8TH EDITION OF SCM CONSULTING SUBWAY MAP OF EUROPE
SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTING GROWS in Europe during pandemic
Strategic Level
Consulting Subway Map 2021
www.supplychainmovement.com
Almost half of the supply chain consulting firms in Europe saw their business grow last year. Meanwhile, profitability declined for 28% and it remained the same for an equal percentage. Most of the consulting projects carried out in Europe involved supply chain network design and sales & operations planning (S&OP). These are the key findings from research by Supply Chain Move- ment as the basis for the SCM Consulting Subway Map of Europe 2021.
By Martijn Lofvers
Although 2019 had been a very successful year for supply chain consultancy, the number of consultants hired by firms grew even further in the past year, with 53% of firms now employ- ing more consultants than a year ago and only 9% having fewer. Despite this, the number of consultants hired overall in 2020 is down compared with 2019.
The overall consulting activities at the major accounting and consulting firm KPMG suffered a major hit due to the corona- virus pandemic last year, yet its total profits fell by only 3.7%. In fact, its supply chain management consulting projects actually grew during the pandemic, as they did at most of the firms spe- cialized in supply chain consulting.
The COVID-19 pandemic has not yet led to takeovers and bank- ruptcies among supply chain consulting firms in Europe. How- ever, the Dutch firm R&G Global Consultants has joined forces with French consultancy Argon & Co, which also has offices in the UK, Australia, India, New Zealand, Singapore, UAE and the USA. As a result of this merger, Argon now employs over 300 supply chain consultants, with experts also based in the Nether- lands, Switzerland and Germany. Argon had previously acquired the UK firm Crimson & Co in 2018.
Developing proprietary software
Supply chain consulting firms are increasingly using business intelligence tools, such as PowerBI and Tableau, in consult- ing projects to visualize complex supply chain challenges and analyse various scenarios. Some consulting firms, including Chainalytics and EyeOn, have developed their own software and provide ‘Forecasting as a Service’ (FaaS) on a subscription basis. Rather than investing in its own software applications, electronics manufacturer ABB has outsourced demand-planning forecasting to Chainalytics, for example. The German consult- ing firm Camelot is supplementing its consulting services by also offering more and more supply chain licences for demand- driven planning. However, developing proprietary software is not without risks, as demonstrated by the fact that KPMG recently wrote off €18 million for its failed risk management sys- tem project.
ACCOUNTANCY AREA Parthenon EY Downtown KPMG (Javelin) (PRTM) Akselera CNT CGI The Hackett Group Barkawi Möbius Bluecrux
Chainalytics EyeOn
A. Andersen Museum
Solvint Oliver Wight
LEARNING AREA
Hype
Convention Centre
Ab Ovo Involvation Slimstock Comatch The Supply Chain
Consulting Group (Gideon Hillman)
Xeleos Solventure ebp Newton Aon Core Biz Stadium Golf Club
Porsche Consulting
OPERATIONAL AREA Capacent
Mews Partners (ex. Vinci)
Visagio Gordian Heavy Industry
Competitive Capabilities International
Marsh Risk Consulting
Kaizen Garden
FM Global Solutions mSE SCM International Airport Consulting Flo Interim Forest Bradstreet Dun &
Kloepfel Consulting
Efficio Ayming
SOFTWARE ZONE Syncronic
Consulting Optilon Ortec Districon Memorial Enron Gain Share Field Lean Library Diagma Trend Park Lake Lingo
Shopping Mall
Central station Value Running Track
EMERGENCY AREA Hospital
Infosys (Lodestone)
(LCP) Bain
Roland Berger Kearny
Efeso Ingenics
DHL Consulting 4flow
Argon & Co (Crimson & Co, R&G)
Buck Consultants International CLX Logistics
(OC&C) OC&CC (J&M)
Deloitte (Monitor)Monitoo
Booz PwC (PRTM) Inverto (S&V) (Total Logistics) (LCP) BCG Monkey Business Zoo
Supply Chain Strategy (including Product Portfolio Mgmt.) Tax Alignment & Supply Chain Finance Supply Chain Risk Mgmt (incl. Vulnerability & Mitigation) Supply Chain Network (Re)Design / Optimization Carbon footprint reduction
City & Subway Architect: Martijn Lofvers © Supply Chain Media BV (2021) Tactical Level
Predictive Analytics & Big Data in Supply Chain S&OP, Forecasting, Demand & Supply Planning Working Capital & Cash-to-Cash Optimization Sourcing, Outsourcing, Procurement
Spare Parts Management, Reverse Chain Management Distribution & logistics Management Optimization
Consulting firm name (acquired company) River Walk TECHNOLOGY AREA IBM Capgemini Ordina Cognizant Accenture
Tata Consultancy Services
CORPORATE DISTRICT Consulting PA
Horváth & Partner
Camelot Logivations Miebach Tsetinis
BearingPoint (LCP)
McKinsey
Operational level
Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma & Process Optimization Implementation Advanced Planning & Scheduling Inventory Management & Optimization Implementation Warehouse & Transport Mgmt. System
Intercompany pedestrian tunnel Software vendor
Mirroring the 2019 results, sales & operations planning (S&OP) and supply chain network design scored the highest in terms of the number of projects, accounting for 28% and 22% of the total respectively. Notable increases were in inventory optimization and supply chain visibility, which made up 16% and 13% of the projects respectively. The stronger focus on both inventory and visibility can be attributed to the coronavirus pandemic.
SCM_Consulting_Subway_spread_2021_EU.indd 1 19-02-217 10:42 Stations on subway map
The eighth edition of the SCM Consulting Subway Map of Europe is based on information provided by the consulting firms themselves. A combination of the number of consultancy projects completed, the market share by revenue for each spe- cific area of advice, the size of the company and the degree of specialization determines whether a company gets its own sub- way station on the relevant line, thus visualizing the company’s proven experience in a particular area of supply chain expertise. To be included on this subway map, a consultancy firm must have offices in more than one European country or also on other continents, although a few exceptions have been made for sup- ply chain consulting firms with a truly international customer base. For each specific area of advice, the consultancy firms were also asked to name the three competitors that they come up against most regularly when pitching. Companies that named each other most often are located closest together on the map.
9
(BrainNet)
SUPPLY CHAIN MOVEMENT, No.40, Q1 2021
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56
