Six Sigma S&OP Standardization project
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The document discusses a project aimed at optimizing the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process at 3M in Venezuela. It highlights the need for clearer participant roles, standardized templates, and improved communication to enhance decision-making and business value. The project also emphasizes the evaluation of current perceptions and implementation of improvements involving relevant departments.
Six Sigma S&OP Standardization project
- 1. StrategicStrategic Sustaining Profitable Growth 3M Venezuela S&OP Process Optimization Project Summary
- 2. Venezuela Venezuela Review – Sep, 2014 © 2014 3M Confidential. All Rights Reserved 2 Project Background Strategic Alignment Highlights & Conclusions Internal & External Situation External •Strategies and priorities of each business unit its clearly stablished. •The participants role its not defined. Internal •The headcount responsible of executing the process has been reduced to its mínimum. •All businesses have different and varying requirements and needs.
- 3. Venezuela Venezuela Review – Sep, 2014 © 2014 3M Confidential. All Rights Reserved 3 Project Charter Highlights & Conclusions •Include all goods, i.e. the total company product portfolio. Project/Process Description Scope Metrics (Project Y) To set the guidelines to execute the monthly S&OP meetings, given that changes occured in recent times had not been included in the content. The ultimate goal is to add value to the Business Directors and their decision-making process. Imported Finished Goods and Manufactured Finished Goods. S&OP process assesment.
- 4. Venezuela Venezuela Review – Sep, 2014 © 2014 3M Confidential. All Rights Reserved 4 Project Analysis Highlights & Conclusions DEPARTMENT INVOLVED Supply Chain (Demand & Supply) Sourcing Business Finance Manufacture Sales & Marketing Run monthly reports. Consolidate information. Update KPIs. Set up Agenda and Schedule. Execute S&OP. Follow-up agreements and action plans.. •To involve the pertinent and relevant departments (that currently are not) in the process.
- 5. Venezuela Venezuela Review – Sep, 2014 © 2014 3M Confidential. All Rights Reserved 5 Project Improvements & Results Highlights & Conclusions Activities Evaluate the current S&OP perception among the participants. Standardize the S&OP template, agenda, and Schedule (duration of the meeting). Stablish the monthly manufacturing report. Define a responsible for the comunication of the exchange rate. Identify S&OP participants role (RACI). Develop S&OP follow-up tool. Update S&OP process in the Company’s database. Validate with the Quality department all Supply Chain procedures. •The evaluation on the S&OP perception must be repeated after all improvements are implemented.
- 6. Venezuela Venezuela Review – Sep, 2014 © 2014 3M Confidential. All Rights Reserved 6 Project Improvements & Results Highlights & Conclusions Intangible Results •Although it already exists a template, the participants role is not stablished and the agenda is not standardize. Also, the depth of the content is managed discretionally.