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A Word About Dynamic Supply Chains: Delivering value through people
By
John Gattorna
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, gives an overview of what he calls Dynamic Alignment: the principle of matching changing customer needs and desires with different supply chain strategies.
Opening comments
One thing is for sure. We are going to have to radically change our ideas about the design and operation of enterprise supply chains if we are to break the shackles and get to the next level of operational and financial performance in the immediate year ahead. This is not an option; it is mandatory. In essence, the world has changed so much over the last 15 years that conventional methods are no longer sufficient. The world of markets has become much more volatile, and under such conditions the old assumptions no longer stand up to scrutiny.
The way forward is there for all to see. We must cast off all the denial and come to terms, finally, with the notion that it is people (and their behaviour) that drives supply chains. All others are just enablers. So it is necessary to look at the problem of designing and operating tomorrow’s supply chains by examining three areas of human activity along typical enterprise supply chains, and all enterprises have supply chains.
“We must re-interpret the marketplace, and look for ways to understand and codify what customers (and consumers) are telling us when they set out to buy products and services.”
1. We must re-interpret the marketplace, and look for ways to understand and codify what customers (and consumers) are telling us when they set out to buy products and services;
2. We must do likewise at the supply end of the channel, and look for new ways to understand the underlying capabilities and expectations of the suppliers we draw on for raw materials, components, sub-assemblies, and packaging;
3. And finally, we must learn much more about the internal cultural capability in our businesses, represented by the employees, management, and leadership.
If we are able to ‘align’ all three of the above described components of the supply chain, we will achieve a quantum improvement in bottom-line results through improved service levels and satisfaction at both ends of the supply chain, and lower cost-to-serve through improved internal configurations.
This article attempts to give you some idea of how all this can be achieved by drawing on various excerpts from the book itself. If you want more detail you will have to read the whole book, from cover to cover.
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The clear message is that customers, and customers alone, are the ultimate frame of reference when you are designing and operating enterprise supply chains. To convert the rhetor.
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1. Making the Shift to the Next-Generation Enterprise
(a multipart series)
Future of Work Enabler:
Flexible Value Chains
Enabling the flexibility to choose and source value
chain elements from anywhere — and change strategy
as the market demands — is a key component of the
future of work.
| FUTURE OF WORK
2. Executive Summary
It sounds so simple: Successful companies are effective at providing goods and services that their customers need, when and
where they want them. The collection of activities that makes
this possible — from the sourcing of raw materials to postdelivery service — are what we have historically called the
“value chain.”
The value chain
has become more
of a continuously
morphing value web.
2
FUTURE OF WORK
December 2013
However, for a variety of reasons, the “chain” as we know it is
increasingly becoming unlinked, sub-segmented and re-looped,
as chain segments are flexibly inserted or removed, previously
distinct links are melded into joined units, and links that were
previously at opposite ends of the chain meet for the first time.
The value chain, in other words, has become more of a continuously morphing value web.
Put less abstractly, value chain roles and activities that companies previously completed internally are now performed by
external providers that provide a competitive advantage in
speed, quality and cost. The reverse is also true; case in point
3. are retailers that may soon become pseudo-manufacturers
with the help of 3-D printing.
Meanwhile, processes that traditionally took place on-site —
such as order management, medical management, clinical
trial management and digital asset management — are moving
to the cloud. With better access to real-time data and more
fluid means of collaborating, upstream and downstream partners are working more closely than ever before. At the same
time, value chain participants such as distributors are taking
on new roles, such as assembling custom goods according to
consumer needs and desires. Whole new ecosystems are being established as erstwhile competitors, teaming as partners,
apply systems of engagement to virtually supply data-intensive
services such as logistics management to fend off upstarts and
embellish the value chain.
