Getting something to point A is easy. Getting that something to all the other points you need, takes skill. Here's a few tips

1. Understanding Business and
Supply Chain Metrics
John Sloane, Resorts World Sentosa

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3.  Understand your efficiencies in your operations to enhance
productivity and hence returns
 Any activity that increases sales or reduces costs will
raise productivity, but it is important you do this in a
systematic and sustainable manner.

4.  What are the ways to increase productivity?
 Labour productivity – employee training, target setting
 Process productivity – review and streamline work processes
 Technological productivity – automation, investment in machineries,
reducing man hours.
 Product productivity – product innovations

5.  Supply Chain measurements or metrics help you to
understand how your company is operating over a given
period of time.

6.  Supply Chain measurements can cover many areas :
Procurement - leverage on vendor partnership,
analyze buying patterns to optimize purchases
Production - man-hours versus output; structuring
recipes
 Inventory/Warehousing/ Distribution - cost
efficiencies in stock keeping and distribution
Transportation – efficiencies in route planning and
loading capacity
Customer Service – getting it right the FIRST time

7.  Your Supply Chain is only as strong as its weakest link
 to focus on the key metrics in each area of your Supply Chain.
 Track your Metrics to view your performance over time, analyze
data to guide you on how to optimize your Supply Chain.
 Benchmark with other companies in similar industry to understand
your strengths, gaps and opportunities.
 Identify problem areas.

8.  Measurements alone are not the solution to your weak
areas
 Take corrective actions to improve the gaps, often process or
system improvements.
 Identify owners of each area of Supply Chain Measurements,
people or departments that are responsible for achieving an agreed
upon targets.
 Monitor Progress and results of action plan, fine tune till desired
results is achieved

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