Justifying recurrent supply chain design

January 20, 2016 - Research P226

For a company, the expense of hiring a consulting firm doing a single supply chain design project equals the cost for a cloud software license and dedicated staffer doing supply chain design analysis for at least two years. Given that trade-off, companies should opt for the recurrent application of supply chain design analysis, as it could result in multiple instances of efficiency savings for a company rather than just a one-time benefit.