CSCMP Process Standards

The CSCMP Process Standards provide a tool for quick self-assessment of generic processes and uses a process structure very similar to that of... 

SCOR is constmcted from the top down, starting with five broad processes at Level 1 PLAN, SOURCE, MAKE, DELIVER, and RETURN. Note The CSCMP Process Standards use the same processes.) These are broken down into smaller pieces at Levels 2 and 3- Levels 1, 2, and 3 portray processes that are common across industries. Level 4 and beyond are company specific, to be designed by each company to fulfill its strategies. Thus, these are not in SCOR. 

The preceding description of SCOR demonstrates its completeness. As discussed at the outset of this chapter, this is a tool that will find application by process designers when the time comes to prepare detail process designs. The process standards from the CSCMP support front-end assessment with an easy-to-use format. 

The CSCMP has produced its six-volume Supply Chain Management Process Standards. These standards closely follow the SCOR process structure with separate volumes about 50 pages in length for high-level processes that are identical to SCOR PLAN, SOURCE, MAKE, DELIVER, RETURN, and ENABLE. 

TABLE 23.2 Supply Chain Management Process Standards from the CSCMP... 

The CSCMP standards target users who want to quickly assess their supply chain practices, perhaps as a first cut at identifying needs for improvement. A user of these standards assesses where they stand on a 1 to 5 scale, ranging from Below Minimum to Best Practice. Because the process standards document what are already widely adopted practices, adopting these standards does not ensure improved competitive position. 

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