Supply Chain Management in its various aspects is a key topic for all our customers. We support you  in developing and implementing optimizations.

RIVA-approach for Supply Chain Management

Focus of our projects:

• Business Transformation in purchasing
• Set-up of professional purchasing organizations
  • Organization, roles, competencies
  • Processes, instructions, guide lines
  • Developing purchasing strategies
  • Introduction of Category Management
  • Tools, Templates
  • Process Optimization
• Cost reduction programs
  • Design to cost
  • Cost structure analysis
  • Alternative procurement markets
  • Structuring, preparation and execution of supplier negotiations
• Reduction of quality cost
  • Improve supply quality
  • Improve supplier reliability

It is important for us to not only develop concepts but implement, train and optimize them where needed.

• Quality cost reduction for a supplier of castings
• Improve supplier reliability (machine building)
• Develop a companywide purchasing organization incl. Category Management (machine building)
• Develop purchasing processes, instructions and guidelines (energy provider)
• Part cost reduction through design optimization (automotive)
• Product development with suppliers (automotive)