McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. provides Supply Chain Management, Business Excellence Training

Is your internal and external supply chain client and market responsive? McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. was founded in 2006 to provide businesses with unique professional specialised services in Supply Chain Interim Management, Procurement, Logistics, Project Management and Business Excellence Training so businesses can obtain financial and operational improvements while unleashing their supply chain’s full potential. At McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc., we provide full service capabilities. Our corporation’s office is located in beautiful Alexandria, Ontario, Canada, centrally located one hour from Montreal, Quebec and one hour from Ottawa, Ontario. Our firm is headed by Brian McGregor an expert in the field with over 30 years of management, supply chain and performance principle experience. Our mission is to provide strategic solutions, training and operational improvements that will provide the tools for small and medium size businesses to maximize market share and revenues. Our primary goal is to make our clients and their employees successful. McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. works with clients to become world-class leaders and stay there. Our firm will bring strategic thinking, determination, collaboration and commitment that will deliver sustaining impact for our clients. Our passion is for excellence and we will accomplish this using our expertise along with proven problem solving techniques. ‘Keep it simple’ principles that businesses will be able to apply to their customer needs and adapt with current in-house IT systems. Our firm has a broad knowledge of business issues and is able to develop solutions that create extraordinary results. Our clients will see tangible results and know with confidence their customers are confident. This will give our clients a competitive business advantage. We are a cost effective extension of your workforce. We will become trusted advisors and counsellors through our results. We are only successful when our clients are successful. McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. is committed to strong principles and ethical conduct. Here are our core values that direct all of our business practices:     a)      Do what you say you are going to do     b)      Whatever we do, the goal is to increase long-term client shareholder value     c)      Always create a win-win situation for our suppliers and customer suppliers     d)      Demonstrate strong social values in the community     e)      Treat others like you would want to be treated     f)       Continuously strive to improve     g)      Keep client information confidential We know how to help you Are your key suppliers an extended workforce? Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the coordinated system of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. How often do you review your processes? McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. training approach for business excellence ascribes to the philosophies of Deming using the “Malcolm Baldrige” criteria for performance excellence. Your company will be able to do a self diagnosis of your overall performance management system. With training, these proven principles will ensure the right things are done at the right time maximizing results with minimal rework. Your employees will develop a proactive culture for performance excellence that will be systematic in their approach and measurement-driven. In the end, our firm is there is make your employees and your business more successful. What we offer are unique professional specialised services primary around the following disciplines: <blockquote> <a href="procure.htm">Procurement Strategies</a> <a href="logistics.htm">Logistics</a> <a href="scmMgt.htm">SCM Interim Management</a> <a href="projectMgt.htm">Project management</a> <a href="business.htm">Business Excellence Training</a> </blockquote> Procurement Strategies <div style="mso-element:comment-list"> <div style="mso-element:comment"> <div id="_com_1" class="msocomtxt" language="JavaScript" onmouseover="msoCommentShow('_anchor_1','_com_1')" onmouseout="msoCommentHide('_com_1')"> McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. will work with your team in establishing the framework for planning and preparing for a supplier negotiation.  Our firm will work with clients to establish the process to build stronger and more productive supplier relationships. Have you ever been in a situation where your customer requirements are pulled in by several weeks or a supplier is late or whatever, there is a need at times to expedite a purchase order. This is one of the costs of doing business with a supplier (and vice versa). Matching the degree and type of follow-up with the importance of the purchase to the organization is one form of risk assessment. This can be a real problem for your supply team. McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. can help your organization expedite orders or if required go on site at the supplier and help improve delivery. Later, we will do a root cause analysis and advise what must be done to reduce or eliminate the need to expedite. Our firm will establish the process and train your supply team on how to manage key suppliers on site at your facility. This strategic alliance with key suppliers will provide instant capacity, improve communications, lower inventory and