Perhaps most dramatically, the one-time last links of the chain
— customers — are starting to take a leading role in the flow of
events as their digital footsteps (what we call Code HalosTM)
resound ever more loudly on social media. (For more on this
topic, see our white paper, “Code Rules: A Playbook for Managing at the Crossroads.”) In addition to the customer insights
distilled from transactional systems of record, the unstructured
data generated by customers’ clicks, tweets, likes and posts is
increasingly being absorbed and analyzed by forward-thinking
enterprises to formulate inventory strategies and inform the
development of personalized, localized products and services.
An example is auto dealers and manufacturers, which are increasingly investigating how they can use Code Halos to monitor and pre-seed potential sales and improve consumer loyalty
through better ownership lifecycle management.
With globalization, heightened competition, faster morphing of
consumer behaviors and the spread of social, mobile, analytics
and cloud technologies (the SMAC StackTM) to measure demand
signals, companies can no longer operate by adhering to a rigid
and linear chain of events; nor can they afford to overlook the
potential of these technologies to unlock new levels of productivity and collaboration by breaking down obstacles to flexible
value chains.
FUTURE OF WORK ENABLER: FLEXIBLE VALUE CHAINS (A MULTIPART SERIES)
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4. The ability to perform value chain activities from the optimal
source — and the agility to quickly shift strategies and sources
when the situation demands — are separating the leading companies from the rest of the pack. Case in point, when the 2008
tsunami disrupted the Japanese supply of car manufacturers’
parts, U.S. and European automakers boosted production to
flood the market and give consumers immediate choices as
an alternative to waiting. The ability to take advantage of unforeseen disruption is now being incorporated into automotive
manufacturers’ strategies.
Community Interaction Model
Adopting a flexible value chain involves a range of considerations, such as alignment with business goals, a rethink of core
Innovation Model
Community Interaction Model
vs. context competencies, and technology and cultural readiness. However, there are many benefits to adopting a flexible
commercial model, as it supports how businesses need to operWorker Empowerment
Innovation Model
Community Interaction Model
ate today — and in the immediate future.
and Enablement
Flexible value chains are one of the eight enablers companies
Customer Empowerment
Innovation Model
Community when mapping Enablement
to consider Interaction Model and their journey of reinvention
for the new world of work, as described in our overview paper,
Commercial
Customer Empowerment
“Making the Shift toWorkerNext-Generation Enterprise.” In this
the Empowerment Model
Innovation Model
Flexibility
and EnablementCommunity Interaction Model and Enablement
installment, we will look at the many choices and considerations
businesses must make when remaking their value chain.
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6. Why A Flexible Value Chain is Essential
The value chain is a widely accepted model that describes a series of activities
connecting the supply side (sourcing, inbound logistics, manufacturing) with the
demand side (distribution, fulfillment, sales and marketing, customer service and
aftersales service). But today, value chains are increasingly globalized and virtualized, as companies break apart key business functions into a series of work
elements and strategically transform them into virtual capabilities that can be distributed geographically on-premise or delivered via the cloud.
Such value chain disaggregation opens new opportunities to leverage partners
around the world to lower costs, access new markets and more quickly respond to
changing market dynamics and more complex product and service requirements.
Seizing these opportunities means thinking creatively about who should perform
which elements of the value chain — as well as how and where those activities
should be performed — and enabling those elements to be quickly relocated as
market forces demand.
An example of the growing need for value chain agility is the trend among manufacturers to shift their global sourcing strategies from a “low-cost country sourcing”
perspective to one based on “best-cost country sourcing.” While many companies
moved their manufacturing operations offshore to lower their labor costs, the
revised thinking in some cases is to move supply closer to areas of high demand to
meet localized needs. Numerous factors are now being considered when it comes to
determining where value chain activities are performed, including commodity price
volatility, currency risks, quality adherance, rising labor costs, increased transportation prices, lead times and delivery cost,1 as well as product durability and
performance.
