Keywords
Operations management, supply chain management,
logistics, management information systems, agility
Expertise
In today’s global marketplace, delivering goods or
services can be a really tricky business. The simple A to B
model rarely holds; you often need to involve numerous
sub-contractors, international partners and multisite
operations into the mix. The key questions are: are you
running your operations as efficiently and as effectively as
you can? Can you respond to sudden market change?
At Liverpool, we have the knowledge and capabilities to
analyse your business processes and supply chains and
see where either small tweaks or major transformation
can make a real difference. From technology to better
management, operational changes to altered strategy,
we can help your organisation run smoothly, meeting the
demands and expectations of your customers.
We have worked with local, national and international
organisations in most business sectors to investigate
and improve their operations strategy and design (with
specific emphasis on lean and agile practices). Also their
supply chain and logistics design, mass customisation,
enterprise management systems, procurement policies
and practices and service operations management. We
also have experience of the deployment of ‘track and
trace’ technologies.
Efficient and effective
It is every organisation’s dream to deliver its products
or services to clients as simply and cheaply as
possible. We can help refine and optimise
operations, based on our real-world studies and
simulations. Our expertise covers:
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Supply chain management
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Logistics
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Development of agility within businesses and their
operations
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Optimisation of operations, eg scheduling,
resource allocation, layout, etc
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Simulation, to aid process and supply chain design
and optimisation
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Total Quality Management (TQM), continuous
improvement, SPC, benchmarking, etc
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e-Business, enterprise resource planning (ERP),
enterprise management systems, e-communities
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Deployment of contemporary technologies, eg RFID
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Sustainability and resilience to resource depletion,
most notably ‘peak oil’
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Operations management in social care and housing.
Capabilities and facilities
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Interactive computer labs with server facilities
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SAP
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Simulation/modelling software and other advanced
tools for process and supply chain design and
optimisation.
Relevant centres and groups
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Agility and Supply Chain Management Centre.
Management & Enterprise
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2.
Operations and supply chain management
For further information
on all our specialist
centres, facilities and
laboratories
go to page
179
