Cost-efficient, service-oriented, sustainable, and resilient: with a new approach to value chain assessment we help you pave the way towards a best-in-class value chain.
A new approach towards value chain excellence
Rising global disruptions, growing pressure towards sustainable operating models, increasingly demanding customers, and continued cost pressure require a balanced design approach for value chains. Value chain excellence can be reached by focusing on the right set of performance drivers and by embedding it in every part of the value chain.
A comprehensive maturity assessment should be the foundation of your transformation initiatives. With a new approach that also considers the topics of sustainability and resilience, we help you benchmark your value chain and identify key improvement areas.
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What is value chain excellence?
We believe that today’s best-in-class value chains need to be balanced across several dimensions. Besides traditional optimization targets, new approaches need to be considered. Excellent value chains are:
Cost-efficient
Optimal end-to-end value chain cost
Service-oriented
Clear customer focus aligned with business strategy
Sustainable
Including environmental and social targets
Resilient
Robust and flexible value chain design
How to reach value chain excellence?
Becoming excellent in every part of the value chain is a multilayered challenge. We see five important performance drivers for excellence throughout the whole value chain:
Differentiated
Purpose-driven segmentations along the value chain to keep the right focus
Tailored value chains to best meet underlying business requirements
Linking different strategies to different value chain segments
Transparent
End-to-end visibility on the right level of detail to enable robust decision-making
Structured ex-post data analytics and KPI measurement as basis for continuous improvement
What-if scenario analysis to increase value chain resilience
Automated
No-touch process automatization for basic and repetitive tasks (e.g., RPI)
Rule-based parameter setting and renewal throughout the supply chain
Alert generation with link to actions based on pre-defined thresholds
Data-driven
Fact-based decision-making instead of judgmental conclusions
Predictive and prescriptive analytics enabling data-driven decision-making
ML and AI-based approaches for advanced optimization
Customer-focused
Consequent focus on the fulfilment of customer needs
Seamless integration of customers into end-to-end value chain
Close collaboration between supply chain and commercial to include customer expectations
Which value chain dimensions to look at?
CAMELOT’s structured assessment approach takes an all-around view on your value chain performance – from strategy to digital enablement.
Strategy
Channel & customer strategy
Product & portfolio strategy
Asset & network strategy
Replenishment & production strategy
Sourcing & procurement strategy
Design & configuration
Network structure & configuration
Value streams & material flows
Buffer allocation & decoupling
Replenishment strategy
Parameter setting & renewal
Processes
Integrated business planning
Demand planning & forecasting
Supply & production planning
Supplier order management & execution
Customer order management & execution
Organization
Roles & responsibilities
Organizational structure & sizing
Target setting & KPIs
Meeting structure & communication
Culture & capabilities
Digital enablement
Digital vision & strategy
Digital mindset & maturity
System & tool architecture
Data quality & transparency
Analytical capabilities & applications
Markus Kuhl, Head of Value Chain Strategy & Performance, CAMELOT Management Consultants Robust and resilient value chains are the backbone and key value driver of each company and ultimately the prerequisite for future economic prosperity. The identification of current weaknesses and the clear focus on achieving value chain excellence is second to none to remain successful in an increasingly competitive environment.
CAMELOT links strategy to execution to make improvements real – based on superior practices in our core industries and strong innovations.
Leading practices for your industry
We leverage 25+ years of experience in improving value chain performance in our core industries. With blueprints, we guide quick value capture. Clients benefit from our strong track record in delivering cash, cost, and service improvements.
Linking strategy and execution
CAMELOT provides viable concepts that enable fast execution, a demonstrated capability to generate buy-in across the organization as well as proven approaches and organizational know-how to implement the strategy.
Data-driven value chain optimization
Our CAMELOT analyzer technologies enable fast opportunity detection. We offer proprietary CAMELOT solutions for superior value chain performance, and leverage partnerships with 3rd party innovators, e.g. in process mining.
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Markus Kuhl
Head of Value Chain Strategy & Performance
Following the vision of perfectly aligned digital value chains, Markus’ mission is to transform clients’ value chains from a cost driver into a real competitive advantage
