Supply Chain Journey | Process Improvement Applied to Siemens' Supply Chain

 

Rodrigo Luccatto, Process Manager Siemens, was one of the professionals invited to speak at the event Supply Chain Journey, promoted by Live University, from Inbrasc.

His lecture took place on Monday, July 20, and addressed the topic: “Process improvement applied in the Siemens supply chain".

During the conversation, the guest had the opportunity to talk about the challenges of supply management and the opportunities that Siemens found to bring excellence to its operations, in addition to better serving the market.

Luccatto has 28 years of professional experience and has faced many challenges in Project Management, Process Management and Improvement, and Application of Business Management Tools. In addition, he has been working in leadership positions for over 15 years.

Check out now a summary with some points covered during the lecture.

 

Process Improvement Applied in Siemens Supply Chain

Dividing to better serve the market

Since 2019, Siemens Brazil has been undergoing some changes, dividing itself into large business verticals to become a group of companies focused on strategies (Mobility, Renewable Energy and Healthineers), in Operação (Siemens Energy, Smart Infrastructure and Digital Industries) and services (Financial Services, Global Business Services and Real Estate Services).

The purpose behind this division is to reach and serve several market fronts with excellence and readiness. Siemens is a large German multinational company and, as in many companies of this size, it is a challenge to control and meet all market demands.

By defining business verticals, it becomes easier to manage and meet demands quickly.

 

Unit focused on seeking new business

Siemens has a unit focused on finding new business called Next 47, which works like an investment fund in Silicon Valley, USA.

In this project, Siemens seeks to invest, help create or leverage new businesses that offer technologies that are beneficial to society, with the possibility of incorporating these new startups into its operations in the future.

The project helps to drive innovation and digitalization within the company.

 

Siemens' process area

Siemens has always had areas focused on process improvements, but each of them had different objectives. In 2016, the creation of RPO (Regional Process Office), which aims to improve the processes of all Siemens companies around the world.

This project allowed a detailed view of all branches and areas in detail, seeking opportunities for improvements to reduce costs and increase the quality of processes, in addition to bringing innovation and automation to the teams.

RPO Brazil evaluates the areas' processes as follows:

  • Step 1 – Diagnosis: understand how the area works, the difficulties and needs it has.
  • Step 2 – Work Proposal: The proposal is always made according to the needs of each area, seeking to bring the best market practices.
  • Step 3 – Implementation of the project and measurement of results for 1 year.

To facilitate these steps, Siemens involves employees in the change process, aiming to eliminate resistance among professionals, making them feel part of the business so that they can better accept the new way of working.

 

Improving the supply chain with the Electronic Market

Siemens faced several challenges related to its supply chain. Among them, we can highlight the bottleneck in product delivery, rework related to the invoice entry process, requisitions and orders sent via email that were lost, making management difficult, among others.

To solve these and other problems, Siemens created a Master Plan with several projects. One of the companies chosen to leverage its supply chain was Mercado Eletrônico.

With the solution of Order Management of the Electronic Market, Siemens was able to integrate with suppliers to obtain a more accurate and secure exchange of information and order fulfillment. In this way, it gained visibility of the entire process on a single platform.

It also joined the Mercado Eletrônico's Business Plan with the aim of obtaining financial resources, through a monthly fee paid by the supplier, and offering value to supplier companies.

Purchasing companies benefit from this model as they use the platform at no cost and can use this resource to develop their purchasing management projects or, if they prefer, convert it into a rebate. Suppliers, on the other hand, transact with greater control, reduce operating costs, better manage sales and open up opportunities to do new business.

There is also already planning for the implementation of other tools, such as Delivery Scheduling, Invoice Management and Yard Control.

 

If you liked this post, don’t miss Mercado Eletrônico’s next participation in the Supply Chain Conference. On July 22, Luiz Gastão Bolonhez will participate in a debate on “Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning: Barrier or Enabler".

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