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Who Employee Supply Chain Consultants ?
It is mostly companies which already have effective supply chain and qualified supply chain experts who enlist the services of supply chain consultants. In other words, companies with modest levels of logistics often turn away any form of external consultation and believe that they will manage better without it. A market survey conducted in Germany confirms the general trend that organisation with progressive attitudes and, more importantly, with good supply chain regularly employs supply chain consultants.
As in every case there are always exceptions. In this instance, it is mostly the larger, more specialised organisations that seldom call upon supply chain advisors. In case of investments, they frequently operate directly with general managers. Consultants function frequently at such times as sparring partners for the company’s own supply chain management. Indeed, the diversity of roles of consultant is immense, e.g. they act as rationalizer, investment consultant, technical developer, project coordinator, project manager, scapegoat, generator of ideas, etc. The list is endless. Equally difficult to define are the market limits.
As in every case there are always exceptions. In this instance, it is mostly the larger, more specialised organisations that seldom call upon supply chain advisors. In case of investments, they frequently operate directly with general managers. Consultants function frequently at such times as sparring partners for the company’s own supply chain management. Indeed, the diversity of roles of consultant is immense, e.g. they act as rationalizer, investment consultant, technical developer, project coordinator, project manager, scapegoat, generator of ideas, etc. The list is endless. Equally difficult to define are the market limits.