Customers collaborate with Arc on supply chain planning using quantitative, practical science that helps manage the “portfolio of buffers – capacity, inventory, time (delivery)” across the supply chain. Understanding the fundamental relationships that exist in manufacturing and supply chain operations enables a maximum return from deployment of well-known strategies such as lean and six sigma. Understanding why these programs work and when to deploy them across the supply chain with our customer partners reduces lead-times, cost and inventory with the results seen below.