Avicon Introduces New DNA Approach for Supply Chain Optimization and Improved Financial Performance.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2003 Avicon Supply Chain DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. Increases Profit Margins, Lowers Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time and Speeds Customer Responsiveness Avicon, architects of the new supply chain, today announced Avicon Supply Chain DNA, a new analytical framework for optimizing supply chain and financial performance. This new approach identifies an organization's unique supply chain DNA building blocks, compares them to best industry practices, and builds an implementation plan that optimizes three critical outcomes: profit margin contribution; cash-to-cash cycle time; and customer response time. Based on Avicon's extensive experience with supply chain leaders across multiple industries as well as ongoing consultations with experts at leading academic institutions, the company has identified the DNA building blocks that characterize best-of-breed supply chains. Avicon analyzes an organization's supply chain DNA utilizing its PICO Pico (pē`kō) [Port.,=peak], island (1991 pop. 15,129), 167 sq mi (433 sq km), Horta dist., in the N Atlantic, one of the central Azores. It takes its name from the volcanic mountain, Pico Alto [high peak], which rises to 7,711 ft (2,350 m). (TM) framework, which assesses the supply chain from four different yet interrelated in·ter·re·late tr. & intr.v. in·ter·re·lat·ed, in·ter·re·lat·ing, in·ter·re·lates To place in or come into mutual relationship. in views: Process; Information; Cash and Organization. Avicon then configures the DNA building blocks into a supply chain operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. that is targeted to achieve an organization's specific business objectives. "Each industry has its own DNA building blocks and each company within an industry has its own unique patterns of DNA building blocks," said David Demers, co-founder and president of Avicon. "By mapping an organization's supply chain DNA, we are able to assess a client's current supply chain capabilities, determine where they are in the DNA evolution, form appropriate patterns and groupings, and develop an implementation plan that will enable them to achieve their supply chain goals." The Avicon Supply Chain DNA approach is an ongoing management tool used across all Avicon consulting engagements. It provides clients with an excellent foundation for continuous improvements to the supply chain. "Avicon's Supply Chain DNA approach helped map our unique DNA patterns and enabled us to achieve dramatic improvements in customer satisfaction while putting us on a path to cutting our cash to cash cycles in half," said Herb Shumway, vice president supply chain operations at NMS See NetWare Management System. Communications. "Avicon's supply chain experts were able to identify and implement a new operating system that met our corporate objectives." About Avicon Avicon, architects of the new supply chain, designs and implements supply chain strategies and architects the underlying business processes and IT solutions that bring those strategies to life. Avicon's customers include Boston Acoustics Founded in 1979, Boston Acoustics is a high end manufacturer of home and mobile audio equipment operated out of Peabody, Massachusetts. Boston produces speakers for the home and cars. , Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. , Enterasys Networks, Hard Rock Cafe Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of casual dining restaurants. It was founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, and their first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London, in a former Rolls Royce car dealerships showroom close to Hyde Park, where in 1979 they began to , Hewlett Packard, Kuehne & Nagel, Lucent, NMS Communications, Nortel Networks, Schenker, Siemens, and United Technologies Corporation. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Avicon is on the web at www.avicon.com. PICO is a trademark of Avicon. All companies and products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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