Supply Chain Excellence Overview

Overview While many supply chains now operate efficiently, few organisations truly realise their full potential. Often this is due to a lack of the appropriate alignment of strategic and operational objectives. Our goal is to bridge this gap then prioritise and implement sustainable performance improvements.
All supply chains have three key enablers - people, process and technology, however, only effective supply chains can optimise the balance of these enablers. Xelocity recognises this, combined with cross industry experience and a proven methodology, we can unlock the potential of supply chains.

Services Offered
ONE DAY WORKSHOP A brief overview in Supply Chain Management. An introduction into Benchmarking. ACCELERATED IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAMME An intense 5-week exercise. Determine immediate improvements. SUPPLY CHAIN MATURITY ASSESSMENT Process Prioritisation. Process Assessment. Benchmark Analysis.

SUPPLY CHAIN EXCELLENCE Education & Support. Industry and Supply Chain Benchmarks. Current State Methodology & Supply Chain Mapping. Gap Analysis to Best Practices Leveraging SCOR Future State Design & Justification

Overview Supply Chain optimisation is among the top initiatives for businesses. Benchmarking shows Supply Chain costs are 3% - 6% (of turnover) lower for "best in class" vs. median companies. In todays competitive environment, it is recognised that continuous improvement is essential for businesses to thrive. Efficient, flexible and optimised Supply Chains assist the business to:

Maintain competitiveness. Adapt to changing market conditions. Maximise customer and shareholder value.

Purpose The purpose of a Supply Chain Maturity Assessment engagement is to determine how your Supply Chain is performing. We look at your current processes and practices and reveal:

How you compare to other companies in your industry. How you rate against recognised Supply Chain Management practices. Which processes are critical to your business. Which processes are underperforming.

A world-class supply chain provides extensive business benefits when aligned to Best Practice, Quality, Service and Cost, which drive increased customer and shareholder value. The Supply Chain Maturity Assessment

(SCMA) rapidly identifies the gaps within your current supply chain processes, compared to recognised process standards, and identifies opportunities for supply chain optimisation. To assess Supply Chains, Xelocity has developed a best practice assessment tool, capturing internationally recognised Supply Chain Management process standards.

Overview Xelocity understands the varied needs of its customers. There can be many reasons as to why companies may not be able to commit to a 17-week Supply Chain Excellence Programme engagement, these may include: the need for faster results, a lack of expendable resources over long periods of time, or simply the length of time itself. The Accelerated Improvements Programme delivers:

Targeted "Pain Points" / Areas for Improvement 5-week duration Quick Delivery

High Level Tasks The Accelerated Improvements Programme covers a number of high-level tasks, these include: Kick Off Meeting -Training & Education. Resourcing requirements. Planning & Project Charter e.g. scope, project team roles & responsibilities etc Data definition and availability. Balanced SCORcard - Define benchmarking target companies/industries. Compare Actual performance against Parity benchmark. Perform CHIP Analysis.

Defect Analysis (Defect) - Quantification of major issue areas from the SCORcard metrics. What are the major causes of poor performance? What parts of the business are creating the issues? Disconnect Analysis (Disc) - A series of brainstorming sessions to further pinpoint areas of concern. Derivation of problem statements. Cause and Effect analysis . Project definition. Best Practice (BP) - From the previous work, define two key areas to focus on (Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Return, Enable) Perform best practice assessment on these selected areas using the CSCMP assessment tool. Review and Present (Review) - Review all the outputs from the process so far. Compile a list of potential projects. Prioritise the projects in terms of impact and cost to the company. For the top 5 projects define:. Scope and timeframe. High level estimated costs and benefits. Outcomes and Deliverables

Completed Balanced SCORcard Competitive requirements (CHIP) Potential performance opportunity gap Targeted Best Practice assessment Prioritisation of potential projects and benefits Teams and individual project approaches defined.

Overview Xelocity understands the varied needs of its customers. There can be many reasons as to why companies may not be able to commit to a 17-week Supply Chain Excellence Programme engagement, these may include: the need for faster results, a lack of expendable resources over long periods of time, or simply the length of time itself.

