Supply Chain Architecture – Why Good Design Matters”
Presented by James Anson
Co-Founder Aequus Consulting
12:00pm – 1:00pm ET, Tuesday 12^th September 2023
ASCM Greater North Jersey Virtual Meeting

This professional development meeting defines and explores supply chain process architecture. Process architecture is one of the most important foundations of supply chain effectiveness - It makes clear four of the most important drivers of supply chain performance: ownership and accountability, priorities, process and metrics. In this session we will understand the purpose of each of these and how they fit together to provide a firm foundation for good supply chain management practice.

Three key take-aways:

• An understanding of the four most important drivers of supply chain performance with examples.
• How these fit together to provide a good foundation for supply chain practices.
• What are some of the common supply chain issues and how they relate to the four drivers - questions and discussion with participants.
  
  

Keywords: design, process architecture, supply chain.

Design – a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. (Source: Wikipedia)

Process Architecture – the structural design of general process systems, defined as having inputs, outputs and the energy required to transform inputs to outputs. (Source: Wikipedia)

Supply Chain – a complex logistics system that consists of facilities that convert raw materials into finished goods which are later distributed to end consumers or end customers. (Source: Wikipedia)

Speaker Biography

Principal at Aequus Consulting and Board Member at Association of Business Process Management Professionals. 20 years plus experience in manufacturing, resources and logistics across a range of companies in USA, UK, Asia and Europe including Alcoa, Toyota and BHP.  Projects typically involve identifying and assessing priority areas for improvement, setting up and managing project teams of internal stakeholders and gaining commitment from management and the workforce. Qualifications include BSc (Monash University) and Graduate Diploma Applied Statistics with Distinction (RMIT).

https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-anson-77780912/

Agenda

12:00pm – Presentation
12:45pm – Q&A

This event is free and open to the public. Attendees will earn one point towards APICS certification maintenance.