Identifying, prioritizing and executing business improvement opportunities across the full Value Chain (e.g., Supply Chain) is an effort which holds high strategic and financial rewards.

AIT Group uses a structured methodology and a variety of tools to derive this big picture level of understanding. Our approach is highly interactive and designed not only to create an understanding of the prioritized opportunity portfolio across the Value Chain, but is also designed to create the “bias for action” necessary for the organization to take the proper steps in the implementation phase. The combination of clearly defined project priorities together with an organization motivated to drive change is a proven equation for success.

Value Chain Transformation Methodology
AIT Group uses a three-phased methodology for helping our clients execute Value Chain (e.g., Supply Chain) transformation efforts within their business:

Phase 1: Framing & Scoping – this 1-2 week effort is designed to define the vision, goals, and scope of the effort, establish the analytical process, and build the team structure, roles and governance for the Analysis & Design phase.

Phase 2: Analysis & Design – this 7-8 week process rapidly engages the organization to develop detailed understanding of the current value chain and the improvement opportunities that exist. Conceptual to-be processes and operating models are developed and supported by a process simplification roadmap, deployment plan and business case. A time-phased implementation program is then developed summarizing the work streams required to most aggressively transform the value chain.

Phase 3: Implementation – the Implementation process is typically a time-phased effort involving multiple streams of work, multiple teams, and many project activities that require Lean, DFSS, Six Sigma, Innovation and Supply Chain skill sets. Detailed solutions are planned, piloted and implemented. The required policy, process, people and technology changes are executed, measured for success and made sustainable with proper controls so that improvement benefits are permanent.