Do You Hear Echoes in the Supply Chain?

In 2008 and 2009, many companies took drastic measures to address the financial pressures their organizations were facing in the uncertain economic times. Specific to the supply chain, our professional consulting observed many companies taking actions that were not necessarily aligned with long-term business sustainability. For many, the sound of echoes may be all they now hear in supplier warehouses when seeking help in a rebounding economy.

Within our sustainability consulting, it is not uncommon to interface with business leaders who are unaware of the potential cost and business risk they may be incurring though short-term or misaligned supply chain activity.   While many organizations targeted the immediate value of inventory reduction, some of the more well known leading organizations acknowledge the risk of a strained supply chain in an eventual recovered market.

Economically driven business actions over the past two years may have permanently affected the direction of many supply chains. However, our professional consulting views the financial recovery as a new platform for more sustainable supply chain management.

•    Strategies designed and incorporate changes that will reduce process and transaction inefficiencies.

•    Integrated management system to enable sustainability as a key component of supply chain management.

•    Continuous improvement culture with sustainability engrained throughout a single supply chain performance scorecard.

•    Active stakeholders engagement program to determine the interests of key supply relationships.

At Taiga Company, our professional consulting encourages clients to recognize that the pursuit of business sustainability is a continuous long-term commitment. Determining the criteria that will move your organization along the business sustainability scale has become the focus of our sustainability consulting and many leading supply chain actions in the business world.