Lenovo, for instance, built a new manufacturing facility in North Carolina in 2013
to improve the efficiency and reliability of product delivery in the North American
market, in addition to providing custom product configurations.2 Another example
is General Electric, which relocated some of its appliance manufacturing from China
to Kentucky to be closer to centers of demand.3 These strategic decisions point less
to a generalized retrenching on domestic soil and more a desire to flexibly change
what gets done, and where, as marketplace conditions and customer demands
evolve. (For more on this topic, see our white paper, “The Future of U.S. Manufacturing: A Change Manifesto.”)
On the other end of the value chain, retailers are trying out new inventory
placement techniques, such as fulfilling orders from distribution centers or directly
from manufacturers, in order to create the appearance of “ubiquitous” inventory
(for more on this topic, see our white paper, “Manufacturers, Retailers Look to
Adaptive Supply Chains to Increase Revenue, Cap Costs, Boost Productivity”). This
is in response to consumers’ always-on capabilities, which is increasing their expectations for immediate response and empowering them to call the shots when it
comes to levels of service.
Steps Toward Flexibility
Since no two companies approach the marketplace in the same way, there are
as many ways to design the value chain as there are companies in the marketplace. Some businesses are already highly virtual, with the employee base mainly
geared around sales/marketing and R&D functions, while others have traditionally
performed most value chain activities in-house. For this reason, some companies
already have a headstart toward breaking apart their value chain elements.
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7. But no matter where the starting point is, moving to a flexible value chain involves
several choices and considerations, including the following:
• Aligning with business goals. The first question to ask when devising a more
flexible value chain is what the enterprise’s pain points are. Depending on the
business goals and priorities, organizations need to target different sections of
the value chain for disaggregation.
When upstream and downstream supply chain partners share
data on the movement of goods — as well as unstructured
data from social media on consumer preference patterns —
the data can be leveraged to model demand and regulate
supply, resulting in supply chain efficiencies both within the
four walls and across the extended value chain.
Here are three common business goals and an example of which value chain
segment should be targeted in order to achieve them:
>> Improving time to market: Forget next-day delivery — thanks to Amazon, the
new competitive edge is same-day delivery. In an Amazon-dominated world,
fast delivery of end products has become an essential for many types of companies. As a result, if time-to-market is a big competitive factor, companies
should consider positioning distribution, manufacturing and even logistics
hubs closer to customer demand.
In other cases, companies are breaking apart their one-size-fits-all supply
chains and creating customized ones for regional markets. The increased diversity in the supply chain increases their ability to move products among
supply chains as market conditions dictate, enabling them to reduce inventory costs while providing faster and more personalized service to customers.
>> Reducing costs: The three major cost factors used by most companies to
measure the effectiveness of their capital deployment are cost of goods sold
(COGS), transportation (freight costs) and inventory carrying costs (measure
by turns). Little wonder, then, that many companies approach cost-cutting by
finding ways to lower their inventory numbers. To do that, forward-thinking
companies are working to improve their collaboration capabilities with manufacturing, distribution and sales partners to gain more visibility into endto-end inventory levels and become more flexible about moving goods into
the areas of highest demand. When upstream and downstream supply chain
partners share data on the movement of goods — as well as unstructured
data from social media on consumer preference patterns — the data can be
leveraged to model demand and regulate supply, resulting in supply chain
efficiencies both within the four walls and across the extended value chain.
>> Innovating to produce new products and services: Innovation is a high pri-
ority for nearly every C-level executive. In a recent global survey of 311 executives, conducted by Forbes Insights and Cognizant Business Consulting,
almost three-quarters of respondents said they are under more pressure to
innovate. (See the full report, “Innovation Beyond the Four Walls.”) Increasingly, companies are working to reverse the flow of ideas for new products and
services, from company-to-customer, to customer-to-company. This is increas-
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8. ingly possible through social networks, online forums, collaboration platforms
and other mechanisms for gathering opinions, assessing sentiment and exchanging ideas. Starbucks, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble and others have led the
way in welcoming customers into the value chain.4
Even data from online forums and communities can be used to drive assortment and inventory planning in retail. For example, an online community of
health-conscious people might discuss their experiences with the latest model of a popular sneaker. The retailer and manufacturer can mine that data
for ideas on everything from inventory placement, to customer support, to
research and development.
