The Supply Chain Differentiation Guide

A: Conception of the supply chain guideline: Introduction.- Why do we need a SCD guideline?.- Supply chain assessments.- Principles and advantages of the supply chain differentiation approach.- Structure of SCD-Guide.- Scalability of the approach.- Morphological box for SCD.- Example cases.- Challenges of an application of the supply chain assessment.-  B: Description of TO-BE supply chain: SCD-Guide preparation: Internal analysis: company strategy.- External analysis: company and environment.- Summary of strategic internal and external analysis.- Application example and possible output.- CM 1: Customer segmentation and supply chain strategy.- Goals of content module 1.- Customer requirements and segmentation.- Assignment of supply chain strategies to customer segments.- Application example of SCD-Guide CM1b and possible output.- CM 2: Manufacturing strategy and supply chain management.- Goals of content module 2.- Product modularization.- Modularization and decision of real net output ratio.- Alternative to modularization: the formation of material groups.- Manufacturing strategies.- Manufacturing strategies and supply chain strategies.- Supply chain strategies and customer order decoupling point.- Application example of SCD-Guide CM2.- CM 3.- Goals of content module 3.- Buyer-supplier relationships .- Implications of buyer-supplier relationships on the sourcing procedure.- Supplier management and supply chain strategies.- Alternative approach to managing suppliers: The ABC analysis.- Application example of SCD-Guide CM 3.- CM 4.- Goals of content module 4.- Producing internationally.- Implications of the manufacturing strategies on the supply chain processes.- Supply chain processes in a differentiated supply chain context - The Dell case.- Application example of SCD-Guide CM4 and possible output.- CM 5: Supply chain governance.- Goals of content module 5.- Supply chain governance structure.- Information sharing in supply chains.- Application example of SCD-Guide CM5 and possible output.- CM 6: Supporting activities – project management and human resource.- Goals of content module 6.- Supply chain project management.- Human resources in supply chain management.- The role of human resource management (HRM) in supply chain management.- Application example of SCD-Guide CM6 and possible output.- C: Phase 2 to 5: From the AS-IS analysis...- Phase 2: Identification of AS-IS supply chain and analysis.- Goals of SCD-Phase 2.- Content Module 1a.- Content module 1b.- Content module 2.- Content module 3.- Content module 4.- Content module 5: Supply chain governance.- Content module 6.- Approach for key performance indicators selection.- Application example of SCD-Guide SCD-Phase 2 and possible output.- Phase 3: Supply chain gap analysis in the SCD-Guide.- Goals of SCD-Phase 3.- CM1: Customer segmentation and supply chain strategy.- CM2: Modularization and vertical range of manufacture.- CM3: Supplier segmentation and supply strategy.- CM4: Allocation of supply chain activities.- Functional supply chain processes.- CM5: Supply chain governance.- CM6: Supply chain project management and human resources perspective.- Collection of corrective actions.- Supply chain resources.- Application example of SCD-Guide SCD-Phase 3 and possible output.- Phase 4: Supply chain prioritization and selection of corrective actions.- Goals for SCD-Phase 4.- Prioritization procedure for corrective actions.- Step 1: Goal prioritization.- Step 2: Identification of corrective actions.- Step 3: Pre-selection of corrective actions.- Step 4: Evaluation and prioritization of corrective actions.- Application example of SCD-Guide SCD-Phase 4 and possible output.- Phase 5: Preparation of implementation of supply chain differentiation.- Goals for SCD-Phase 5.- Step 1: project conception.- Step 2: project specification.- Step 3: project planning.- Application example of SCD-Guide SCD-Phase 5 and possible output.