increase productivity. Understanding a supplier’s cost structure is a powerful tool in negotiations, effective management of supply chain costs, determination of a fair and reasonable price, establish target prices, and evaluation of the efficiency of processes. This will generate large and immediate savings impacting your bottom line. McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. will identify the key items and suppliers that will maximize your return. Once this is done, our firm will work with these key suppliers to understand their cost structure. In the long run, companies need suppliers that provide the lowest total costs, not necessarily the lowest price. One of the most critical decisions made in any organization concerns make or buy. When any organization starts its life, a whole series of make-or-buy decisions need to be made and as the organization grows and as it adds or drops products and/or services from its offerings, make-or-buy decisions continue to be made. It is one of vital importance to an organization’s productivity and competitiveness. McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. can help your business develop the strategy and implementation plan.  Effective sourcing decisions form the basis of sound supply for any organization. These decisions should be driven by a sourcing strategy that is directly linked to organizational strategy, goals, and objectives. A strategic purchase is one that is mission-critical. Be it a mature product or new product introduction, McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. can help your business create the strategy for today and what the market might be in the future. Purchasing from a sole source can create certain risk in the supply chain. Strategic decisions have to be made so services and/or production are not in jeopardy. McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. will work with your supply team in creating the strategy to reduce or eliminate the risk and creating superior customer service with minimal total supply chain costs. McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. can help clients design effective performance metrics that will support global supply chain performance. </div> </div> </div> Logistics <div style="mso-element:comment-list"> <div style="mso-element:comment"> <div id="_com_2" class="msocomtxt" language="JavaScript" onmouseover="msoCommentShow('_anchor_1','_com_1')" onmouseout="msoCommentHide('_com_1')"> Logistics is that part of the supply chain that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption in order to meet customers’ requirements. Be it the management of inventory in motion and/or at rest, cycle counting, supply / demand planning, production optimization, traffic management, material requirement planning and/or finish goods strategic planning, McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. has the expertise. </div> </div> </div> SCM Interim Management You may be a new start-up business or established, McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. can provide interim staffing to help with increase procurement demands, vacation periods, new project task or any unexpected demand in your supply chain. There are real benefits to gain by tapping in this specialised interim staffing. This will be the most cost effective way to increase resource capacity and knowledge in managing the activities in your supply chain. The use of our interim staff is always designed to our clients requirements. Project management <div style="mso-element:comment-list"> <div style="mso-element:comment"> <div id="_com_3" class="msocomtxt" language="JavaScript" onmouseover="msoCommentShow('_anchor_1','_com_1')" onmouseout="msoCommentHide('_com_1')"> Be it warehouse layout, material handling requirements or trucking fleet design, McGregors Supply Chain Services Inc. has the project management techniques and expertise. Our firm will work with the client to establish the project deliverables, timelines, and ensure proper management of any project. There are three main points that are most important to a successful project:           <ul> <li> A Project must meet customer requirements. </li> <li> A Project must be under budget. </li> <li> A Project must be on time. </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> Business Excellence Training All businesses today with globalization and the internet are facing increasing marketplace challenges. Business Excellence Training will provide the tools required to become a world-class business. You can be a service or manufacturing business, small, medium or large, this training works for everyone. You will be trained in the criteria for performance excellence in the following categories: 1) Leadership System: you will examine the company's leadership system and senior leaders' personal leadership. It examines how the senior leaders and the leadership system address values, company direction, performance expectations, a focus on customers and other stakeholders, learning , and innovation. Also examined is how the company addresses its societal responsibilities and provides support to key communities. 2) Strategic Planning: you will examine how the company sets strategic directions, and how it develops the critical strategies and action plans to support the directions. Also examined are how plans are deployed and how performance is tracked. 3) Customer and Market Focus: you will examine how the company determines requirements, expectations, and preference of customers and markets. Also examined is how the company builds relationships with customers and determines their satisfaction.  