Supply Chain Planning Assessments

Take your demand/supply planning performance to the next level by engaging a Spinnaker Supply Chain Planning Assessment.

We’ll deliver a realistic evaluation of your current demand, supply, and inventory planning processes and tools, with recommendations for planning best practices. You’ll find quantifiable supply chain planning improvements you can leverage immediately to cut costs, enhance customer service and drive revenues.

The Spinnaker Supply Chain Planning Assessment team provides the benefits of deep expertise in best practices and leading supply chain planning technology, combined with a proven methodology. Not only do our supply chain planning consultants provide deep experience with best practices in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), but they also know how to get the most from applications like SAP SCM, Oracle/Demantra, JDA, Logility, Adexa and others.

Initially, the team will focus on understanding current supply chain operations and capabilities; from there, an assessment focuses on these primary objectives:

1. Identify the gaps between current supply chain performance and capabilities and best-in-class planning performance
2. Develop tailored recommendations to close the gaps based on best practices and company-specific requirements
3. Create the business case for the recommended planning improvements

The Spinnaker Planning Assessment Methodology helps ensure that we address the core planning activities that have the highest impact on cost, inventory and customer service. A Spinnaker Supply Chain Planning Assessment can provide a foundation for S&OP quick-hit initiatives and longer-range planning, as well as larger process and system performance improvement activities and planning software assessment and selection.

While the scope of an assessment will be determined by company need and priorities, a typical Spinnaker Supply Chain Planning Assessment includes:

• Demand Planning
• Network Design and Sourcing
• Capacity Planning
• Inventory Planning
• Supply Planning
• Order Promising

A Spinnaker Supply Chain Planning Assessment can help make your company’s supply chain a revenue driver. Contact us today to find out how.