An optimal Supply Chain Network design for a business or industry involves arriving at a satisfactory design framework considering all elements such as product, market, process, technology, costs, external environment and factors and their impact besides evaluating alternate scenarios suiting specific business requirements. Supply Chain Network designs not only provide an operating framework for the entire business but they also examine the structure from strategic view point taking into account external influences, interdependencies of all processes and critically evaluate opportunities to maximize profitability.Supply Chain Network design is a strategic exercise and requires diligent program management from analysis, through to solution development and implementation. Successful projects can cut supply chain costs by up to 20% but require detailed planning and senior management support
ThinkLink can help you assess your supply chain network strategically. We help by providing insight, support development of practical and innovative solutions, and drive quantifiable results. ThinkLink's ethos is to work with clients as partners and create beneficial and transparent relationships. This helps us understand client requirements better and supports development of more effective solutions in a shorter timeframe.
We possess the local industry know-how, the right set of experts, and a wide variety of tools and ideas to help you sustain in the current competitive environment. Our network design methodology consists of the following different phases:
- Identifying customer requirements based on client discussions and process study
- Identifying and analyzing the current network and pin pointing gaps and improvement areas
- Designing network topologies and services that would cater to the customer needs
- Planning the detailed network implementation
- Creating Proof of concept by building pilots and prototypes
- Documenting the planned network design to facilitate a clear execution
- Implementing and verifying the network design
Our Network Design solutions involve the following key aspects
- Benchmarking, analysis and what-if scenarios
- Right number and capacity of facilities
- Balancing inventory and transportation with service
- Distribution strategy (example Central DC or regional DC?)
- Mode selection and analysis
- Merger and acquisition planning
- Customer service constraints
- Network facilities, transportation lanes, product supply and demand
- Costs and Business constraints
- Least cost flow of product through the network
- Detailed cost and flow information, graphical network analysis
