Supply Chain Network Management

DECISIVE COMPETITIVE FACTOR: A STABLE SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK

Current crises have made clear just how fragile global supply chains are. Geopolitical risks, increased regulation, and cyber attacks that are becoming more and more sophisticated are just a few examples that will ensure pressure in the future.

Your contact person

Christian Ullrich Principal STAUFEN.AG Phone: + 49 173 1596134 E-Mail: c.ullrich@staufen.ag

Businesses that are closely networked with their suppliers and partners benefit from the exchange and strengthen their future viability.

Thomas Spiess
Senior Partner, Staufen.Inova AG

Will global networks that can be successfully managed still exist at all in the future?

The number of partners involved in value creation has increased immensely across all levels. Networking and complexity will therefore continue to increase. These days, competition no longer takes place between individual companies, but between entire networks. Yet the events of the recent past have shown that the networks are more fragile than we thought.

Managing increasingly complex value chains is becoming an important competitive factor. Those who are victorious are those networks with sufficient and agile customer orientation. This is why Staufen has developed an approach for modern supply chain network management.

Staufen Supply Chain Network Management Framework

Central goal: make the entire network and the cooperation between the individual network partners more responsive, robust and efficient and thus improve the performance of the network.

In a world of increasingly intense pressures and threats, integrated supply chain network risk management is becoming much more important. This includes visibility and active monitoring of every kind of risk, for all levels of care, for all stakeholders, and all intersections of the network.

You can find all terms and explanations about our SCNM Framework in our SCNM Glossary.

Stabilizing the network requires cross-functional work in four dimensions

To meet these requirements, supply chain network management focuses on four key dimensions: operating model, network design, information system, and planning & control.

1. Operating Model
A supply chain network must be managed, controlled and strategically developed across the board..

2. Network Design
Deals with the configuration of all the different players along the value chain – end-to-end.

3. Data & Digitalization
The IT systems as business enablers ensure efficiency and transparency in the network while managing digitalized processes, digital networking, and business intelligence.

4. Planning & Control
Is essentially tasked with supporting all components in the network with the appropriate planning processes and establishing effective controlling..

The goals of a consistent supply chain network management

Transparency on all network levels
Increase of delivery performance
Up-to-date data and data accessibility
Alternative scenarios for critical areas and processes
Implementation roadmap and prioritization of activity areas
Monitoring and control system

YOUR EXPERTS FOR Supply Chain Network Management

We would be happy to support you in optimizing supply chain processes, structures or networks. Our international network of companies in Europe, Asia and America allows us to flexibly and quickly implement customer and market-specific tasks on a global scale.

Your contact person

Christian Ullrich Principal STAUFEN.AG Phone: + 49 173 1596134 E-Mail: c.ullrich@staufen.ag

Your contact person

Thomas Spiess Partner STAUFEN.INOVA AG Phone: +41 4478 633 11 E-Mail: anfrage@staufen-inova.ch

Our partners in the field of supply chain network management

Founded in 2000, River Logic is a global leader in supply chain strategy and planning. Companies across a wide range of industries rely on River Logic to help them solve complex trade-off decisions and optimize key growth, profit, service and other objectives. River Logic’s technology is based on a Digital Planning Twin™ that helps companies evaluate a range of end-to-end scenarios easily, quickly and thoroughly. This is not just about optimizing the network design, but the entire value chain through to the product portfolio, sustainability targets and the financial impact in terms of profitability and ability to finance operations.

STAUFEN IS ONE OF THE BEST IN “PURCHASING AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT”.

This is the result of the renowned industry study “Best Management Consultants 2024” by brand eins and Statista.

Supply chains have long since become complex networks, so collaboration between network partners must be constructive, and the network itself must be designed to be responsive, robust, and efficient.

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Glossary

SCNM Glossary

Here you find all terms and explanations of the SCNM Framework.

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Global Footprint

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