the art of optimizing your supply chain

Insight Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Copy or Distribute. © 2015 Insight Direct USA, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Insight PresentationInsight’s Tagline Would Go Here Insight Presentation

The Art of Optimizing Your Supply Chain

An educational resource from Insight

Insight Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Copy or Distribute. © 2015 Insight Direct USA, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Insight Presentation

Who wins in the $10 billion supply chain industry? • Companies that align best with business processes

• Companies that deliver results in a way that “delights and amazes” users

This is a BIG job.So, how do we get there?


The Key to Supply Chain Intelligence

Optimization begins with data…

• Understanding the large volumes of data associated with supply chain management

• Knowing what IS and IS NOT important

• Building systems that deliver the data in a rapid and efficient manner


Applying Data to the Supply Chain• Having data is great, understanding and applying it effectively is

even better.

• Executive dashboards, focused on key metrics, are often effective.

• Reports can be mapped to KPIs across the organization, and there may be different dashboards for each department, functional role, etc.


Benefits of “The Dashboard”• Gives decision makers a way to monitor health • An “early warning system” that works• Enables course correction before problems morph into crises

Executive dashboards are a key part of intelligent technology – delivering understandable, actionable information.


Intelligence in Action: The IT Supply Chain • Information technology

demands a constant flow of new products and services, which all cost money.

• So, how do execs give business units what they want and need to stay competitive, while ensuring oversight and cost control?


Implementing a Holistic, Intelligent Supply Chain for IT• Develop a deep understanding of needs to give business units the

tools they need.– While keeping within specs established by IT

• Aggregate purchasing power, while being responsive and collaborative.

• Applying intelligent technology has the capability to transform the supply chain.


Benefits of the Intelligent Supply ChainTransformation means that:• What was once a cost center is now a source of competitive advantage

and driver of business value.• Executives stay informed AND in control.• Any organization, public or private, can benefit.


Insight – the Right Partner to Optimize Your Supply Chain

• Look for a partner with deep experience in the supply chain and related analytics.

• Look for a partner that understands how to “connect the dots” to your business goals.

• Look for a partner that can provide solutions with the latest technology to make your business run smarter.


Learn MoreTo understand how to make your supply chain more intelligent and

a source of real business value, visit: http://www.insight.com/us/en/why-insight.html

http://www.insight.com/us/en/why-insight.html

the art of optimizing your supply chain

Technology