The Accelerated Improvements Programme delivers:

Targeted "Pain Points" / Areas for Improvement 5-week duration Quick Delivery

High Level Tasks The Accelerated Improvements Programme covers a number of high-level tasks, these include: Kick Off Meeting -Training & Education. Resourcing requirements. Planning & Project Charter e.g. scope, project team roles & responsibilities etc Data definition and availability. Balanced SCORcard - Define benchmarking target companies/industries. Compare Actual performance against Parity benchmark. Perform CHIP Analysis. Defect Analysis (Defect) - Quantification of major issue areas from the SCORcard metrics. What are the major causes of poor performance? What parts of the business are creating the issues? Disconnect Analysis (Disc) - A series of brainstorming sessions to further pinpoint areas of concern. Derivation of problem statements. Cause and Effect analysis . Project definition. Best Practice (BP) - From the previous work, define two key areas to focus on (Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Return, Enable) Perform best practice assessment on these selected areas using the CSCMP assessment tool. Review and Present (Review) - Review all the outputs from the process so far. Compile a list of potential projects. Prioritise the projects in terms of impact and cost to the company. For the top 5 projects define:. Scope and timeframe. High level estimated costs and benefits. Outcomes and Deliverables

Completed Balanced SCORcard

Competitive requirements (CHIP) Potential performance opportunity gap Targeted Best Practice assessment Prioritisation of potential projects and benefits Teams and individual project approaches defined.

Overview Making the right strategic and operational decisions - and then being able to execute them quickly and efficiently is a key factor in determining a company's future success. But deciding what to do and then having the skills to execute successfully is rarely a straightforward task. With over 18 years of experience, Xelocity has developed a great store of expertise in Supply Chain Excellence Implementation. Our approach starts with helping clients to validate decisions and determine the resulting outcomes. Then we define the right actions and necessary tools to achieve the desired outcomes before moving to execute the plan in a fast and efficient manner. Rather than dominating the process, we prefer to act for our client as their trusted advisor, helping them to define their business requirements and safely leading them through the minefield of system selection and implementation. We ensure that the solution fully and accurately addresses the problem and that the returns are realised. At Xelocity we have particular expertise in the following areas:

Sales and Operations Planning Data Quality Management Logistics Planning Procurement

Inventory Optimisation

70% of ERP implementations fail (www.infoworld.com). Its a fact. Though, it would be all too easy to turn around and blame the vendor for poor ROIs, it is at operation level where breakdown begin. A successful implementation comes down to an issue of combining preparation, usage and strategy. No one ever said ERPs were designed to be out of the box, logical systems. For this reason, it becomes so necessary to source experienced experts to handle such delicate procedures. With 15 years of experience, Xelocity uses its proven methodology to ensure your ERP will support the business processes that support your companys strategic opportunities. Preparation Aligning a strategic alignment to your companys goals is a crucial element of preparation. In Xelocity, such strategy planning is a result of a Value Chain Excellence or similar Maturity Assessment consulting engagements allow companies to find a competitive advantage among their opponents. Once these key strategies are established, the processes to support these are identified. Method Xelocitys team of knowledgeable and experienced members defines five key stages an ERP implementation must undergo. They are:

Business Analysis Phase: defines where the future target lies and builds requirements for the ERP system. Gap Fit Analysis: Assesses the selected processes in search for disconnects Conference Room Pilot (CRP): Configures and customises the data set-up. Allows proof of concept to approve business needs are met. Cut-over Planning- Training, Data conversions/cleansing. Go Live.

Implementation Excellence Methodology + Software Knowledge + Process = Success. Xelocitys certainty and proven success lies in a combination of the right people who have fluent knowledge in the software, best practice processes, goal alignment and benefits realisation.

