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“End-to end” costs, “end-to-end” savings. With all of the emphasis on supply chain thinking, it seems to be the rage these days. For years, we’ve tried to get our arms around the cost of moving products through the processes and facilities that get them from our suppliers all the way to our customer’s customer.
It’s easy to sketch the hypothetical build-up of costs over time and distance. But somehow, as the physical form changes from component to product to order, the task of actually filling in the numbers becomes extremely challenging. It’s important that we not be stymied, and to find a way to get started.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
James M. Apple, Jr. is a Director in The Progress Group. Prior to co-founding The Progress Group in 1991, he was a Partner with Coopers & Lybrand's SysteCon division. During 1992-1995 he served as a Senior Systems Advisor with Vanderlande Industries, a major conveyor and systems provider in Europe.
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