"Accelerating the deployment of supply chain strategies"

The Supply-Chain Council (SCC) has developed and endorsed the Supply Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR) as the cross-industry standard for supply chain management. The SCC:

• Is an independent, not-for-profit, global corporation
• Membership is open to all companies and organizations interested in applying and advancing state-of-the-art supply chain management systems and practices
  • Over 800 Company Members
  • Cross-industry representation
  • Chapters in Australia/New Zealand, Brazil, Europe, Japan, North America, and South East Asia - petitions for additional chapters pending
• Membership Composition:
  • 40% - Practitioners
  • 25% - Enabling Technology Providers
  • 20% - Consultants
  • 15% - Universities, Associations, Government Organizations

Information technology is heading in one direction, operations heads in a second direction while sales and design cuts their own trail. Progress in all areas is slow at best. Align strategies to:

• Present a united force to the competition
• Accelerate improvement initiatives
• Improve shareholder return

SCOR methodology uses the following approach:

• Establish your competitive landscape
• Determine areas needing improvement
• Resolve the material flow challenges
• Resolve the information and work flow challenges
• Implement in a phased, digestible fashion

SCOR theory is great but how does one actually apply it in an effective manner? Peter Bolstorff does a fantastic job of explaining how in his book, Supply Chain Excellence! (A Handbook for Dramatic Improvement Using the SCOR Model).