Driving operational improvements at the Chinese manufacturing operation of an American multi-national, through the implementation of employee development programs and lean/six sigma initiatives. Male business…
Case Study
Implementing manufacturing and quality systems in China for Miller Coors
Helping Miller Coors develop a manufacturing process and quality system solution for an innovative product outside their firms traditional expertise, that was to be produced…
How we work: Being realistic is key to succeeding in our approach to business
Our approach
You want to know if developing a global manufacturing footprint and / or sourcing and supply chain strategy is worth your company’s time and effort?
The short answer is yes, but only if you come at it the right way. Your global supply chain solutions need to align with your business strategy if it’s going to work. It also needs to be realistic. Companies that succeed at global trade do three things well:
They set realistic financial goals;
They manage risks to strengthen those goals; and
They identify and navigate the professional, cultural, and strategic obstacles along the way.
With a solid plan and a clear vision of the task, your company can build and execute a successful global strategy. To do it, you need the right team with the right skills and a strong drive for results to provide a real positive impact on your bottom line.
From strategy through to implementation, MPKi has the experience, track record, and global reach, through our qualified expert network of consultants, to help you realize the potential of globalization, and grow your business.
The MPKi leadership team has hundreds of projects under their belt and we understand the needs of businesses, the key to effective and diverse global footprint, sourcing and supply chain management solutions, and the markets and products that provide the best opportunities for our clients.
By collaborating with us, you can revitalize your global strategy and supply chain approach and grow your bottom line.
Don’t go it alone
60%
According to our own survey in early 2023, 60% of businesses said their global trade and supply chain strategy met or exceeded their expectations
40%
The 40% who didn’t, said they underestimated the skills and resources they’d need, or they didn’t have a capability outsourcing plan in place to support their global strategy. Much of this was driven by the high levels of qualified and
experienced staff who resigned during or post covid.
Our five principles of global manufacturing footprint, sourcing and supply chain success
01 / Identify the best strategy that delivers success
Develop strategies that provide our clients with the best options to deliver long-term success. We also keep our finger on the pulse, so we can hit the ground running and deliver short-term success.
02 / Leverage the MPKI global network
Identify and draw on the right people in our MPKi global network, to quickly scale up our efforts, enable localized management, and add to our expertise.
03 / Build a solid business case and implement plan
Create a cost and risk profile for our client’s options, so they can make informed and confident supply, trade, and investment decisions.
04 / Track all project variables
Continuously track, evaluate, and communicate project activities and outcomes, so projects and teams stay on track.
05 / Work with the right people
Engage trusted and proven global, as well as local, service providers, and partners, to guide and support our clients.
Risk management
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
—George S. Patton
Risk management is a key element of every global related project and associated supply chain strategy.
The rapid globalization of supply chains has made them vulnerable to disruptions such as economic unrest, trade disputes, demand fluctuations, and/or natural or man-made disasters, with potentially damaging long- and short-term impacts on business. If nothing else, Covid certainly taught us that.
Businesses need resilient global networks and supply chains to minimize the negative impacts of disruptions on revenues, costs, and customers. Effective risk management is the key to building effective global trade and supply chains.
MPKi’s experts help clients proactively assess, prioritize, mitigate, and manage risk, to improve business results and ensure supply continuity.
We use a holistic five-step approach to build a custom risk management solution for your business:
Map supply chain networks, identify risks and potential impact.
Develop an organizational risk management strategy.
Create outcome-based contingency plans to manage. risk
Implement risk mitigation plans, as needed.
Measure impact of mitigation, and adapt strategy.
You can focus on growing your business, secure in the knowledge that you’ve got the strategy and capability to manage disruption when it happens.
Our three-phase approach
Our three-phase program ensures we’re doing the right work, at the right time; so every program and project implementation runs smoothly.
Phase 01
Strategy & planning
We assess the risk profile and economic opportunity for each program and build a business case for success.
Phase 02
Project execution
We break a program down into smaller blocks of projects, prioritize and shortlist objectives, and then develop the action plan to execute those agreed-upon objectives.
Phase 03
Manage the solution
We help clients integrate new global suppliers, and outsourced service partners, into their supply chain, and align them with the order-to-delivery process. Then we optimize the supply chain through ongoing management of the new solution to ensure success and to realize greater efficiencies.
About our team
Everyone listed here has a unique role to play in the development and success of MPKi and its clients; and each and every one of them brings their passion and extensive global expertise to us and—more importantly—to you, our clients.
Meet the leadership
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