4) Information and Analysis: you will examine the selection, management, and effectiveness of use of information and data to support key company processes and action plans, and the company's performance management system. 5) Human Resource Focus: you will examine how the company enables employees to develop and utilize their full potential, aligned with the company's objectives. Also examined are the company's efforts to build and maintain a work environment and work climate conducive to performance excellence, full participation, and personal and organizational growth. 6) Process Management: you will examine the key aspects of process management, including customer-focused design, product and service delivery, support, and supplier and partnering process involving all work units. This category examines how key processes are designed, implemented, managed, and improved to achieve better performance. 7) Business Results: you will examine the company's performance and improvement in key business areas - customer satisfaction, financial and marketplace performance, human resource results, supplier and partner performance, and operational performance. Also examined are the performance levels relative to competitors. In the end you will be able to identify your strengths and areas for improvement when you do your self operational assessment. Links Alexandria, Ontario Chamber of Commerce The Alexandria & District Chamber of Commerce is a volunteer run, non-profit organization that dedicates itself to the betterment of business and the community as a whole. <a href="http://www.alexandriachamber.ca/" style="color: #003399; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none; text-line-through: none"> www.alexandriachamber.ca</a> Cornwall & Area Chamber of Commerce The Cornwall & Area Chamber of Commerce is a dynamic and fully autonomous business organization representing literally hundreds of businesses in Cornwall and area. As your local business representative, the Chamber is a member of Canada's largest business network with access to 65,000 members provincially and 170,000 members nationally. <a href="http://www.chamber.cornwall.on.ca/" style="color: #003399; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none; text-line-through: none"> www.chamber.cornwall.on.ca</a> St. Lawrence College Self Employment Resource Centre Centre for Training and Development <a href="http://www.sl.on.ca/" style="color: #003399; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none; text-line-through: none"> www.sl.on.ca</a> SourceCan SourceCAN is a secure electronic doorway to the global e-marketplace, which provides your organization with business opportunities and the tools needed to conduct business on the web. SourceCAN matches Canadian companies and their products and services with thousands of opportunities posted daily by both domestic and foreign corporations and governments. <a href="http://www.sourcecan.com/" style="color: #003399; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none; text-line-through: none"> www.sourcecan.com</a> Purchasing.com Purchasing Magazine and The McKinsey Quarterly have partnered to help you — our readers — run your organization more productively, more competitively, and more creatively <a href="http://www.purchasing.com/" style="color: #003399; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none; text-line-through: none"> www.purchasing.com</a> Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Information about the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality <a href="http://www.quality.nist.gov/" style="color: #003399; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none; text-line-through: none"> www.quality.nist.gov</a> <a href="http://www.pmac.ca/" style="color: #003399; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none; text-line-through: none"> Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC)</a> Offers professional development and certification. Information on purchasing, management, procurement, logistics and supply chain management via monthly networking meetings, newsletters and courses. <a href="http://www.pmac.ca/" style="color: #003399; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none; text-line-through: none"> www.pmac.ca</a> APICS - The Educational Society for Resource Management Is a not-for-profit international educational organization respected throughout the world for its education and professional certification programs. <a href="http://www.apics.org" target="_blank" style="color: #003399; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none; text-line-through: none"> www.apics.org</a> Materials Management & Distribution Online Is written for Canada's leading supply chain professionals and provides a solution oriented editorial approach to the movement, storage and control of materials, products and information. <a href="http://www.mmdonline.com" target="_blank" style="color: #003399; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none; text-line-through: none"> www.mmdonline.com </a> Contact Us Brian McGregor Specialist in: Supply Chain Management & Business Excellence Training McGregors Supply Chain Services Postal Box 1422 Alexandria, Ontario, Canada K0C 1A0 Business Number: 613-525-1006 Email: <a href="mailto:bmcgregor@mcgregorssupplychainservices.com"> bmcgregor@mcgregorssupplychainservices.com</a> We are always looking to improve whatever we do. 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