Manufacturer increases insight and grip on supply chain with S&OP
In times of supply chain disruption, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) can bring peace of mind. 4Supplychain was asked to help a client make choices and make the organization work better together. Our client was facing huge market challenges and wanted to get a better grip on their inventory and logistics costs through sales and purchasing planning.
Multinational snack food producer calls for assistance in restructuring logistics processes
A fast-growing Belgian producer of bakery products was faced with the temporary absence of an important employee. The timing was exciting, because the company was facing a change process at that time, including several newly formed teams. 4Supplychain Consulting was asked to fill the interim position. Jens Michaelis got to work on the challenges in the field of supply chain planning and services.
S&OP as a driving force for Carbon Reduction
As companies establish sustainability agendas, supply chain managers now face a new objective: carbon impact. But how can they ensure they’re meeting carbon goals and regulations? How will they choose production locations beyond just cost? S&OP already offers a strong framework for evaluating business scenarios, so why not incorporate CO2 metrics into the process? This article will explore how that could work in practice.
Moving an entire warehouse without customers noticing
Amsterdam-based Yumeko, a manufacturer of sustainable bed and bath linens, sought 4Supplychain’s help to find a larger, more sustainable logistics service provider for its European expansion. Paul Hehenkamp and Jens Michaelis assisted CFO Simone Lamme and purchasing manager Katinka Davy throughout the process.
Implementation of Sales and Operation Planning at steel producer
One of the world’s larger steel producers needed a more precise alignment of production capacity and sales planning and approached 4Supplychain Consulting. Olivier Berghuis and Valerio Guastella took up this international challenge.
SAP system implementation
A major Dutch importer of spirits set out to expand into Belgium and France. A promising move, if their successful 20-year track record in the Netherlands was anything to judge by.
S&OP Improvement: client case
One of our clients, a large producer of margarine- and dough-products, struggled every year towards the Christmas period with the problem that production could not be fully adapted to the Christmas seasonal peaks. In too many cases, customer orders could not be fulfilled in time.
Setting up the global COVID-19 vaccination distribution network
The corona pandemic forced vaccine manufacturers around the world to act very quickly in a very short period of time.
Warehouse design and DC implementation
One of our clients, an international furniture solutions provider, had acquired an existing but much larger warehouse to move to as a result of continued growth and wanted to optimise the layout.