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ENGAGEMENT 04

Manufacturing & Supply Chain Strategy

Integrated operating choices across demand, capacity, sourcing, production, inventory, and service.

THE ENGAGEMENT

Leadership focused on the operating result.

Summit 5S helps organizations move beyond functional optimization to design a manufacturing and supply-chain system that supports the business strategy. The work connects customer demand with capacity, capabilities, working capital, risk, and the practical requirements of execution.

Discuss this engagement
01

When it may fit

  • Growth is creating capacity or service pressure
  • The network no longer fits the business strategy
  • S&OP, inventory, procurement, or scheduling is fragmented
  • Capital and capacity decisions require an integrated fact base
02

What the work can address

  • Demand, capacity, and constraint analysis
  • Manufacturing and distribution network choices
  • S&OP, planning, scheduling, and inventory disciplines
  • Procurement, warehousing, freight, and service
  • Capital sequencing and implementation priorities
03

Intended outcomes

  • A more resilient and responsive operating network
  • Better service with disciplined inventory and working capital
  • Clearer capacity and capital decisions
  • Cross-functional ownership of the operating plan

FLEXIBLE SUPPORT

Possible engagement formats

01Supply-chain diagnostic
02Network and capacity strategy
03S&OP and planning improvement

START WITH THE SITUATION

Every engagement begins with a practical conversation.

We can discuss the operating challenge, the decisions in front of you, and the level of support that would be most useful.

Discuss an Operating Challenge