HOW WE WORK: QUICK SCAN

IN-NOVA’S QUICK SCAN creates insights into necessary action fields, provides a set of solutions, and leads to an assessment of the improvement potentials. This results into a higher level of commitment towards the actions derived

The QUICK SCAN delivers an actionable program for improvement The IN-NOVA QUICK SCAN is a 2-3 weeks engagement which allows to generate a systematic overview, but also selective deep-dives on identified key issue areas. It consists of interviews, selective, focused process analysis, quantitative analysis, and a high-level IT performance analysis. • Interviews are conducted using the IN-NOVA Focus Interview technique, but here with a wider range of participants, if possible, also involving more operational levels. Topics and analysis of results is similar to the BUSINESS CHECK. But here, the interviews section is used to gain a deeper understanding of the market, and especially regarding shifts and changes in the market, and future requirements. • In the process analysis, the objective is to identify areas of non- performance, and also to generate insights on the root causes behind these performance problems. These interactive sessions are conducted with a team, composed of various functions along the supply chain, or involved with it. Ideally 6-8 participants, all with a good experience in the organization. The typical agenda will see the construction of the main process steps, the evaluation of strenths and improvement needs, and a joint assessment of key action areas. • In the QUICK SCAN we focus on two main processes, the order execution, and the new product introduction process. By analyzing these processes, we usually come across 80% of the key issues of the company. Other issues might reside in other areas, but are often also mentioned as side-strings of the discussions. As a resutl, we have a very good overview on collaboration, synchronization, and the level of excellence in each of the three value chain excellence dimensions. • The quantitative analysis is similar to the BUSINESS CHECK, but it goes in more detail, and also looks at additional topics like supplier and material complexity. A special focus area is the delivery intensity to customers as well as from suppliers, which generates valuable insights into current customer management practices. Another additional element is the check of inventory levels along the supply chain in a specific way, developed by IN- NOVA. • A systematic view on the current IT applications, their sophistication and completeness levels, and the data quality in the systems is a key element of the QUICK SCAN. And, of course, a user check regarding the suitability and completeness of the used solutions, but also an assessment of user capabilities regarding the functional knowledge of the tools, and the understanding of the impact of own actions on the entire supply chain. • All these insights are then casted into a comprehensive perspective on improvement needs of the company’s supply chain, and the embedding value chain. Focus is to understand the performance in the three excellence dimensions, the level of collaboration and synchronization, the quality and speed of the supporting IT-Enablers, and also individual, targeted improvement areas. • For this summary assessment, a set of leading practices is applied in a systematic way to generate individual profiles of improvement needs. These are mapped to the current and future market requirements, and also to the current, and the required, supply chain maturity. • As a result, the final presentation will show a systematic, actionable list of key issues and related solution types which all serve to enhance supply chain performance significantly. Due to the intensity of work, and the variety and significance of results, typically a phase follows afterwards to work with management on a prioritization, and the appropriate way forward. •