Step 1: Strategy & Roundtable Discussion

As with any major undertaking that has huge implications for an organization, it’s fundamentally important to discuss overall goals in terms of designing and implementing a successful supply chain management program.

With Centris, we dig deep, asking the tough and necessary questions to get the answers you need for all things relating to supply chain management. What are your supply chain concerns and constraints? How much visibility do you have in your supply chain? Have any recent events resulted in concerns for your supply chain? What are your risks - known, unknown, internal and external? Just a small sample of the dozens of questions we ask with our informative, results-driven strategy & roundtable discussions for kicking off the supply chain conversation.

Step 2: Supplier Identification & Assessment

Now more than ever, organizations are leveraging a large number of suppliers within their supply chain. From providers of raw materials to companies offering essential information technology services - and much more - it’s critically important to identify and document every supplier in one’s entire supply chain. With Centris, we offer a proven process for identifying and “unearthing” every provider from A to Z that’s offering services to your organization.

Additionally, we use an industry-leading process for ensuring we know everything about your suppliers, inside and out. The more you know about your suppliers, the greater the success of your overall supply chain in terms of key metrics - it’s really that simple.

Step 3: Risk Identification & Assessment

Knowing all the risks within your supply chain, addressing each and every one of them to the best of your ability, and ultimately, mitigating such risks, are important steps when developing and implementing a successful supply chain management program. With Centris, we help organizations identify all types of risks - both internally and externally - by assessing them against industry-accepted risk categories. Specifically, with up to fifteen (15) risk categories to use, we assess both internal organizational risks, while addressing external supplier risks, then develop a comprehensive risk register for documenting and continuously monitoring all risks.

Furthermore, successful risk identification requires addressing unknown risks - issues that are almost impossible to foresee or predict. By building a culture centered around effective risk management, organizations can plan for the unforeseen, ultimately helping mitigate both short-term and long-term damage to their supply chain.