Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR)

Ozgun C. Demirag

Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR): Information about (SCC)

Developed by Supply Chain Council (SCC) SCC: Independent, not-for-profit corporation organized in 1996 by: Global management-consulting firm, Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath (PRTM) and Market research firm, Advanced Manufacturing Research (AMR) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Started with 69 voluntary companies; now close to 1000 members. SCC Objective: To develop a standard supply-chain process reference model enabling effective communication among the supply chain partners, by
Using standard terminology to better communicate and learn the supply chain issues Using standard metrics to compare and measure their performances

Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR)

SCOR:
Integrates Business Process Reengineering, Benchmarking, and Process Measurement into a cross-functional framework.
Capture the as-is state of a process and derive the desired to-be future state Capture the as-is state of a process and derive the desired to-be future state Quantify the operational performance of similar companies and establish internal targets based on best-inclass results Quantify the operational performance of similar companies and establish internal targets based on best-in-class results Characterize the management practices and software solutions that result in best-inclass performance Process Reference Model

Characterize the management practices and software solutions that result in bestin-class performance Best Practices Analysis

Business Process Reengineering

Benchmarking

Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR)

The Primary Use of SCOR:
To describe, measure and evaluate supply chain configurations.

SCOR contains:
Standard descriptions of management processes A framework of relationships among the standard processes Standard metrics to measure process performance Management practices that produce best-in-class performance

Enables the companies to:

Evaluate and compare their performances with other companies effectively Identify and pursue specific competitive advantages Identify software tools best suited to their specific process requirements

Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR): Boundaries

SCOR spans: All customer interactions, from order entry through paid invoice. All product (physical material and service) transactions, from suppliers supplier to customers customer, including equipment, supplies, spare parts, bulk product, software, etc. All market interactions, from the understanding of aggregate demand to the fulfillment of each order SCOR does not attempt to describe every business process or activity, including: Sales and marketing (demand generation) Research and technology development Product development Some elements of post-delivery customer support

Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR):Basic Management Processes

Plan-Source-Make-Deliver-Return
Plan

Deliver

Source Return

Make

Deliver Return

Source Return

Make

Deliver Return

Source Return

Make

Deliver Return

Source

Suppliers Supplier

Supplier (Internal or External)

Your Company

Customer (Internal or External)

Customers Customer

Plan-Source-Make-Deliver-Return provide the organizational structure of the SCOR-model

Scopes of Basic Management Processes

Plan (Processes that balance aggregate demand and supply to develop a
course of action which best meets sourcing, production and delivery requirements) Balance resources with requirements Establish/communicate plans for the whole supply chain Source (Processes that procure goods and services to meet planned or actual demand) Schedule deliveries (receive, verify, transfer) Make (Processes that transform product to a finished state to meet planned or actual demand) Schedule production Deliver (Processes that provide finished goods and services to meet planned or actual demand, typically including order management, transportation management, and distribution management) Warehouse management from receiving and picking product to load and ship product. Return (Processes associated with returning or receiving returned products) Manage Return business rules

Level

Three Levels of Process Detail

Description

#
1

Schematic Plan Source

Make

Comments Level 1 defines the scope and content for the Supply chain Operations Reference-model. Here basis of competition performance targets are set.

Supply Chain Operations Reference Model

Top Level (Process Types)

Deliver Return

Return
2

Configuration Level (Process Categories)

A companys supply chain can be configuredto-order at Level 2 from the core process categories. Companies implement their operations strategy through the configuration they choose for their supply chain. Level 3 defines a companys ability to compete successfully in its chosen markets, and consists of: Process element definitions Process element information inputs, and outputs Process performance metrics Best practices, where applicable System capabilities required to support best practices Systems/tools

Process Element Level (Decompose Processes)

P1.1
Identify, Prioritize, and Aggregate Supply-Chain Requirements

P1.3
Balance Production Resources with Supply-Chain Requirements

P1.4
Establish and Communicate Supply-Chain Plans

P1.2
Identify, Assess, and Aggregate Supply-Chain Requirements

Not in Scope

Implementation Level (Decompose Process Elements)

Companies implement specific supply-chain management practices at this level. Level 4 defines practices to achieve competitive advantage and to adapt to changing business conditions.

