Overview
Turn potential into profit with an optimised supply chain
Most organizations realize that their supply chain operation has profit potential hidden in them. But, the challenge lies in converting this potential into profit. Infosys Portland has a specialist supply chain strategy team that is focused on enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of your supply chain process. Our dedicated team can assist in the development and implementation of supply chain strategy, through to the ongoing management of supply chain processes.
These services improve your organisation’s performance by:
- Improving the cost of making, holding and transporting materials to distributors or end customers through supply chain network design and performance optimization
- Optimizing supply chain planning processes including demand, supply (materials), distribution, inventory, and sales and operations planning (S&OP)
- Optimizing inventory in the network to achieve the best combination of velocity, product availability, and trade working capital
Our services are broadly categorized into:
Our supply chain practice delivers shareholder value through increased sales, reduced operating costs, and improved working capital. We achieve this by focusing on opportunity identification, implementation planning, and support and managed services.
In the process, we leverage a number of sophisticated tools and processes to help optimize the performance of supply chain including global manufacturing/distribution networks, fleet routing and scheduling, warehouse design, and inventory management. In short, engaging with us allows your organization to increase and accelerate benefits delivered/sustained.
Key differentiators that set Infosys Portland apart
- Operates across the whole scope of the supply chain function, including in-depth specialist expertise in strategy, planning, networks, warehousing, freight and inventory management
- Provides project-based or ongoing outsourced supply chain services depending on varying needs
- Delivers services through a global delivery model with a combination of onshore and offshore resources tailored to client requirements
- Combines senior industry operational experience with leading-edge consulting skills
- Provides advanced technology solutions and tools to enhance visibility and sustainability of benefits
Why Infosys Portland
Our strong focus on the areas of our expertise coupled with our ability to attract and retain outstanding people, has allowed us to differentiate our services offerings from more generalist competitors to become the supplier of choice to a number of Australia’s most successful companies.
Clients engage our supply chain consulting services for a number of reasons, including:
- Seeking to drive a rapid change/turnaround in their business performance underpinned by a step change in supply chain performance
- Looking to grow sales and reduce working capital through effective Integrated Business Planning and inventory management
- Improved operational efficiency and effectiveness through the optimized design of global and local supply chain networks
- Understanding true cost to serve by business unit, customer and product leading to the development and implementation of profit improvement programs
- Seeking pragmatic solutions to reduce freight and warehousing costs
Our team effectively blends operational and consulting experience and this deep industry knowledge is leveraged to help our clients deliver practical solutions through effective implementation support including program and change management
Clients also turn to Infosys Portland to outsource components of their supply chain planning and operations in order to:
- Access leading-edge, supply chain knowledge through our team of deep subject matter experts in order management, planning, freight management, warehousing, technology and master data maintenance
- o Provide a single outsourced point of accountability for supply chain management allowing your business to improve supply chain performance whilst focusing on the business’s strategic objectives
- Leverage consulting, technology and operational capability to provide a fully integrated supply chain service
- Design, implement, operate and transition back to the business innovative supply chain solutions
Client Industries
Infosys Portland delivers services for some of Australia’s leading private and public sector organizations; managing spends of more than $1Billion. Our clients have received several industry awards and commendations for their work that Infosys Portland has closely supported, including for Category Management Innovation, Best Process Improvement Initiative, and Most Improved Procurement Operation.
Selected Infosys Portland clients by industry
Our Offerings
Our solutions modernize generation, transmission, distribution, and customer networks
