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Supply Chain Design 

Transform your supply chain and manufacturing operations with advanced, customized solutions designed to rapidly adapt to ever-evolving market demands. 

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LATEST INSIGHTS

Maine Pointe's Rapid Supply Chain Design and Real-Time Data Approach

In the fast-evolving business landscape, traditional supply chain optimization models are struggling to keep pace. The lengthy process from initial data gathering to final implementation means that strategies may be outdated before they're even put into action. Businesses today face urgent challenges such as fluctuating demand, rising costs and unexpected disruptions from global events, demanding a more agile and responsive approach to supply chain design.

Trigger and Rapid Response:

We begin by identifying the business need—whether for market expansion, product diversification or cost optimization—and rapidly respond to these triggers. This approach ensures that every step from the initial trigger to the final implementation is streamlined and efficient.

Dynamic Data Gathering:

Unlike traditional methods that rely on static, historical data, we leverage automated, real-time data collection from production, sales and logistics. This dynamic approach ensures that all data reflects the current market conditions, providing a comprehensive view that supports quick and informed decision-making.

Agile Model Building:

Using advanced algorithms and optimization techniques, we construct dynamic network models. These models can be adjusted in real time based on evolving data insights, allowing us to quickly evaluate multiple scenarios. This ensures that the supply chain design is optimal for current conditions and ready for quick adjustments as needed.
Accelerated Scenario Analysis:

By integrating real-time data, our scenario analysis is both faster and more relevant. We adjust variables like warehouse locations, transportation modes, and inventory policies on the fly, providing stakeholders with timely, actionable insights that reflect the latest market dynamics.

The Result: Optimized Agility and Strategic Value through Total Value Optimization™ 

Our innovative approach dramatically transforms the traditional supply chain design process, reducing the time from months to weeks and enhancing decision-making precision. By adopting a Supply Chain Digital Twin model, we ensure that your supply chain is not just optimized for today but is also adaptable for future changes. 

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Benefits

  • Boost Profitability: Cost reduction and improved efficiency enhance financial performance, mitigating disruptions and economic fluctuations.

  • Agile Operations: Real-time data enables quick responses and strategic decision-making, staying ahead of market changes.

  • Strategic Alignment: Optimizing for overall cost, cash, service and resilience, aligning operations with business goals, enhancing profitability.

  • Operational Efficiency: End-to-end optimization balances the market, improving service levels and efficiency.

  • Future-Proofing Growth: Preparing for future challenges turns the supply chain into a strategic asset, driving ongoing success and competitiveness.

Our Approach to Supply Chain & Operations Transformation:

Total Value Optimization (TVO)

We break through functional silos and take you to high performance

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Most supply chains operate in functional silos and struggle to keep pace in today’s rapidly changing world.

  1. We assess where you are today.
  2. Build a pragmatic ROI-driven improvement plan.
  3. Implement measurable sustainable change.

Our goal?

To help you deliver the greatest ethical value to customers and stakeholders at the lowest cost and risk to business. We call this Total Value Optimization.

How we work with you

Maine Pointe delivers compelling results

Analyze

Analyze

Our rapid insights and analysis provide a clear proof-of-claim study to demonstrate benefits, along with a jointly developed implementation roadmap outlining activities, timelines, and resources. We also deliver a financial business case that defines investment needs and expected returns.
Implement

Implement

We collaborate closely with your team to drive accelerated, measurable improvements in EBITDA, cash, resilience, and growth—backed by our unique guarantee. By aligning leadership nd operations with strategic goals, we enhance processes, teams, and behaviors to ensure lasting impact.
Sustain

Sustain

After engagement, we continue to drive value by periodically reviewing performance, providing training, and ensuring ongoing visibility through your Supply Chain Control Tower. We also conduct testing, inspection, and
certification programs to enhance resilience and compliance.
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Supply Chain Design Success Stories

Driving measurable and sustainable change

Sales & Ops Optimization Perspective Paper

 

This Maine Pointe Perspectives Paper is recommended reading for CEOs and PE executives who want to achieve S&OP excellence in their supply chain and includes.

It covers:

  • Six critical S&OP success factors
  • Key principals for S&OP implementation
  • Case studies demonstrating the benefits derived from successful S&OP implementation
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What Our Clients Say

Experience the difference

Improving Profitability, Cash, Resilience & Growth

The engagement generated significant measurable results, including transformational change, forward looking KPIs to predict the business, margin improvement, and value to customers and shareholders.

Brad Feldmann, CEO, Cubic

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Measurable improvement in EBITDA

The SGS Maine Pointe engagement helped us drive the highest level of revenue ever and drove measurable improvement in EBITDA through manufacturing rationalization and sourcing optimization.

Kirk Goins, CEO, Luminator Technology Group

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“TVO is the best approach we have seen to achieve integrated supply chain excellence in operations, logistics and procurement."


Paul Dittman PhD, Executive Director, Global Supply Chain Institute, University of Tennessee


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