• Differentiating core from context. Companies increasingly realize they cannot
“do it all” and, moreover, that they don’t need to do it all. The competitors that
are truly worrisome tend to be startups that seemingly appear out of nowhere
with an innovative product or service that captures the meme of the moment
by leveraging the digital footprints (or Code Halos) of customers, processes,
employees and other enterprises. Learning how to collect and analyze the data
from Code Halos — not to mention pouring it back into product development and
business strategy to arrive at a new way of doing business — is where companies
need to apply more of their resources. And they cannot do that when they’re also
trying to do everything else, from soup to nuts.
This is another reason why businesses are increasingly urged to assess the
building blocks of the enterprise and determine which functions are truly differentiating and offload the rest to trusted partners (see sidebar, next page). The
relevant building blocks have expanded beyond call centers and IT services, to
include elements of product development, marketing, sales, distribution/fulfillment, customer service, human resources, finance, legal and IT. Businesses need
to break down those functions into sub-functions and assess what makes them
“special.” Further, they need to determine whether any of these sub-functions
can be customized for the enterprise or deployed in an interchangeable manner.
Organizations can create a 2 x 2 matrix with four quadrants to categorize and
visualize their many functions and sub-functions and determine which action to
take (see Figure 2).
Pinpointing Value Chain Priorities
Interchangeability
Quadrant 1:
Quadrant 3:
Differentiating/specific
Non-differentiating/specific
Proposed action: Keep in-house;
focus on building knowledge.
Proposed action: Keep these functions
specific or convert them over time to
make them differentiating. Alternatively,
they can be untied and sourced through
a staff augmentation/source pool model.
Quadrant 2:
Quadrant 4:
Differentiating/interchangeable
Non-differentiating/interchangeable
Proposed action: Optimize IT
enablement and/or choose a
partner; focus on fit and excellence, not cost.
Proposed action: Outsource to
low-cost provider.
Differentiating
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9. Quick Take
Assessing Levels of Differentiation, Specificity
Determining which business functions are differentiating vs. non-differentiating is not a matter of sorting
out core capabilities or “what we are good at.” Non-differentiating functions are the activities and tasks that
must be performed well and might impact the P&L, but
superior execution of these activities will not impact
shareholder value.
Organizations can use the following supporting questions to identify whether a business function is differentiating:
• Do the activities and tasks performed by this function
make a direct contribution to increasing long-term
shareholder value?
• Does this function create a competitive advantage?
• Does the function enable the company to grow faster
than the market or maintain a high operating profit?
• For which already established and new capabilities is
the company known in the industry?
The following questions can identify whether a function
is specific, or non-interchangeable:
• Should
the activities and tasks in this function be
performed generically, or does the legal/statutory
environment require unique activities and tasks?
• Which
capabilities are unique to the company and
support its key differentiators?
• Which capabilities require customization and integration with other parts of the business?
• Which
capabilities could be identified as candidates
worth sourcing or “partnering?”
A good example for applying these questions is one of
the most commonly discussed functions in a company:
order management. Order management encompasses
the entire client order process, including taking, managing and executing the order through all channels (Web,
phone, mobile, in-store, etc.) and assigning orders to
appropriate modes of fulfillment.
Based on our experience, companies often believe their
order management process is a true differentiator — but
let’s take a closer look. Can order management impact
long-term shareholder value? Many respondents may
say, “Yes,” but when they widen the picture and compare
the impact of superior order management execution
with, for example, pricing management, BI/analytics
or customer solutions/servicing, they often change
their mind. In the overall context, order management
is indeed a very important supporting function, but
it almost never acts as a “leading” function. In fact,
many companies have started focusing on commoditizing order management functions since no incremental
value can be achieved by superior execution. The trend
to move contact center operations to a services provider
is a clear indicator of the supporting value of order
management.
