Enhancing Supply Chain Efficiency for a Nordic Marine Engine Company in China

The Opportunity

Supporting Supply Chain Improvements in China

Our client, a Nordic supplier of marine engines and propulsion systems, wanted to improve communication, sourcing coordination, and supply chain visibility across its China operations.

The business was facing challenges around internal alignment, unclear responsibilities across sourcing functions, and limited visibility into operational risks and supplier-related issues.

Different perspectives between internal teams, suppliers, and joint venture stakeholders also made it difficult to identify priorities and improvement areas.

Our team joined to help assess the current setup, identify bottlenecks, and support the client with practical recommendations for improving supply chain operations in China.

OUR SOLUTION

Understanding the Operational Challenges

The project started with interviews across internal teams, suppliers, and joint venture stakeholders to better understand how the sourcing organization and supply chain processes were working in practice.

Our team gathered feedback around:

• Internal communication and coordination
• Sourcing responsibilities and workflows
• Supply chain risks and operational gaps
• Improvement opportunities across teams and suppliers

The findings helped create a clearer picture of where communication issues, process inefficiencies, and operational bottlenecks were affecting the business.

Aligning Priorities and Improvement Areas

After the initial assessment, we held a workshop with the management team to review findings, discuss root causes, and explore practical improvement opportunities to focused on improving communication between teams, clarifying responsibilities, and creating a more structured approach to supply chain coordination in China.

Based on the workshop and stakeholder feedback, we prepared a set of operational recommendations and improvement priorities tailored to the client’s China organization.

The RESULTS

Creating Better Visibility Across the Supply Chain

The project helped our client better understand internal challenges, supply chain risks, and operational improvement opportunities across its China operations. With clearer visibility and a more structured approach to communication and sourcing coordination, the client was better positioned to improve operational efficiency moving forward.