Case Study Supply Chain Updated June 16, 2025 3 min read By GPSI Team

Supply Chain Improvement

A major OEM brought in GPSI to recruit specialists and lead a supply-chain redesign — streamlining production flow, cleansing data, and building a structured change request process that lifted vendor relationships and visibility.

4 Key supply-chain
improvements delivered

Client Major OEM

A major Original Equipment Manufacturer undertaking a big redesign and process-improvement project across its supply chain.

Industry

Manufacturing (OEM)

Engagement

Supply Chain Redesign & Process Improvement

GPSI Role

Recruit & deploy specialist team

Focus

Production flow, data, change control

Key Takeaways

GPSI recruited and deployed a specialist team from the marketplace and its business network.
Experts streamlined the production flow and ran data-cleansing activities.
A workable change request process was designed and implemented.
New bills of material enabled a smooth, controlled transition to a new configuration.
Inventory analysis and consolidation drove significant cost savings.
Better vendor monitoring and reporting increased visibility and predictability while reducing risk.

Scope of WorkWhat was the scope of work?

A major Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) hired Global Partner Solutions to recruit a team of specialists in their respective fields who would be responsible for undertaking a big redesign and process improvement project.

DEFINITION

Change request process: a structured way for a production team to communicate engineering and configuration changes — such as new bills of material — along the supply chain, so transitions happen in a timely, controlled manner.

ActivitiesWhat did GPSI do?

Global Partner Solutions moved on to recruit and deploy top-quality personnel within the marketplace and its business network to ensure the project’s efficiency and results. Under the sponsorship of our client’s management team, our group of professional hands-on experts quickly identified solutions which included streamlining the production flow and data cleansing activities. Furthermore, they designed and implemented a workable change request process.

Production flow streamlining

Smoothing and simplifying the flow across the production line.

Data cleansing

Correcting and standardizing supply-chain data for reliable decisions.

Change request process

A workable process to route changes through the supply chain.

The TeamWho did GPSI deploy?

GPSI recruited and deployed top-quality personnel from the marketplace and its business network to ensure the project’s efficiency and results.

The specialists GPSI provided

A hands-on, cross-functional team across logistics, inventory, and procurement.

Line assembly expeditors Logistic agents Inventory management & supplier relationship specialists Strategic & tactical buyers

ResultsWhat results did the OEM achieve?

As a result, there was an improvement in the communication channels between key vendors and their clients. The welcomed results enhanced vendor-customer relationships. Here are some key improvements arising from our work on this project:

Controlled configuration transitions

New bills of material are now reviewed and distributed along the supply chain, giving way to a smooth and controlled transition towards a new configuration.

Structured change requests

The production team communicate change requests to the supply chain in a timely and structured fashion.

Inventory cost savings

Analysis and consolidation of inventory led to significant cost savings.

Visibility & lower risk

Close monitoring of vendor management and improved reporting tools resulted in increased visibility and predictability and reduced supply chain risks.

Better communication between vendors and clients enhanced vendor-customer relationships — with controlled configuration changes, inventory savings, and greater visibility across the supply chain. — Outcome of the GPSI supply chain improvement project

AS9100NSF-ISR Certified

GPSI delivers supply chain redesign and process improvement under AS9100-certified quality management — the standard behind engagements like this one.

Frequently asked questions

What did the client hire GPSI to do?

A major Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) hired GPSI to recruit a team of specialists who would undertake a big redesign and process improvement project across its supply chain.

What specialists did GPSI provide?

GPSI recruited and deployed line assembly expeditors, logistic agents, inventory management and supplier relationship specialists, and strategic and tactical buyers.

What solutions did GPSI implement?

GPSI’s experts streamlined the production flow, carried out data-cleansing activities, and designed and implemented a workable change request process.

What is a change request process?

A change request process is a structured way for a production team to communicate engineering and configuration changes, such as new bills of material, along the supply chain in a timely and controlled manner.

What were the results of the project?

The work improved communication between key vendors and clients and enhanced vendor-customer relationships. New bills of material support controlled configuration transitions, change requests flow in a timely and structured way, inventory analysis and consolidation produced significant cost savings, and closer vendor monitoring with better reporting increased visibility and predictability while reducing supply chain risks.

What industry was this project in?

The client was a major Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), and the engagement focused on redesigning and improving its manufacturing supply chain.

Ready to improve your supply chain?

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