S&OP as a driving force for Carbon Reduction
As many companies set up their sustainability agenda, a new set of objectives comes into play for supply chain managers: carbon impact. But how can they see whether they are in line with their carbon objectives and, possibly, with regulations? How will supply managers decide whether to produce in this or in that location besides cost? S&OP traditionally provides an excellent framework to decide among different business scenarios. So, if companies are working with CO2 metrics why not plug these into the S&OP process? In this article we will discuss how it would 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.