Active supply chain management can often be one of the last means to generate considerable growth for a company and can often lead to more flexible fix costs. Lean and effective supply chains are rare and thus a target for optimisation.
Solupro supports companies to manage their supply chains effectively. This results in improvements of key metrics such as inventory turnover.
Inter-cultural Alignment
An effective supply chain is among others based on common understanding of terms, conditions, and good practices. Especially in the international context, this can quickly become a challenge due to different languages and cultures. Different understandings or interpretations have often enough resulted...
Logistics Terms
The number of options available to draft a logistics agreement can quickly become overwhelming in the international context. As a result of that, logistics managers and subsequently also board members can be left with the uneasy feeling of not having agreed on the most favorable terms in the best case....
Market Overview
Identifying a relevant parts supplier in a different continent can be a daunting challenge. Numbers of companies have reported unsuccessful ventures and benefit forfeits due to insufficient market studies before settling an agreement with e.g. a supplier.
Solupro can provide a substantial benefit in...
Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Winning on the market requires flexibility and fast delivery. Management of fixed capital, liquidity, value adjustment, and delivery times can be challenging target conflicts.
Solupro is aware of the different aspects of these challenges based on the long-standing experience and offers support for...
Price Negotiation
The right price for a product generates benefits for the buyer and secures sustainable production at the seller. Settling for the right price can be a challenge especially in a cross-cultural setting. Frequently, insufficient understanding of business practices can lead to an non-optimal outcome of price...
Supplier Contracts
When drafting contractual agreements with suppliers a number of pitfalls are to be avoided. These may include specific handover terms, intellectual property, delivery provisions, quality standards, customs declaration details, and so on. Falling into one or several of these pitfalls may result in wrong,...
Supplier Identification
Which supplier should we choose for a delicate and highly specialized item? Can the supplier deliver the demanded quality on time and what are the associated risks and commitments? Especially in an international context, many organisations report difficulties in settling for the best supplier.
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Supplier Qualification and Audit
Especially with delicate products and specialized manufacturing, stringent supplier qualification and regular audits of the delivered quality are essential. The challenge reported by organisations consists in selecting the correct metrics and setting an effective audit and re-qualification schedule.
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