Actronix Inc
Actronix is a manufacturer and provider of cables to a number of specialized industries. Avicon Partners focused on Supply Chain Management with Actronix and in a matter of 6 months improved inventory turns by 41 percent. Avicon Partners worked with the Actronix suppliers to develop VMI programs as well as working with the Procurement Team to develop Supply Chain Management techniques that shifted inventory from a liability to an asset. This work freed up cash by reversing a negative trend and inventory buildup over 4 years. This work has not only redeuce inventory it has also improved responsivemenss to customers.
Baxter International
Avicon created and executed a workshop for the organizational vision of Baxter Canada's goals, reviewed the current key SCOR processes and set measurable goals for the new vision.
Boston Acoustics
Avicon led Boston Acoustics into becoming a fully integrated
and EDI certified supplier for a major automotive OEM. Avicon
used their business and IT architectural design methodology
to identify unique process and technology improvement opportunities
for Boston Acoustics. Boston
Acoustics Case Study
Caliber Logistics
Caliber was the third party logistics arm of Federal Express and has changed its name to FDX Supply Chain Services. Avicon provided a strategic technology assessment of their information backbone. Avicon also helped Caliber in their selection of EAI technology and their identification of a suitable pilot test case for the solution.
Cisco Systems
Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. As companies extend their trading partner communities, defining the right mix of owned versus outsourced is the question of the day. Avicon provided a structured approach to outsourcing decisions and managed the strategies associated with the business processes and how to select the right vendor for the strategies.
Additionally, Avicon has been engaged by Cisco to develop the business plan for the Cisco-EMEA Sales Operations Productivity Improvement program. The charter for this program includes realizing a significant improvement in Sales Operations Productivity through improved Sales Operations Processes and outsourcing. Cisco Case Study
Clarks NA (North America)
Clarks is a leading brand of men's and women's shoes throughout Europe and North America. Avicon Partners worked with Clarks NA to dramatically reduce the lead time and increase the flexibility and responsiveness of their supply chain. Together we designed an innovative sourcing and materials management process to enable Clarks to have rapid in-season replenishment of their most popular models.
EMC Corporation
EMC is a world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services. Avicon was engaged in an EDI integration project for EMC. This has lead to discussions on several other projects including a web portal to support critical physical user-groups and on-line collection of marketing data from existing customers.
Empire Beef
Empire Beef is a distributor of prime cuts of beef, lamb, poultry, and seafood to fine restaurants and institutions in the northeast US. Because Empire was seeking additional financial backing to restructure and streamline their operations their bank requested that external financial and supply chain experts get involved. Avicon Partners worked with Empire to review and refine planned changes in their organization and operations to reduce expenses and improve working capital performance.
Enterasys Networks
Enterasys Networks provides powerful and intelligent network infrastructure solutions to support converged voice, video and data resources for today's Global 2000 enterprise customers. Avicon performed a strategic supply chain assessment for Enterasys looking across all the functional areas touching the supply chain. This highly quantitative assessment identified areas of immediate opportunity for improvement and lead to several additional engagements for Avicon including: redesigning the new product introduction methodology and development of an improved IT architecture. Enterasys Case Study
Exel PLC
Exel PLC is one of the world's leading providers of logistics services with over 700 strategic operating locations in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. Avicon helped Exel develop the IT strategy portion of a multi-billion dollar proposal to provide worldwide logistics support to a Fortune 100 high technology company. The work received strong praise and Avicon was invited to London to meet the CEO of Exel's parent company, NFS.
Hard Rock Cafe International
Avicon lead Hard Rock to improved financial performance of the merchandising and non-perishable restaurant business through optimization of their current supply chains, rationalization of the SKU mix, and improvement of the planning and automated replenishment processes. Hard Rock Case Study
Hewlett-Packard Company
This project was for Hewlett Packard's Laser Printer Copier Division. Avicon helped this key division of HP to convert their manufacturing process from a build-to-forecast to a build-to-order model. This included re-engineering the business processes and developing the information technology architecture to support the new business model.
Kuehne & Nagel
Kuehne & Nagel (KN) is one of the leading logistics companies worldwide with particularly strong market positions in the ocean and airfreight businesses. KN has a strong focus on contract logistics and providing IT-based Supply Chain Management services. KN recently won the highly competitive bid to outsource all of Nortel's global outbound logistics. They formed KN Lead Logistics (KNLL) to implement this 4PL solution for Nortel and others. KNLL selected Avicon, based on their deep expertise in this area, to architect and assist in the development of the IT infrastructure to support their 4PL solution. KN Case Study
Lucent Technologies
Lucent Technologies designs and delivers networks for the world's largest communications service providers. Avicon was engaged to design, develop and implement an IT architecture that would integrate Lucent's outsourced maintenance service partners and provide visibility into inventory's location and status anywhere within the network.
