Supply Chain and Operations
B1’s Supply Chain and Operations (SC&O) team can help transform your business, improve operational efficiency, reconfigure your supply chain, and harness digital solutions.
The business landscape is changing almost daily, as are customer expectations.
We help companies adapt to change and optimize operations, enabling them to stay ahead of the competition.
years in the market
successful projects
professionals
OPERATIONS
INCREASING OUTPUT
- Building industry-specific bottleneck and capacity-leveling models
- Defining corporate KPIs and measures to achieve them
- Transforming the current governance model across business processes, personnel, IT and KPIs
COST REDUCTION
- Developing OPEX and CAPEX optimization programs
- Implementing pilot projects for key initiatives
- Building economic models to estimate the impact on EBITDA
IMPROVING LABOR PRODUCTIVITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY
- Conducting performance audits and benchmarking against national and international best practice
- Diagnosing the potential for reduction in labor input and FTE, implementing action plans
- Adapting industry headcount models
- Creating headcount management and planning systems
TRANSFORMING PRODUCTION AND SUPPORT FUNCTIONS AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL
- Comparing organizational performance against internal and external benchmarks
- Assessing the segregation of roles and responsibilities among business functions
- Drafting/updating internal guidelines and corporate bylaws
IMPLEMENTING LEAN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
- Production system maturity audits and their benchmarking against national and international best practice
- Designing and conceptualizing the company’s production system and setting EBITDA targets
- Implementing production system installation and deployment programs
STREAMLINING SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
Improving performance across:
- Logistics and transport
- Auxiliary production, etc.
SUPPLY CHAIN
Integrated planning
- Designing the target integrated planning process
- Automating the integrated planning process
Supply chain optimization
- Developing an optimal production and logistics structure
- Reducing lead times for raw materials and finished products
Category management
- Developing and implementing management principles for internally consumed services, materials and resources
- Reducing total ownership costs
Inventory optimization
- Assigning items to categories
- Improving inventory turnover
- Optimizing net working capital
Procurement optimization
- Enhancing procurement strategies and procedures
- Driving a competitive procurement process
- Performing complex procurement procedures
Digital solutions
- Implementing advanced supply-chain tools powered by Big Data and AI
- Designing bespoke solutions for a competitive supply chain (data collection, structuring and analysis)
OUR INDUSTRY REACH AND SELECTED CREDENTIALS
Energy
We help energy companies find innovative solutions in the new normal.
Mining & Metals
We offer ideas for successful business restructuring.
Advanced Manufacturing and Mobility
We help companies operate more effectively.
Transportation
We are ready to share our best practices and expertise.
Retail & Consumer Products, Agribusiness
We help explore, select and pursue ambitious strategies.
