ICR Golden Rule Toolbox

Questions many companies are asking about their global operations and supply chain:

How would you like to leverage the money in your supply chain for a 10x, 20x+ ROI?
How would you like to know how much money your supply chain is hiding?
How healthy is my supply chain?
Would you like to have great suppliers that offer better pricing, better deliveries, and better service?
Do you know what to fix first in your supply chain? People, Processes, Systems, or Suppliers?
How would you like to make money by purchasing globally without the logistical nightmare?

The ICR "Golden Rule" Toolbox contains (partial list) these proven tools:

“Make vs. Buy” Financial Modeling Software Tool
Supply Chain Health Check - People, Processes, Systems, Suppliers
Comprehensive new and existing SCM/OS personnel capability/gap assessment Process
Supplier Service Level Agreement
Supplier Capability Assessment Process Tool
SCM Dashboard Dashboard
Production Readiness and Supplier Transition Toolbox/Software
Production line-of-balance tool
OS and Technology Integrated Road-Map
ICRProcess Expert Certification
ICRPlaybook Software
Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) Process Training
DOD Contract Savings Finder
Analytical OS Core-competency evaluation (C2E) Software Tool - Lvl 1 - Module/Assy
(C2E) Software Tool - Lvl 2 - Product
Supply Chain SC savings opportunity analysis – How much money can I find?
5 Phase Strategic Sourcing Process
3 Phase Strategic Action Plan Process
14 Step standard OS supplier transition process
14 Step inventory reduction program
Supply Chain Benchmarking to World Class Standards

And perhaps most telling is the alarming trend depcited by the following graph. While productivity for most industries in the us has steadily improved over the past 40 years, productivity in the construction industry has actually declined.

Figure 1 US Labor Productivity Index from 1964 to 2005 - Construction vs. Manufacturing

Why this negative trend? Because the majority of construction projects today are executed almost exactly the same way they have been for the past 40 years. ICR intends to change that. ICR's approach to implementing Lean Supply Chain principles on modern construction projects as many benefits, as summarized in the following Table:

FROM (current state)	TO (future state)
Non-standard materials drive costs up	Standardized materials reduce project costs
Decentralized buy-out done by each contractor	Increased negotiation leverage through centralized sourcing
Multiple suppliers providing similar items	Reduced supplier base = improved efficiencies
Large, costly inventories stored on-site	Smaller, as-needed materials "buffers" on-site
Little/no visibility to true on-site materials	Active real-time management of on-site materials
Little/no visibility to incoming deliveries	Improved planning and on-time deliveries
Dliveries 'pushed' to the site by the supplier	Deliveries 'pulled' by on-site planners as needed.
Time lost spent looking for materials	Improved productivity and efficiency of labor crews
Wasted time spent moving materials again and again	Fewer accidents through fewer touches
Materials are lost, stolen or broken before use	Lower costs through reduced materials replacements
'CYA' Mentality	Collaboration and cooperation among trades
Each contractor maintains seperate logistics, transportation, handling and storage systems	Integrated web-based access to real-time information, shared use of systems and processes

Figure 2 Lean Supply for Construction vs. Traditional Construction Materials Management (aka "Buy-out")

As shown below, ICR follows our proprietary 5-Phase Strategic Sourcing© methodology, this model was originally created by one of the Purchasing Magazine Medal of Excellence award winnning manufacturing companies and has since been successfully adapted by ICR to the construction industry. The Phases of ICR's strategic sourcing methodolody include:

Figure 3 ICR's 5 Phase Lean Supply for Construction Process