Supply Chain Benchmarking
13/07/2009
Supply chain benchmarking is used to compare the supply chain operations of one particular business with its competitors and with the market average or standard. Benchmarking the supply chain operations cane help to identify opportunities for improvement in their logistics operations.Supply chain benchmarking uses a variety of data types to generate performance benchmarks, industry surveys and annual reports.
A supply chain review can be combined with synthetic benchmarking, using modelling software. This method breaks each activity into its component parts and uses modelling techniques to estimate the performance standards that can be achieved for each part of the supply chain. The performance can then be calculated for the overall activity and compared to actual results, allowing gaps to be identified.
Benchmarking of the supply chain process is just the first step in performance improvement. Supply chain consultants such as Total Logistics work closely with clients, identifying actions to close the gaps between their current supply chain performance and best practice benchmarks, to develop world-class operations.
For more details on benchmarking your supply chain processes, visit www.total-logistics.eu.com
