Outsourcing Supply Chain Management Case Study Example

Outsourcing Supply Chain Management Case Study Example

At FGS our experienced team of supply chain professionals will analyse your current materials supply chain process, manufacturing locations and distribution network.

With your tactical goals in mind we will then use our proprietary supply chain simulation software tool to finish the optimal setting of manufacturing / distribution sites based on regional differences in labour costs, geographical proximity to major markets, land costs, taxes and utilities.

We will then evaluate from amongst the various logistics strategies to complete the optimal balance between the requirements for higher end customer pleasure levels, performance improvements and implementation costs for you in
Outsourcing supply chain management function.

Business Challenges - Outsourcing supply chain management

As a world - famed consumer - digital brand leaders business expanded into multiple product produce, each of their products business units developed their own individual supply chain management strategies. Significant administration resources were accordingly required to manage multiple suppliers and oversee the product flow, materials supply chain management and istribution activity. Movement of materials beween multiple distribution nodes heavier increasing costs and complexity to the customers supply chain model. In this tortuous structure the bundling of products across product produce proved very difficult, with ever increasing distribution costs and abiding customer demands for better service a more efficient solution was required.

Outsourcing supply chain management - Client Requirements

* Impenetrable global supply chain distribution network with reduced overall costs

* Globally allying distribution management processes and systems

* Leveraging of logistics capabilities and costs across business units

* End - to - end product management, including cost, planning, wonder and delivery, from factory to customer

* Resourceful supply chain solution allowing ease of regional model and returns

* Turnkey supply chain management of materials by service provider

* Significant improvements in on - time delivery

Outsourcing supply chain management - FGS Solution

* Designed centralized distribution network regionally ( one locus in US, EU and Asia ) with minimum order turn around time to all major markets

* Global product planning and delivery

* Streamlined global processes with resembling reporting systems

* Turnkey outbound exaltation management from works to customer

* Management of multiple financial control and materials management models from SMI, consigned, customer - owned and FGS - owned

* Pliable IDL models in support of multiple business units

* On - movement, collaborative, activity - based efficiency programmes delivering equivalent improvements and driving down costs

Outsourcing supply chain management - Results

* Reduced global supply chain distribution nodes from 11 to 3

* Heavier on time delivery from low 90s to 99. 5 % resulting in another levels of end - customer satisfaction ratings

* Reduced invoicing activity by up to 65 % delivered significant savings in administration costs

* Management of multi - channel supply chain network which includes retail, distribution and direct to customer solutions

* Reduced register balancing between locations delivered other list increment, efficiencies, and visibility to product in all locations

* Utilization of FGS near pillar and off timber low cost facilities delivered a 20 % reduction in service costs

* Rapid positioning of material for spot promotions and specific configurations else by the elimination of inter - center transfers

* Consolidation of supply chain network delivered a 50 % reduction in the customers requirement for business unit administration support staff across all regions

Flextronics Global Services ( FGS ) is a adroit business unit of Flextronics and one of the most important global providers of post manufacturing supply chain logistics services. Our comprehensive suite of aftermarket services are fully optimized to the specific requirements of our customers operating within the computing, consumer digital, infrastructure, industrial, mobile and medical markets.

Our expansive global infrastructure consists of over 20 sites and 14, 000 employees strategically located across 17 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia where we excel at Outsourcing supply chain management services.