Consumer Goods Industry
Retailing, distribution, manufacturing and the supply chain that links them together have seen recent significant change. New sales channels, particularly web-based e-tailing, and the continuing drive for globalisation have placed increasing pressure on the consumer goods industry.
Consequently there has been a continuing drive to re-engineer consumer goods supply chains with the aim of establishing major efficiencies. This investment has affected strategies, structures, operations, and systems throughout retailing. However, whether supply chains are responsive enough to handle the continuing changes in markets and consumer demand is still questioned.
Our consultants help clients achieve closer end-to-end integration of their supply chains. The indications are that there will be even tighter linkages between suppliers, distributors and resellers and we have developed specialised services to achieve this, including:
- Competitive supply chain resilience(CSCR) – We identify key supply chain (and wider supply network) processes and classify them using a method that links with business strategy so that their vulnerability can be effectively identified and prioritised. Improvement projects and potential scenarios are established and an effective business case produced.
- Health check/review of IT processes and systems – Our consultants conduct an objective review of IT strategy, architecture and alignment to business efficiency and effectiveness including benchmarking against recognised standards of best practice.
- Delivering value from ERP – This service allows organisations to achieve the greatest return from their investment in ERP systems. Cornwell consultants help effect benefits at the adoption, realisation and optimisation phases leading to the identification and delivery of advantages beyond the original business case, achieving true ERP.
- Packaged software evaluation and selection – Cornwell is totally independent from all software and hardware vendors so our consultants are able to provide objective advice in the process of evaluating and selecting software packages for financials, purchasing and supply chain, and CRM.
- Enterprise content management – Emails, word documents and other unstructured information within organisations are increasingly used to communicate with suppliers and customers. Our enterprise content management service is designed to help organisations identify and implement solutions that let them improve productivity, support their staff and customers and manage the risks associated with incomplete or inconsistent information.
- Business/IT function outsourcing advice – We assess the business function outsourcing opportunity and examine the viability of forming an outsourcing relationship. Our consultants assist with the selection and implementation, including the structure of service level agreements, and provide help in subsequent management of the outsourcing arrangement. We also offer health checks and reviews of existing arrangements.
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