Supply Chain Research

Spinnaker’s Research perspective is based on years of experience helping leading companies improve their supply chain performance.

NEW! Building a Best-in-Class Supply Chain Planning Framework

Part One of a new series of White Papers brought to you by Spinnaker. Learn how to develop a competitive advantage through world-class supply chain planning capabilities.

A Simple Model for Becoming More Demand Driven in Your Supply Chain

Today, the customer is king. Consumers today have many options to choose from.  When supply chain planning and execution are responsive to true customer demand, the cost savings and customer service improvements add up to positive bottom-line results.  This white paper describes the five key capabilities companies need to implement to become more demand driven.

An Introduction to Advanced Planning and Scheduling Systems

In leading supply chain companies, Advanced Planning and Scheduling systems provide the backbone for supply chain planning activities by providing powerful analytics and optimization to support business decision making. This white paper provides an introduction to these various modules and how they work together to optimize the end-to-end supply chain.

Boost Supply Chain Performance by Combining Advanced Planning and Lean Techniques

In today's dynamic business environment, improving supply chain performance holds many opportunities for competitive advantage. Alignment between Advanced Planning and Lean initiatives improves Planning and Execution outcomes, and boosts operational performance.

Cut Freight Costs Now

Bring your transportation budget under control by going back to basics: Demonstrate your commitment to corporate-wide cost management and you will also set up your organization to fully participate in the coming economic recovery.

Driving Revenue Growth Through Supply Chain Initiatives

Supply chain improvement initiatives traditionally focus on cost reductions and improving utilization of working capital, often overlooking opportunities to increase revenue as part of their supply chain initiative. This white paper discusses how companies can drive revenue growth through supply chain initiatives and presents several real-world examples of such projects.

Dynamic Collaborative, Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR)

Under CPFR, the retailer and manufacturer agree on a joint sales forecast and a joint order forecast. The joint sales forecast can drive production scheduling, distribution planning and store activity planning.

Getting the Most from Supply Chain Strategic Planning

It’s a common refrain, especially in today’s volatile economy – you have decided to “optimize” your supply chain but you do not know where to begin. Do you begin by looking at transportation or warehousing? What about inventory? Demand forecasting? Low-cost country sourcing? To achieve significant improvement in supply chain performance, a company must take a holistic approach to Strategic Planning.

Green Supply Chain & Sustainability

Looking for Practical steps you can take? Check out our award winning whitepaper on corporate responsibility, sustainability and practical efforts to make the Supply Chain more green.

How to Avoid Common Change Management Failures When Implementing S&OP

In this white paper we discuss common change management challenges we  encounter during S&OP initiatives and provide recommendations for simple and pragmatic strategies companies can follow to successfully  implement S&OP in their organization.

Introduction to Strategic Supply Chain Network Design

Analysts claim that 80% of supply chain cost is predetermined in the design of  the product and supply chain network. This paper shares best practices and potential pitfalls to consider in your supply chain design initiatives, gained from Spinnaker’s client experience in designing supply chain networks.

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