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