Supply Chain

Supply Chain Development

Clients are today requesting evidence of performance from the whole supply chain when awarding contracts. This increase in demand has lead to greater emphasis being placed on supply chain integration, management and development. It may be seen as aspirational to transform a group of organisations, brought together to deliver a contract, into a winning supply chain may but we have evidence to prove that it is possible. This evolution draws upon a host of activities and here at 6ix Consulting we have utilised all of these including:

• Setting strategic vision and shared performance and improvement targets
• Supply Chain rationalisation
• Lean Construction techniques to ensure effective practices and processes and efficient methods
• Collaborative Working – aiming for the truly integrated, high performing team.
• Collaborative Design including Value Management, Value Engineering and Whole Life Costing.
• Collaborative Costing, including open book cost management, pain-gain sharing and Risk-Pot management.
• Plan-to-Protect / FMEA– risk management.
• The development and implementation of Supply Chain performance measurement processes incorporating weekly Supply Chain scoring systems, 360˚assessment and relationship assessment.
• Post project reviews to identify ‘lessons learnt’

Our Approach

We have been employed to develop supply chains for a wide range of organisations from private construction companies to housing associations and consortia. Our approach is consistent, working with a systems approach to identify understanding and improvement from those within the supply chain.

Our Performance

We have worked with supply chains across, England, Scotland and Wales and have developed and delivered bespoke projects to over 30 supply chains, drawing on available funding wherever possible. We are able to offer a range of skills and services to deliver improved performance as highlighted below.

• Quality: Up to 90% improvement
• Delivery: 30+% reduction in works completion time and 100% on-time predictability
• Customer Satisfaction: Up to 100%, and average over 95% consistently
• Cost: Bottom line improvements of between £0.4m to £10m per annum
• Contract awards based on supply chain performance not lowest cost