GRA Director and Procurement expert, Craig Millis, answers our questions on Procurement Strategy. Q: What is procurement strategy? A: Procurement strategy articulates how an organisation seeks to...
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GRA’s James Allt-Graham and Shanaka Jayasinghe, along with Allnex's (formerly Nuplex’s) Regional Supply Chain Manager, Brad Hurst, presented a case study to the 2017 SMART...
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For most manufacturers, retailers and distributors the performance of the supply chain drives the significant costs impacting upon the performance of the business. Despite this we regularly see...
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Performance measures are developed to track each individual facet of the organisation, which when used correctly, facilitate innovation and identify improvement opportunities. Do you wish you could...
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We really shouldn’t be having this conversation, however it is often the simple things that are neglected or taken for granted. Let’s start with a few questions and see if any of the...
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Testimonials
"After undertaking a broad diagnostic, GRA identified some great opportunities for our business. The GRA team worked effectively with management to prioritise the key areas of focus in terms of inventory reduction, freight cost optimisation, distribution network structure and broader organisational processes such as S&OP."
– Andrew Coventry, Catalyst Investment Managers Pty Ltd
Typical results
- 20-40% inventory investment reduction
- increased service levels ranging up to 99.9%
- 10%-15% reduction in supply chain operating costs
- 5%-20% spend management savings
- the ability to fund business initiatives from operating cash flow (OCF) improvements
- improved return on capital employed (ROCE)
- a minimum 3:1 ROI (10:1 to 30:1 typical)