76. A quick wins: Optimize your supply chain cost

Guest Name : Andreas Kemmner,  CEO A&K-Group.  Language : English, Publication date:  May, 29. 2020 Andreas is the CEO for Abels & Kemmner (A&K) Group, specialized in the design, the  implementation and the optimization of market synchronized supply and  production chains and the automation of all related planning processes. He has been working in logistics for over 25 years, managed more than 250 national and international projects, concerning the optimization of supply chains regarding cost, inventory, delivery readiness and lead time. Abels & Kemmner was founded in 1993 as a spin-off from the  Institute for Industrial Management (FIR eV) at the RWTH Aachen  University by the two engineers and economists Dr. Götz-Andreas Kemmner  and Dr. Helmut Abels. Today, Abels & Kemmner focuses on two areas: Supply chain and  logistics optimisation as well as restructuring and productivity  improvement. This linkage of specialist knowledge with general management issues characterises the work of all A&K  consultants. In 2005, A&K opened an office in London to focus specifically on the UK market. Abels & Kemmner is one out of 23 German consultancy which has been awarded TOP Consultant for the German Mittelstand in 2013, 2014/15 and just recently 2016. Visit more on: https://www.ak-online.de In this episode, we cover: How to manage and control the cost within a supply chain Finding the cost's opportunity and a few example of the quick-wins of optimizing a supply chain cost. Internal vs. external cost's opportunity and how to overcome them. Connect him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kemmner/