Triple A Supply Chain (Lee, 2004)
Fuente
Lee, H.L. (2004). The Triple-A Supply Chain. Harvard Business Review.
Concepto (de la presentacion Sesion 2)
Las mejores cadenas de suministro no solo son rapidas y rentables. Tambien son agiles y adaptables y garantizan que todos los intereses de sus companias esten alineados.
Enfoque tradicional: Speed + Efficiency Enfoque necesario: Agility + Adaptability + Alignment
Agility (Agilidad)
Objectives: Respond to short-term changes in demand or supply quickly; handle external disruptions smoothly.
Methods:
- Promote flow of information with suppliers and customers.
- Develop collaborative relationships with suppliers.
- Design for postponement.
- Build inventory buffers by maintaining a stockpile of inexpensive but key components.
- Have a dependable logistics system or partner.
- Draw up contingency plans and develop crisis management teams.
Alignment (Alineacion)
Objective: Create incentives for better performance.
Methods:
- Exchange information and knowledge freely with vendors and customers.
- Lay down roles, tasks, and responsibilities clearly for suppliers and customers.
- Equitably share risks, costs, and gains of improvement initiatives.
Adaptability (Adaptabilidad)
Objectives: Adjust supply chain’s design to meet structural shifts in markets; modify supply network to strategies, products, and technologies.
Methods:
- Monitor economies all over the world to spot new supply bases and markets.
- Use intermediaries to develop fresh suppliers and logistics infrastructure.
- Evaluate needs of ultimate consumers—not just immediate customers.
- Create flexible product designs.
- Determine where companies’ products stand in terms of technology cycles and product life cycles.
Donde aparece en el curso
- Sesion 2: Framework central de la clase sobre supply chains de alto rendimiento