Supply Chain Innovation Supply chains demand flexible, contemporary solutions capable of addressing today’s most complex challenges. From volatile market dynamics to disruptive technologies and ever-changing customer demands, businesses are confronted with numerous obstacles that require innovative strategies to drive value and orchestration across the supply chain.Protiviti’s Supply Chain Innovation Consulting service offering goes beyond conventional methods to solve problems. We have the experience, expertise and innovative approach to address the most complex challenges facing supply chains today. Whether you seek to optimise inventory management, improve logistics efficiency, enhance supply chain transparency or explore the potential of emerging technologies, Protiviti is your strategic partner for supply chain innovation. Insights paper March 15, 2024 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. Read more Supply chain innovation services Pro Briefcase Automation and Orchestration We guide clients on the redesign of process, technology and data to improve coordination and efficiency. By enhancing visibility, reducing data silos and improving process efficiency, thoughtful supply orchestration can unlock the full potential of your supply chain and help you adapt to your customers’ needs. Pro Building office Collaboration We help clients ensure a smooth path through the growing range of demand and supply planning, order collection points, fulfillment, and delivery options with intelligent order management (IOM). Integrated business planning facilitation helps consistently align business goals with operations functions. Pro Document Consent Visibility & Transparency Supply chain visibility and reporting helps leaders make better decisions. We help clients improve visibility across customers, suppliers, inventory, transportation and distribution by breaking down data silos and improving transparency so they can make informed and timely decisions and reduce supply chain risk. graph Simulation & Scenario Modeling Through scenario modeling and simulation, more informed decision-making is now achievable. We utilise predictive analytics as well as digital twins to identify patterns within data to accurately predict future behavior. We develop tailored solutions, utilising emerging technologies to address our clients’ unique business goals. Our approach Our Supply Chain Innovation Consulting team focuses on solving the most complex problems facing supply chains today.The approach we follow embraces emerging technologies and develops tailored solutions that align with the unique business goals of our clients. Our commitment to driving value for our clients is founded on a threefold approach:Current-state analysis: Identification of areas where innovation can bring transformative impact and drive valueTailored solutioning: Customised strategies and solutions that logically fit into existing operations, empowering you to optimise the supply chainFuture-proof implementation: Agile, scalable and adaptive solutions to help ensure that your supply chain remains resilient and ready to tackle future challenges that arise.Every business is unique, which is why our team takes a personalised approach to every engagement. Working closely with our client’s key stakeholders, we develop roadmaps for success, ensuring efficient implementations and measurable results. We’re passionate about driving supply chain excellence and look forward to partnering with clients to achieve success. We develop tailored solutions, utilising emerging technologies to address our clients’ unique business goals. Technology Partners Technology partnerships are a driving force behind our Supply Chain Innovation Consulting offering. Our alliance 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: Leadership Anneke Wieling Anneke is the practice lead for Protiviti’s European business performance improvement practice and the Amsterdam office. She joined Protiviti in January 2006. Previously she worked in the advisory practice of KPMG. In addition to her consulting experience, Anneke has ... Learn more Marcel de Jongh Marcel is a member of the Business Performance Improvement (BPI) team of Protiviti Netherlands. He is a senior finance professional, program manager and consultant with 20+ years of international experience.Marcel works with boards and management teams to develop ... Learn more Featured insights 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. WHITEPAPER Procurement Transformation Fuels Supply Chain Resilience Discover how procurement transformation fuels supply chain resilience. Learn the key steps to adapt procurement practices for a post-pandemic world. WHITEPAPER Beyond the Buzzword: 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... Button Button Featured client stories Offshore Drilling Firm Finds Major Savings Through Source-To-Pay Assessment, Spend Analysis, Category Management Protiviti conducted a complete source-to-pay assessment, from spend analysis and contract management to procurement function governance; implemented a spend analytics platform to conduct analysis to create a sourcing wave plan; implemented a category... 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. Manufacturer Optimises Supply Chain Analytics With Azure Machine Learning Global Manufacturer optimises supply chain analytics with Microsoft Azure Machine Learning significantly improving its ability to adapt to rapid changes in both processes and cost analyses. A National Retailer Takes on Inventory Shrink to Improve Margins Protiviti created a transparent end-to-end process flow by identifying gaps and providing recommendations for improvement and savings. A data deep dive reviewed elements of sales, markdowns and shrink data and a statistical analyses of shrink,... Resource backfill, technology and process change drive state procurement improvements Many institutions in the public sector are faced with improving the efficiency and responsiveness of their services and operations to better serve stakeholders and the public. High turnover and lengthy recruiting cycles are creating both a loss of... Global Multimedia Organisation Transforms Sourcing and Procurement Function and Saves Millions Using spend analytics findings, Protiviti helped the client build and strengthen a procurement department with a custom procurement taxonomy. Working with the client’s first procurement leader, we helped secure an e-sourcing tool. Global manufacturer of technology products revamps SIOP and warehouse operations to sustain growth The best businesses not only build markets, they also continually improve their systems and processes to support that growth. That was the case recently when a major U.S.- based manufacturer of technology products realised its success was outpacing... Button Button