Level 1 Performance Metrics

Performance Attributes
Delivery performance Fill rate Perfect order fulfillment Order fulfillment lead time Supply Chain Response Time Production flexibility Total SCM cost Cost of Goods Sold Value-added productivity Warranty cost or returns processing cost Cash-to-cash cycle time Inventory days of supply Asset turns

Customer-Facing
Supply Chain Reliability Responsiveness Flexibility

Internal-Facing

Cost

Assets

Level Metrics Facts

Level 1 Metrics are primary, high level measures that may cross multiple SCOR processes. They do not necessarily relate to a SCOR Level 1 process (Plan-SourceMake-Deliver-Return). There is hierarchy among the metrics in different levels. Level 1 Metrics are created from lower level calculations (Level 2 metrics) Level 2 Metrics: Associated with a narrower subset of processes. Example:
Metric related with Delivery Performance: Total number of products delivered on time and in full based on a commit date. Metric related with Production: Ratio Of Actual To Theoretical Cycle Time

Level 2 Process Types and Definitions

Planning: A process that aligns expected resources to meet expected demand requirements. Balance aggregated demand and supply Consider consistent planning horizon (Generally) occur at regular, periodic intervals Execution: A process triggered by planned or actual demand that changes the state of material goods. Scheduling/sequencing Transforming product Moving product to the next process Enable: A process that prepares, maintains, or manages information or relationships on which planning and execution processes rely

P1: Plan Supply Chain P2-P5: Plan SCOR Process S1: Source Stocked Product S3: Source Engineer-to-Order Product S2: Source Make-to-Order Product M1: Make-to-Stock M2: Make-to-Order M3: Engineer-to-Order D1: Deliver Stocked Product D2: Deliver Make-to-Order Product D3: Deliver Engineer-to-Order Product D4: Deliver Retail Product (New in Version 6.0) SR1/DR1: Return Defective Product (Source Return/Deliver Return) SR2: Source Return MRO Product (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) DR2: Deliver Return MRO Product SR3/DR3: Return Excess Product (Source Return/Deliver Return) EP, ES, EM, ED, ER: Enable corresponding SCOR Processes

Level 2 Process Categories

Example Continued Process Number: S1 Process Category: Source Stocked Product Process Category Definition The procurement, delivery, receipt and transfer of raw material items, subassemblies, product and or services. Performance Attributes Reliability Responsiveness Flexibility Metric % Orders/lines processed complete Total Source Cycle Time to Completion Time and Cost related to Expediting the Sourcing Processes of Procurement, Delivery, Receiving and Transfer. Product Acquisition Costs Inventory DOS

Cost Assets

Best Practices
Joint Service Agreements Alliance and Leverage agreements

Features
None Identified

Example Continued
Process Element Number: S1.4 Process Element: Transfer Product Process Element Definition The transfer of accepted product to the appropriate stocking location within the supply chain. This includes all of the activities associated with repackaging, staging, transferring and stocking product. For service this is the transfer or application of service to the final customer or end user. Performance Attributes Reliability Metric % Product transferred damage free % Product transferred complete % Product transferred on-time to demand requirement % Product transferred without transaction errors Transfer Cycle Time Time and Cost Reduction related to Expediting the Transfer Process. Transfer & Product storage costs as a % of Product Acquisition Costs Inventory DOS Features Pay on receipt Specify delivery location and time (to the minute) Specify delivery sequence None Identified

Responsiveness Flexibility Cost Assets Best Practices Drive deliveries directly to stock or point-ofuse in manufacturing to reduce costs and cycle time Capability Transfer to Organization

Example Continued

Inputs

Plan

Source ES.4

Make

Deliver

Product Pull Signals

Product Inventory Location WIP Inventory Location Finished Goods Inventory Location Outputs Inventory Availability Plan P2.2 Source ES.4

M
EM

ED

Make M1.2, M2.2, M3.3

Deliver D1.8, D4.2

Daily Replenishment Requirements

Loaded Cart

D4.1
D4.4

Some Graphical Tools:

1st Step in configuring a SC: Illustrate physical layout, material flow and place Level 2 execution process categories to describe activities at each location.

SCOR Process Maps

2nd Step: Create the SCOR Process Maps: Place planning process categories, using dashed lines to show links with execution processes

Software Package for Modeling SCOR: ARIS EasySCOR

The ARIS Toolset and ARIS Easy Design are process modeling tools. The ARIS Toolset is a BPR tool, Easy Design is used for process capture. The EasySCOR Modeler is a software package that includes the ARIS Easy Design modeling kit and the SCOR model in ARIS format. ARIS EasySCOR consists of process models that describe the SCOR levels 1 to 3. Implementation level, level 4 is not included.

Process Map Example created in ARIS EasySCOR

Suppliers Supplier

Suppliers

Assemble/ Package

Distribution Centers

Geo Ports of Entry

Americas--->

Europe--->

Asia--->

Observations
SCOR describes processes not functions. In other words, the Model focuses on the activity involved, not the person or organizational element that performs the activity. Implementation level, Level 4, is not described in SCOR.

References
SCOR 6.0 Overview Booklet
http://www.isye.gatech.edu/~lfm/8851/Sources/SCOR/SCOR%206.0% 20OverviewBooklet.pdf

Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR) 6.0 Introduction (in setup files)

About ARIS:
About ARIS:

http://www.changeware.net/esitteet/scor-faq.pdf
http://www.changeware.net/esitteet/scor-faq.pdf