operational improvement
purchasing & supply chain management

Even at the best of times, revenue growth can be challenging. At Karvela we believe, the cost reduction side of the equation is promising. By reducing the costs associated with the purchase of goods and services, your company can boost profitability without having to rely on generating top lines sales growth.

Purchasing and supply chain management is a central aspect of how we at Karvela believe that companies can enhance their value chains and improve their cost-base and profitability. The materials and services you receive from your suppliers directly impact the quality of the products and services you deliver to your end customers. The importance of suppliers in the overall value chain can not be overstated.

At Karvela we combine world class strategic purchasing and supply chain expertise with e-procurement and supply chain management technology solution know-how. All too often customers have implemented a best of breed procurement solution without giving due thought to the organisations strategic imperatives. Our Purchasing and Supply Chain approach begins a strategic sourcing exercise. This exercise ensures alignment of your purchasing team with your organisation's strategic divisions. Establishing a purchasing charter with key performance measures is the first step. This not only focuses your purchasing teams but also allows your technology teams to implement solutions supporting your most valuable and critical suppliers.

When it comes to reducing procurement costs often companies treat valuable supply partners as business adversaries. Our balanced sourcing approach ensures that your company’s strategies guide all purchasing business partnerships in a way that streamlines supply chain processes, maintains supply quality and increases profits. Our consultants have lead and initiated projects integrating suppliers, service provides and vendors using new technologies.

By enhancing traditional linear supply chains into non-linear adaptive networks we believe your organisation can be more responsive to your customers, intelligently adjust to changing market conditions and share information more effectively. Tactical use of supply chain solutions coupled with business transformation can help your organisation reduce costs and increase revenues. By creating greater visibility along the supply chain our clients have decreased costs by reducing inventory and increasing inventory turns. Reducing out-of-stock situations improves customer relations. Increasing information along the supply chain helps your organisation to respond to unanticipated changes in demand.

• CVM/CRM

   • Strategic Sourcing

• Purchasing & Supply Chain Management

• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Risk Management Methodology