Challenging the Organization
of the Central, Regional and Factory Supply Chain of a Global Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
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Overview
Our client, a global Tier 1 automotive supplier, wants to have its central, regional and factory Supply Chain organization assessed. KEPLER offers to map and to benchmark the key processes and the Supply Chain organization.
Context
- Very high operational performance vs. market standards (OTIF, BPC, DOS, PPM, etc.)
- Very robust and standardized Supply Chain processes in all the group’s factories
- A rather heterogeneous and globally high sizing of Supply teams from one region to another
- Roles and responsibilities to be clarified between central teams and local Supply Chain functions
Objective(s)
Category: Improving Responsiveness and Securing Availability
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Analyzing and comparing the Supply Chain organization (through benchmark)
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Streamlining Indirect Supply Chain Labor
This benchmark, conducted with groups generating several billion euros around the world, highlighted the levers and good practices enabling to combine the strong challenges of regionalization of the Supply Chain and centralized end-to-end management of performance.Lysiane Bessonnet, Director, Supply Chain Practice Leader
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