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Supply Chain Improvement Programme (SCIP)

A structured and holistic approach to improving supply chain efficiency and developing a mutually beneficial partnership with suppliers and customers. A Project Action Team is formed comprising of senior managers from participating companies, who develop the practical techniques to put together and implement a supply chain action plan.  
As market pressures relentlessly force down prices, the search for significant cost reduction has to go beyond the immediate manufacturing area. The cost of day-to-day transactions between companies caused by poor communications, duplication of activities and adversarial “blame culture” represents a rich seam of opportunity for improved efficiency.

Research commissioned by MICE from Cardiff Business School’s Lean Enterprise Research Centres revealed that whilst most companies recognised the opportunity for supply chain savings, none had developed a strategy that enabled the changes in working practises to take place.

One of the key requirements of supply chain improvements is the commitment and involvement of the directors and senior managers. This ensures that the new practises and values developed by the Project Action Team are consistent with company strategy and performance measurement.

“This proves there are vastly significant gains to be made through supply chain thinking that no business can afford to ignore. Through the experience and expertise MICE brought to the project, we are now in a position to net savings of in excess of £1m each year within Corus’ plate mill – a major benefit to us - and we recognise the potential to apply these principles throughout our supplier and customer relationships.”

Andrew Page
Managing Director
Corus Construction & Industrial
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Current company case studies of Supply Chain activities