• Does your demand, planning and forecasting meet your business needs?
• Could you be more efficient in your stock control, capacity planning and scheduling?

We offer practical advice and support to manufacturing companies of all sizes and sectors across Scotland. Together, we can focus on your supply chain and logistics processes that will meet present challenges and take advantage of the coming upturn.

Supply chain management identifies and eliminates waste as measured in time, inventory and cost across the supply chain.

The key to reducing cost is to analyse your current supply chain and identify what is driving in the first place.

Lean supply chain management could result in:

• Improved productivity
• Lower stock requirements
• Reduced time to market
• Improved customer service.

Collaborative supply chains

Manufacturers may be part of a supply chain, producing a component used with others to produce an end product, or they may be reliant upon a supply chain for the components to compete their own product.

Either way SMAS can help. If the company is part of the supply chain, SMAS practitioners can ensure the production line is operating to maximum efficiency and that orders are completed at the right time to the right standard and delivered to the customer in perfect condition. 

In the case of the company being the end user of the supply chain SMAS can assist manufacturers to put proactive and responsive supply chains in place.

Supply Chain 21 (SC21)

The future competitiveness of the Scottish aerospace, defence and marine industry depends on a lean and motivated supply chain. SC21 will help deliver increased competitiveness by lowering the costs of doing business.

SMAS is an approved training partner, with Robert Cowan of the SMAS team an accredited SC21 manufacturing excellence practitioner. By participating in SC21 you are positioning your company as a market leading company which is willing to develop long term relationships with your customers and suppliers. By applying SC21 principles, you will be able to improve your company's supply chain performance and reduce duplication.

Benefits for your company include:

• Reduced costs from supporting fewer audits, allowing you to offer the most competitive solution to your customer
• Remain competitive by being aware of the latest developments in the sector and understanding how the sector is changing

Find out how SMAS supported Castle Precision on their SC21 journey 

Contact us to find out about introducing supply chain management to your business.