Supply Chain Stakes

You are probably familiar with one of these situations.

Production Scheduling

• Anticipated and planned, but without results
• The end client may have a regular request, but my factory receives a variety of requests
• The factory doesn't deliver what was requested
• The Production is not steady
• The activity variations prevent the standardization of tasks
• Our production is proportioned for maximum capacity, but hardly reaches the anticipated goal
• Too much overtime in production

Client Logistics

• Our clients receive poor deliveries (delays, insufficient quantities or references)
• Our exceptional transportation costs have increased
• There are enormous difficulties in the event of shortages and a lot of inventory
• Our image is increasing in reputation with clients.
• It’s the client’s fault. The client is not reliable!
• The client’s method of making a request isn’t understood. Unlikely!

Supplier Logistics

• Your suppliers provide poor delivery (unsatisfactory demand rate, frequent production control breaks)
• No reactivity to needs, no flexibility
• Anyway, with this supplier nothing can be done.
• It is the suppliers’ fault. They are incompetent!

Internal Logistics

• Our logistical costs are really too high
• Too much manpower is used and there are too many structures for logistics management
• Our receiving docks are full and the shipping zones are unorganized
• The inventory is overstocked and there are no good references at this time
• It's also not always possible to find it!
• Anyway, there is too much inventory!

Let’s face it this is heard too often in factories. The PC&L organization and standard logistical procedures are the best resources for implementing physical and informational management and putting this situation under control.

The Supply Chain approach provides a regular system for:

• continuous store and delivery procedures
• production and stores at a Consistent level of efficiency
• controlled inventories that fulfill their role for proper placement and storage
• regular, frequent and standardized transportation lines (internal and external)