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10. Quick Take
Demassifying the Medical Device Value Chain
We recently worked with a global medical device
company to support the divestiture of a complete line of
business. In general, a medical device company is very
similar to a traditional manufacturing company, as both
have a strong focus on reverse logistics, device servicing
and regulatory compliance. This makes for a complex
value chain.
We used the value chain approach described in this
paper to set up the divested company in the leanest
possible way. We identified all business functions that
were part of the new company and then led a facilitated series of exercises with the company’s executives
to determine the level of differentiation and specificity
of each function. Figure 3 illustrates the results of this
analysis.
So what does this analysis mean? A direct interpretation would be that all functions in Quadrant 4 (colored
yellow) could be handled by a low-cost service provider.
There may be discussions around the applicability of this
concept when it comes to patents and medical affairs
management, but nobody will argue with functions like
fulfillment execution, returns handling, billing/collections and payroll/benefits being supplied by a qualified
third-party.
Assigning Business Functions to Quadrants
Research &
Development
Customer Service,
Sales & Marketing
Product
Development
Strategy
Pricing Strategy
Idea Generation/
Research
Channel
Management
Competitor
Monitoring
Marketing
Execution
Patents
Medical Affairs
Management
Field Service
(Sales Execution)
Development
Execution
Contract
Management
Appeals Execution
Commissions
Management
Device Delivery
Implementation/
New Product
Introduction
Payer Relations
Post-Marketing/
Post-Approval
Studies
Scientific
Communication
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Quality &
Regulatory
Affairs
Safety & Risk
Management
Demand &
Supply Planning
Regulatory Affairs
Operations
Finance
Corporate
Strategy &
Planning
Planning,
Budgeting &
Forecasting
Tax & Treasury
Management
Performance
Management
Audit & Compliance
Management
Facilities
Management
Finance Reporting
Audit Management
Supplier
Management
Corporate
Functions
IT Strategy
SCM Strategy
Indirect
Procurement
Enterprise
Resource Planning
Order
Management
Patient Advocacy
After-Sales
Support
Clinical Trials/
Site Monitoring
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Reimbursement
Strategy
Call Center Operations
Clinical Affairs
Management
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Sales &
Customer Service
Strategy
Sales & Business
Analytics
Solutions/PLM/SLM
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Manufacturing &
Supply Chain
Compliance
Management
Complaints
Management
Corrective &
Preventive Actions
Manufacturing
Operations
Fulfillment
Execution
Consignment
Services
HR
Bonus Scheme
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HR Management
Legal
Legal Oversight
Device Servicing
Litigation
Management
Returns Handling
Intellectual
Property
Payroll & Benefits
Recruiting &
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Management
Time & Attendance
Billing &
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Financial
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11. • Establishing technology and cultural readiness. Smart companies will rewire
their IT infrastructure and strategically apply SMAC Stack technologies in order to
add flexibility to their value chain. One area of high importance is breaking down
the walls that exist between internal systems (particularly ERP, sales, inventory
and operations planning) and also enabling better data sharing between these
systems and those run by value chain partners. Doing so can result in a more
transparent and “platform” view of value chain activities, enabling better decision-making and improving time to market — the single biggest barrier to creating
a nimble company and competitive advantage. For instance, linking retailers’ POS
data with back-end planning and order management provides insights into what
is actually happening in real-time vs. relying on forecasts.
Organizations also need to create a way for unstructured data from the Web and
other digital channels (mobile and social media) to be integrated with structured
data from systems of record. Such data can provide insights on consumer trends,
brand sentiment and even service or quality problems. By applying analytics
to the combined data, insights and predictions can be sent to various value
chain stakeholders, whether in product development, customer service, quality
assurance or inventory replenishment.
