Proven tools & techniques

How easy is it to assess the performance of your supply chain? Assessing a supply chain’s performance can be done cost-effectively and time-efficiently using proven supply chain diagnostic tools.

The skill is in selecting and applying the right tools for the situation. Too often, companies either miss opportunities or get caught up in too low a level of detail. But this need not be the case.

We believe that the solutions we help to implement should be firmly rooted in a factual understanding of our clients’ businesses. By using real data as a basis for our solutions, we help our clients derive the maximum return.

LCP has pioneered the use of fact-based tools since its inception in 1985. We have applied these tools to assess every part of the supply chain, and in many different types of industry ranging from retail to manufacturing, energy and FMCG.

Supply chains are complex - our CRYSTAL approach combines a series of views of the chain, each supported by proven tools and techniques. The CRYSTAL combines the fact-based diagnostics, with organisational, process, KPIs and infrastructure viewpoints.

Our approach is based on flexibility, and we tailor our methods according to each client’s requirements. Often these tools are designed and configured for companies to own and apply as part of their management toolkit.

Our tool set and methods include: SSCD (strategic supply chain development), supply chain diagnostics, Cost-to-Serve, Time-to-Serve and RapiSCAN.

This section provides further information on some of them. top