5 basic steps to success in Supply Chain Management - What can we learn from Exel PLC company?

From the link: http://www.exel.com/exel/exel_solution_design.jsp

(This is from the website of the company Exel. About Supply Chain Management success)

Our Steps to success: ---> "DMADV"

1. Define
2. Measure
3. Analyze
4. Design
5. Validate

(1) Define:

Gain an understanding of business needs and desired outcomes.

(2) Measure:
Establish a profile of what's been happening.

(3) Analyze:

Investigate how things could be improved.

(4) Design:
Engineer the optimum solution.
(5) Validate:
Return to the operation for continuous improvement and lessons learned.

Some Competitive Advantages of "Solution Design":

• Exel solution design delivers deeper insight and ongoing value
• Exel recommendations are value-based and always tie back to your needs and objectives.
• Our engineers have decades of experience delivering real value solutions
• All solutions are operationally feasible and based on our experience as operating practitioners.
• Best practices, successes, and benchmarks are shared across sectors and teams.
• Our size, scale, and expertise provide constant innovation and system flexibility.
• Design teams are cross-functional and engage in multiple disciplines when needed.
• Our design process is fully integrated with DePICT, Exel's proprietary project management process.