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Outsourcing Advisory Services
Supply Chain Operations Outsourcing
Contract Manufacturing
We utilize proven practices, methodologies, and tools to support our clients in a variety of co-manufacturing projects. We represent clients in a variety of industries which outsource manufacturing operations to third-party providers in the US and throughout the world - from low volume customized requirements to high volume continuous flow needs. We help our clients to:
- Assess their internal requirements
- Select the most suitable contract manufacturers
- Develop demand models, business and technical requirements, and RFx's
- Negotiate the most favorable terms for manufacturing, assembly and Bill of Material (BOM) management
- Transition effectively and efficiently to the outsourced manufacturing environment
- Realize substantial cost reductions and quality improvements by identifying opportunities for increased operational efficiencies, throughput enhancements, waste reduction, product rationalization, improved inventory management, as well as product redesign and reformulation
Our practitioners have conducted numerous contract manufacturing projects including the following recent engagements:
- Assessment of offshore co-manufacturing options for a Global 100 company
- Factory rationalization and offshore outsourcing for a Fortune 500 company
- Development of a "Best in Class" manufacturing and purchasing repository across multiple global manufacturing facilities for a multi-national consumer products manufacturing organization
Logistics and Distribution
We help our clients outsource warehousing and logistics infrastructure and determine the best deal structure to optimize the clients' operating strategy (e.g., financial preferences for operating versus capital expense management). Typical activities include:
- Assessment of the current state distribution strategy, including optimizing inventory flow paths, shipment configurations, and distribution center location(s)
- Assessment of organizational readiness and benefits to be gained by utilizing an outsourced model
- Definition of the scope of processes that can be outsourced as well as the processes that will be retained internally or must be implemented in order to ensure a successful transition
- Development of demand models, business and technical requirements, and drafting RFx's
- Identification and selection of the most suitable outsourced vendor(s)
- Conduction of negotiations and determination of the appropriate SLAs that align with internal business incentives and the client's specific requirements
- Development of the processes for transitioning services to the outsourced vendor, including warehouse decommissioning (if necessary), inventory disposition and repositioning, new facility implementation, and overall project management
- Development of detailed implementation plans, team governance structures and processes to enable a smooth transition
- Defininition of vendor management processes including methods to govern scope, change management, and invoice validation
- Development of the appropriate vendor management tools
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Our Supply Chain Operations Outsourcing expertise includes:
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