{"id":43253,"date":"2018-10-16T02:03:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T02:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sticky-highjinx.flywheelsites.com\/?p=43253"},"modified":"2025-03-03T08:56:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:56:51","slug":"change-management-realize-roi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/envistacorp.com\/en-au\/2018\/10\/16\/change-management-realize-roi\/","title":{"rendered":"Change Management is Key to Fully Realizing Supply Chain Project ROI"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 4<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

Design a Proper Change Management Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Supply chain projects often demand significant resources to complete, so managing them effectively is imperative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the onset of a supply chain execution project<\/a>, an organisation must decide how dependent the project\u2019s benefits are on adoption and usage by employees. The more dependent they are, the more crucial the contribution of change management. To reveal dependencies, ask senior project leaders two simple questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What is the benefit of the project?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What if no employees adapt to the change and properly utilize the new system, process or technology?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    If non-adoption will have a negative impact on the ROI of the project, it\u2019s time to consider change management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Investing in Your Projects with Confidence<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Your supply chain is preparing for a software upgrade, implementing new processes to improve labour efficiency, or perhaps installing new equipment to optimise throughput in your warehouse. The investment in software, equipment or consulting fees is going to be significant, along with the time spent planning, preparing, installing and testing. Given your investment in the project, how confident are you that your workforce is going to adopt change and make it successful?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    On average, 75% of supply chain execution project benefits and ROI are dependent on employees fully adopting change. If your workforce is moving from a paper-based picking system to one that involves RF guns and system interaction, are your employees going to immediately welcome the use of new technology? What will prevent them from reverting to the existing, comfortable process? Is your new equipment fully automated or is there human interaction that will require an employee to understand how to use it to complete a task or entire process?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Take a minute to think of all processes your employees will need to adopt a change to realize the return on your investment. If your list includes more than a handful of employee touch-points, consider the benefits of incorporating change management into your project. Simply training employees before go-live and expecting them to \u201cget it\u201d can impact project success and ROI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Instead, you can maximize your ROI in the shortest amount of time\u2014knowing your employees are on board and fully ready for the upcoming changes\u2014with a change management program.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t

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    What Change Management Means for the Supply Chain Industry<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    So, what is change management? It\u2019s a set of processes, tools and practices that are used to manage the \u201cpeople side\u201d of change. This takes place from two different but equally important perspectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n