Application of a supply chain diagnostic to a New Zealand manufacturer – a case study

 

 

 

Chuda Basnet

Paul Childerhouse

 

Department of Management Systems

University of Waikato

Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 2020

New Zealand

 

Abstract

 

            We will present our experiences of performing a “Quick Scan” of the supply chain management of a New Zealand manufacturer.  Quick Scan (QS) is a diagnostic methodology that examines the supply chain operations of a business organization, seeking to understand and document the business processes within logistics and production. This methodology, developed at Cardiff University in U.K., has been evaluated through numerous case studies in the U.K. Our goal was to test this diagnostic methodology in the New Zealand context.