Overview Making serious decisions is tough business. This is especially true when your supply chain becomes increasingly more complex. In face of todays fierce competition, companies can no longer rely on instincts; they require rational guidance to reach informed planning decisions. Many companies struggle with making sense of the oceans of data constantly generated from operational transactions and market fluctuations. In many cases, this situation is aggravated by the ubiquitous use of information technologies,. In todays world, the fluid market status and your complex processes combined make keeping track of your objectives and actions increasingly demanding. In many companies, strategic objectives fall short of materializing, and never pans out to realize the full potential. The world is connected; so is your business. Planning at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels is never separated. The most value is realized by integrating your strategic visions, based on demand patterns, into tactical plans that are actualized via operational scheduling. At Xelocity, we fully understand this power of integration. By taking a systemic approach, we are able to examine, model, and optimize your supply chain across different levels, strategic, tactical, and operational. This is facilitated by an integrated adoption of Oracles Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) programs, the compatibility of which creates the best-in-class solution for your decision support needs.

At Xelocity, we help you with those decisions. The APS/Supply Chain Planning team uses the state-of-the-art technologies to provide you with the right information to support your decision-making. Overview Now in use by major multinationals across the globe, ProcessWizard is a powerful new tool that brings static business process frameworks to life - and then puts them to work in your business. Without requiring an army of external consultants, ProcessWizard enables the rapid development of a clear business transformation roadmap. ProcessWizard is the quickest way to empower your team and the easiest means of capturing the intellectual capital resulting from the project in a robust and reusable format. Projects that utilise ProcessWizard are typically completed in a quarter of the time and deliver twice the value compared to other means. Purpose ProcessWizard has been designed to be used by people who need to get a job done and deliver results - be they business leaders, project managers, business analysts or consultants. Designed to support and fast-track business transformation projects, ProcessWizard complements project methodologies like Supply Chain Excellence. ProcessWizard allows you to capture your analysis in a packaged, robust and reusable business improvement framework. It also provides a high level of reliability and predictability with respect to project duration, cost and benefits. What does ProcessWizard Offer? ProcessWizard enables an end-to-end process transformation journey:

Easily defines process templates, ensuring modelling consistency across the organisation. Facilitates enterprise-wide adoption of business process management. Captures employee experience, knowledge and skills - the intellectual capital of your business.

Empowers employees and businesses to achieve "best practice" business performance. Clearly defines technology solution needs based on the strategic and operational requirements of the business.

A Complete Solution The Best "People + Process + Technology" Solution Designed to support and fast-track business transformation projects, ProcessWizard complements many process management methodologies. Specifically, ProcessWizard has been integrated with the "Supply Chain Excellence" methodology as documented by Peter Bolstorff of SCE Limited. Supply Chain Excellence is a step-by-step guide through the business process project lifecycle and has recently been extended and subsequently renamed "Value Chain Excellence". Combining ProcessWizard and Supply Chain Excellence with our team of results-focused consultants - all with industry expertise - represents an unbeatable and complete solution. Training and Support In order for you to maximise the value from your software investment, you need the highest standards of training and support. Our goal is to deliver the most effective transfer of knowledge and expertise. To that end, our team provides extensive training options, either "on-site", or at one of our own facilities. We pride ourselves on the quality of our after-sales product training and support. Our instructors are not just experts in the software - they also have a full comprehension of the in-built process frameworks and their application to real projects. Our training not only covers the features and functionality of the software, it also contains real-life examples of how customers have leveraged the software to maximise their return. Our Software Support Centre constantly achieves the highest standards of customer service and responsiveness. As you'd expect, our web-enabled system ensures a seamless and efficient process. For more information on our full range of professional services, please contact us at services@process-wizard.com

Installation Requirements (Base System) The minimum installation requirements for the system are a 700 megahertz Pentium 4 processor running Windows XP or Windows 2000 with approximately 100 megabytes of free disk space and 256 megabytes of memory. For improved performance we recommend Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000 Professional on 1.8 gigahertz or higher, running at least 512 megabytes of memory. Installation Requirements (Enterprise System) For workstations the same considerations as the base system apply. The enterprise database can be contained in a Microsoft SQL Server database (version 7 and above). Connections to the Enterprise database use ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) through native drivers or ODBC. The system has specifically been tested with Microsoft Access and Microsoft SQL Server. Other databases will follow shortly. Development Language ProcessWizard has been written using Visual Basic for the framework and front-end navigation with some routines in C++ for added efficiency. Common third party libraries and controls have been included where appropriate.