of strategic capabilities.Supporting clients to improve and implement new capabilities such that are constantly evolving their performance.Helping clients survey the competitive and industry landscape such that they are defining the state of the art in the areas of production operations, fulfillment, demand & supply planning, and aftermarket & services.Our focus is two-fold for our clients: help the organisation effectively execute their strategy, and deliver improved performance in revenues, cost, assets and service. Our focus is two-fold for our clients: help the organisation effectively execute their strategy, and deliver improved performance in revenues, cost, assets and service. Technology Partners Technology partnerships are a driving force behind our Supply Chain Operations Consulting offering. Our partners bring cutting-edge solutions that seamlessly integrate with our consulting expertise, fostering efficiency and growth for our clients. Some of our key partners include: Featured insights and client stories BLOGS Low-code applications yield high value, big change in less time The urgent need to develop a successful competitive strategy and align your supply chain to it has become apparent in recent years. So why haven’t successful implementations of enterprise technology systems kept pace to support this critical need?... BLOGS Future-proofing Business with Sustainable and Strategic Sourcing Sustainable sourcing, an emerging trend only a decade ago, is converging with strategic sourcing to become a fundamental component of business strategy. This reflects a broader move toward more ethical and environmentally responsible supply chains –... CLIENT STORY Process Transformation Generates Millions in Cash and Working Capital Improvement Discover how process transformation enhanced working capital by $24M and streamlined operations in a global energy firm. PODCAST Podcast | Strategic Sourcing: Gaining Advantage, Mitigating Risk – with Lucas Manganaro Supply chain management continues to be a hot topic in countless organisations in light of ongoing geopolitical challenges, evolving impacts of climate change, new tariffs, changing labor markets, and much more. How can supply chain and procurement... INSIGHTS PAPER Strategic Sourcing: Gaining Advantage, Mitigating Risk A shift in mindset to a strategic sourcing strategy anticipates and mitigates supply chain risk while improving resilience and responsiveness, still aiming to reduce total cost of ownership. CLIENT STORY Environmental Nonprofit Builds Supplier Diversity and Sustainability to Meet Climate Change Goals Protiviti supported changes to our client’s purchasing processes and tools to attain diversity and sustainability goals, starting with setting targets and ultimately delivering a solution to capture supplier data and track attainments. CLIENT STORY Achieving New Heights with Transformative Inventory Management Solutions The client wanted to improve inventory management practices at a facility in its commercial HVAC division, which was seeing significant production disruptions and inventory losses. Inventory was handled by several third-party logistics companies,... SURVEY 2024 Top Risks in the Manufacturing and Distribution Industry The economy, talent and cyber threats drive concerns for manufacturing and distribution leaders beyond supply chainIn an ever-evolving and rapidly changing business landscape for manufacturing and distribution organisations, executives and boards are... Button Button