Situation
- $400M electrification and power manufacturing organization wanted to de-risk and reduce complexity of supply chain with a customer-centric focus
- Long lead times, parts shortages, and cross-hemisphere shipments yielding excessive freight charges and disrupting business continuity
- Customers looking for manufacturing capabilities in the Western Hemisphere, resiliency and reduced lead times
- Lacked a supply chain strategy; immature Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP) process
- Significant New Product Introduction (NPI) underway; organization needed to understand key decisions making criteria
Bespoke Solutions
- Created a decision tree that aligns decisions with benefits, risks, considerations and criteria
- Modeled global supply chain footprint and lanes across manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution
- Engaged cross-functionally with key stakeholders to understand Voice of Customer (VoC) and operational challenges
- Identified key sourcing/manufacturing pain points and bottlenecks
- Facilitated supply chain strategy development
- Developed short-to-medium term implementation plan and risk analysis to support strategic initiatives
Leading With Results
- Modeled key manufacturing bottleneck; identified opportunities and developed business case for short-to-medium term decisions supporting NPI targets
- Identified 1% in gross profit margin opportunity leveraging tariff arbitrage; profitably transitioned manufacturing to Western Hemisphere reducing lead times by 30-50%