Accelerating the Profitability of Hewlett-Packard's Supply Chains

摘要

Hewlett-Packard (HP) developed a standard and common process for analysis coupled with advancement in inventory optimization teclnniques to invent a new and robust way to design supply-chain networks. This new methodoTogy piloted by HP's Digital Imaging division has received sponsorship from HP's Executive Supply-Chain Council and is now being deployed across the entire company. As of May 2003, a dozen product lines have been exposed to this methodology, with four product lines Aready integrating this process into both the configuration of their new-product supply chains and the improvement of existirig-product supply chains. The team will highlight the application of these new capabilities within HP's Digital Camera and Tnkjet Supplies businesses. The realized savings from these first two projects exceeds 130 million dollars.