Basic push operation

The third step of the method consists of having supply chain directors identifying current and future states scores for their operations based on the definitions available in the maturity model which has 5 levels that were already described Level 1 - Basic Push Operation, Level 2 - Optimized Push Operation, Level 3 - Hybrid Push - Pull Operation, Level 4 - Advanced Pull Operation, Level 5 - Optimized Pull Operation. For instance, if the SC director, after reading the maturity model, believes that his operation is stiU in level 1 for current state, he should enter number one into the respective field of current state in the spreadsheet. 

In terms of overall performance considering the three DDSC components, each country of the CPG company analyzed is currently in a different stage - Brazil is very close to an optimized Push operation (level 2) while Uruguay and USA are close to a basic Push operation (level 1). 

When the desired future state in 1 year horizon is analyzed, Uruguay is the country that shows a strong objective to move closely to a hybrid Push-Pull operation (level 3). It can also be seen that USA operation has a clear focus to move from a basic Push operation (level 1) to an optimized Push operation Gevel 2), as illustrated in Fig. 7.6. 

Regarding Supply and Operations management, Brazil and Uruguay have similar current performance, in a transition from a basic (level 1) to an optimized push operation (level 2), while USA is close to a basic push operation (level 1), as shown in Fig. 7.8. For future performance, both Brazil and USA target to become an optimized Push operation (level 2), where senior management uses supply and... 

The last component of the DDSC is the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). In this area, as it can be seen in Fig. 7.9, both Uruguay and USA currently have a basic push operation (level 1), which can be translated as a lack of an organization culture that foster innovation. Brazil is already in an optimized push performance (level 2) regarding PLM. For future performance, all operations target to become an optimized Push-Pull (level 3), where PLM is implemented for both new product introduction and portfolio optimization. 

In this book, a framework was also developed to allow companies to assess their current state in light of demand driven supply chain concepts, and identify the desired future state in a 1 year horizon. The framework was applied to three supply chain operations of a CPG company in different countries as part of the methodology evaluation. Results indicated that one operation is currently close to an optimized push operation (level 2 out of 5), and the other two operations are close to a basic push operation (level 1 out of 5), revealing that there are clear opportunities to implement the demand driven supply chain concepts to move towards a more customer centric operation. 

The framework presented in this book was applied in different supply chain operations of a global CPG company to validate the methodology and formalize an action plan for these operations to be able to move towards a DDSC. The results of the assessment showed that two operations are currently close to a basic push level, and one is closed to an optimized push level, confirming that there are clear opportunities for those companies to improve their performance based on demand driven concepts. 

The NES2 software was developed using IBM Advanced BASIC. The software is menu-driven and allows the interviewer to choose the individual tasks that are presented at any one session. The software was designed to run on IBM PC-compatible hardware with a standard DOS operating system. Response inputs occur through a joystick with a pair of push-buttons.50... 

FIGURE 5 Basic configuration of expanded-bed column operation. Pump 2 pushes down the flow adaptor, pump I controls the upward flow of the sample and the various buffers. Valve VI is a four-way valve directing the flow to and from the column. 

The mechanism of the acid-catalyzed leaving group departure is probably concerted, with transition states 94 for the and 95 for the step, respectively. There is an increase in and with increasing basicity of the thiolate ion. This indicates the operation of an electronic push by the RS group, presumably because of developing resonance (96) in the transition state. From the slopes of plots of... 

Human error can be divided into the general categories of slips and mistakes [143, 144]. Basic to the difference is the concept of intention or desired action. A mistake is an error in the intention, that is, an error that occurs during the planning of an action. A slip, on the other hand, is an error in carrying out the intention. As an example, suppose an operator decides to push button A. If the operator instead pushes button B, then it would be called a slip because the action did not match the intention. If the operator pushed A (carries out the intention correctly), but it turns out that the intention was wrong, that is, button A should not have been pushed, then this is called a mistake. 

In the specific example provided in Fig. 6.3, the overall score for the country is 1.48, which is in the middle of a basic (level 1) to an optimized push level (level 2), and each component has the following scores Demand management (2.0), Supply Operations management (1.64) and Product Lifecycle management (1.22). 

---