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Supply Chain Audit

The Supply Chain Audit assesses your company's supply chain organization, processes, systems, and metrics versus industry best practices. It is based on extensive university research and is conducted by our Marketing & Logistics faculty who have extensive knowledge from both academia and industry that spans a broad cross section of industries.

Your deliverable is a comprehensive customized report with specific actionable recommendations that will improve the effectiveness of your company's supply chain, maximize value to your customers and positively impact your bottom line.

Methodology

• Deep Dive
  In-depth analysis of company data
• Comprehensive
  Two-day, on-site visit with all supply functions, support functions, and facilities
• Compare & Contrast
  Comprehensive analysis, evaluation and recommendations based on a comparison of industry best practices
• Quick Turn-Around-Time
  Initial recommendation within four weeks for on-site collaboration.  Final report follows shortly after and is formatted for presentation to senior management

Companies that have participated in our Supply Chain Audits include

• Cooper Tire
• Cummins Filtration
• Estee Lauder
• Johnson & Johnson
• Lockheed Martin
• Nissan
• Peerless Pump
• Radio Systems

Company Contribution

• Permission to publish the results with no confidential information revealed
• Permission to use your company's name as a participant in the benchmarking research

The cost of the audit consists of compensation for faculty and student time plus travel expenses. A discount is available for Forum Sponsors.

Consulting

The Marketing & Logistics Faculty complete consulting projects for corporate clients.

For more information, please refer to "Integrating Different Logistics Systems After Acquisitions" featured in the March 2008 edition of World Trade.