Mercury Computer
Mercury Computer is a leading supplier of single-board and purpose built computers for signal and image processing for the defense, medical, and communications industries. Avicon Partners worked with Mercury to diagnose their operational and organizational weaknesses and to create a 2-year plan for supply chain transformation. Mercury is now in the midst of re-engineering their new product introduction process and implementing best practices in manufacturing and materials management.
Nektar Therapeutics
Nektar Therpeutics develops and manufacturers inhalable pharmiceuticals. Avicon Partners worked with Nektar to analyze the needs of their Supply Chain organization. Subsequently Avicon Partners provided interim leadership by providing a temporary Vice Presicent of Materials and worked with Nektar to locate and vet a new Vice President of Materials. In addition, Avicon Partners created a program to develop the leadership (director level) of the Supply Chain organization and provides ongoing coaching to this staff.
NMS Communications
NMS (formerly Natural Micro Systems) designs, delivers, and supports technology-leading systems and system building blocks for the most innovative voice, data, and video services on wireless and wireline networks. To stay competitive in the tough electronics industry, NMS Communications knew that it had to create a more demand-driven supply chain. NMS selected Avicon to design and implement build-to-order manufacturing and an associated supply chain to achieve their goals. NMS Case Study
Reebok International
Reebok is a leading manufacture of footwear and clothing. Avicon has been engaged on several projects for Reebok. Avicon has assisted in integrating several internal IT systems at Reebok as well as implementing EDI with Reebok's trading partners.
Rickenbacker International
Rickenbacker Port Authority (RPA) owns and operates the 5,000-acre Rickenbacker International Airport and administers Foreign-Trade Zone #138. The Port Authority is working to facilitate the development of central Ohio as a competitive multi-modal port servicing international and regional markets and distribution systems. Avicon has performed numerous analysis projects to assist RPA in feasibility studies, prospective client development and development of a web-based portal to promote RPA. Rickenbacker Case Study
Schenker AG
Schenker of Canada spans a coast-to-coast network that extends
to all major harbors, airports and border crossings. Avicon
has been responsible for helping Schenker of Canada develop
key new business strategies to expand their current capabilities.
Avicon assisted in developing the design and communications
package for new customer solutions as well as setting up
program office support for them.
Schneider Logistics
Schneider Logistics is an international lead logistics provider.
Avicon assisted Schneider Logistics in their business strategy
for a new logistics capability and achieve a competitive
edge in the logistics industry.
Siemens Corporation
Siemens globally provides products and solutions for eBusiness, mobile communications, manufacturing, transportation, health care, energy and lighting as well as financial services. Avicon was retained by Siemens' North American Supply Chain Office to assist in a strategic supply chain assessment of Siemens' various business units. This assessment included an evaluation of each business unit along with a benchmark comparison of the various corporations in which Siemens' business unit compete.
Solectron Corporation
Solectron is the world's leading provider of electronics manufacturing and supply chain management services. Solectron engaged Avicon to develop a blueprint for Solectron's new corporate vision in the rapidly converging areas of contract manufacturing and supply chain logistics. Avicon conducted workshop sessions with Solectron management to develop the ideas then presented the results in a report back to Solectron.
Swarovski Optik
Swarovski has developed a whole sphere of new product areas around their "core product", the jewelry stone. Avicon performed a strategic study for Swarovski covering web-based supplier visibility and collaboration for increased efficiency and market responsiveness.
Tirecraft
Tirecraft Group Inc (TGI) now consists of the largest tire distributor in Canada (Remington), a large chain of tire dealers (Tirecraft Auto), a chain of commercial tire dealers (Tirecraft Commercial), and a leading tire retreader (Canadian Treads). Avicon is helping TGI strategically integrate these companies as well as streamline their operations to increase profits, reduce inventories, and improve customer service.
United Technologies Corporation
UTC is a conglomerate which manufacturers aircraft engines, heating and air conditioning systems, elevators and escalators, aerospace and industrial systems, helicopters and fuel cells. Avicon developed a custom Sales and Operations Planning process (S&OP) for UTC's Pratt and Whitney aftermarket jet engine repair division.
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