“ We need to evolve into this century and start doing planning using more modern tools ”
RANDY WILLIS VICE PRESIDENT OF SUPPLY CHAIN
ARXADA the way they do work and readjusted the way that they collaborate with other functions in the company .
“ As a result , we ’ re getting much better outcomes .”
Arxada defined the path to first quartile five chain capability by starting with a cross-functional strategy meeting in Basel , facilitated by Ernst and Young ( EY ).
“ We decided what we wanted to be when we grew up and what ‘ good ’ looks like for our particular company . Then based on that , we looked at where we are , where we want to be and did a gap analysis at the detailed level .”
This created 55 projects , to get from point A to point B . Arxada then put them in logical work streams .
“ We time phased them from urgent and important , to important but not as urgent . We built the path from here to there ,” said Willis .
In September 2022 , Arxada leadership and EY formed a team to reverse the trends and build sustainable capability to improve things .
“ We use EY ’ s supply chain practice to enable and accelerate our transformation and deliver results in weeks , not months . EY works well with our internal team and provides industry best practice . Insight helped build our multi-year roadmap and EY became our trusted advisors .
“ We openly discussed options regarding short-term priorities , developed the results-oriented organisation and closely
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