An example is a tile manufacturer we worked with that historically had sold through
dealers. As part of its effort to create direct relationships with customers, it began
tracking customer behavior on its Web site. By analyzing this data, the manufacturer could identify the most popular SKUs and funnel this information back into its
inventory planning systems to ensure the most in-demand products will always be
in stock. The manufacturer expects an increase in revenue of 20% when this pilot
project goes into full implementation.
Such technology change naturally leads to culture change within the organization
for both business and technology leadership. For example, not only are internal constituents sometimes reluctant to make information available earlier than what they
are comfortable with, but external partners can also be wary of the sudden transparency involved with data sharing. Operational level agreements and service level
agreements are suddenly a critical part of creating collaborative success, which — if
done correctly — can become a competitive advantage for both parties.
Looking Forward
In an age of uncertainty and constant change — particularly the changes wrought
by unrelenting digitization — companies can no longer function via a linear set of
interlocked processes. The business leaders of tomorrow will be agile performers
that can quickly shift value chain strategies to optimize speed, quality and cost,
while taking advantage of fast-moving market opportunities throughout the world.
Such flexibility is possible when companies look at their value chains differently,
with an eye toward disaggregating the function being performed from who is doing
the work and from where the work is being done.
Most companies now realize it’s foolhardy to try and “do it all,” particularly with the
development of an innovation economy that requires them to build entirely new
competencies around understanding and applying customer, enterprise and process
Code Halos. By establishing a more flexible value chain that allows them to continuously shift work effectively within an ecosystem of partners, businesses can refocus
their efforts on what really matters for competitive differentiation.
What is more, agile sourcing of value chain elements will allow companies to quickly
adapt to the conditions they face in the business world today, as well as tomorrow.
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12. Footnotes
1
“Rejigging Manufacturing – Moving Supply Closer to Demand,” The Smart Cube, Dec. 15, 2012, http://www.thesmartcube.com/
insights/blog/blog-details/insights/2012/12/14/rejigging-manufacturing-moving-supply-closer-to-demand.
2
“Lenovo Announces Official Opening of U.S. Computer Manufacturing Line in North Carolina,” Lenovo press release, June 5,
2013, http://news.lenovo.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1691.
3
“Coming Home,” The Economist, Jan. 19, 2013, http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21569570-growing-numberamerican-companies-are-moving-their-manufacturing-back-united.
4
P&G Connect + Develop Web site, http://www.pgconnectdevelop.com/.
About the Authors
Jan Diederichsen is a Senior Director within Cognizant Business Consulting’s Strategic Services
Practice. Focused on IT and supply chain management strategy, Jan has worked with leading
companies on numerous transformation and integration initiatives. Over 16 years, he has worked with
20-plus companies on operational and IT due diligence initiatives and more than 30 companies on
strategic divestiture and PMI planning projects, leading several end-to-end post-merger integrations
and business transformation initiatives. Jan’s expertise spans the life sciences (medical devices, in
particular), retail, travel and transportation industries. He holds a BBA from GSBA Zurich (CH) and an
M.B.A. from University of Wales, Cardiff (UK). He can be reached at Jan.Diederichsen@cognizant.com.
Karl Swensen is an Assistant Vice President with Cognizant Business Consulting and leads
the store operations and supply chain practice. He has over 25 years of experience helping
companies implement change and growth strategies at both retailers and consumer products
companies globally from a strategic, business process, technology and human resources
standpoint. His work experience includes leadership positions at Oracle, Home Depot and
Kurt Salmon Associates. Karl has a Bachelor’s of Industrial Engineering degree from the
Georgia Institute of Technology. He can be reached at karl.swensen@cognizant.com
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LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/karl-swensen/0/713/242.
William (Bill) Cogdill is a Director and Consulting Partner within Cognizant’s Manufacturing and
Logistics Business Unit. He has over 40 years of marketing, operations and supply chain experience
and is part of the consulting leadership team responsible for setting strategic direction for solutions
that address client challenges. Bill can be reached at William.Cogdill@cognizant.com | Linkedin:
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