Supply chains are at the heart of global trade. They are the main structures put in place for sourcing, manufacturing, storing, transporting and delivering products, wherever it may be in the world. These structures bring together the suppliers, manufacturers, logistics, wholesalers, retailers, and finally, the customers.
Managing these complex networks effectively is a mammoth task. To deal with the complexity of supply chains efficiently, many skills are required, even if the supply chain is a short one.
Unfortunately, most businesses, at any given time, are operating with:
✕ Inefficient supply chains, due to holding insufficient inventory or even excess inventory
✕ Residual and obsolete stock
✕ Poor service levels
✕ Inefficient use of the factory
✕ Excess down time
✕ Frequent changes in production
✕ Inaccurate forecasting and so on
All these issues lead to unnecessary excess costs being absorbed by the business. All mainly due to lack of planning and poor unresponsive Supply Chains and Operations.
Our Logistics and Supply Chain Consultancy service helps businesses improve each aspect of the supply chain operation by understanding the triggers and signals that are being sent within the business. We identify ways of reducing expenditure and improving collaboration across the business between 3rd party logistics providers, suppliers, customers and the key stakeholders across the supply chain.
We offer help in the following areas:
Supply Chain Planning
The goal of Supply Chain Planning is to find the perfect balance between supply and demand to ensure your business revenue increases whilst your customers receive the service they desire.
This is achieved through the procedure of planning your product from raw material to the customer, including anticipating the demand.
We provide tactical insight to prepare your business for the future and ultimately lower costs and streamline sales. We also help you plan in managing your relationships with third parties.
Inventory Management
A business’s inventory is one of it’s most valuable assets. However, it is also one of the most critical. Carry too much and a large portion of your working capital has just been invested in your inventory; a nightmare for finance. Carry too little and your customer service levels will drop instantly; a nightmare for sales.
We work with you to address these issues and find your optimum level. We achieve this by using the data gathered to tailor the solution according to your business infrastructure.
Our clients have reduced their Raw Material Inventory by up to 40% using a basic Material Requirements Planning (MRP) process and system.
Demand Forecasting
Predicting customer demand correctly is key to prevent wastage of materials and time. Various business decisions will be made based on this forecast, including purchasing materials, selecting the production process and determining a price strategy.
A reliable forecast not only uses data gathered but also collaborates with various departments of your business. This collaboration helps your whole business come together to reach a common goal. We can help with forecasting the demand of your company to help you set your shared objectives, both short and long term.
Warehouse Management
Warehouses are a staple part of the supply chain. They can be used as a store or a distribution centre. But, unfortunately, not all warehouses are designed or even used efficiently. A substandard warehouse doesn’t make the best use out of it’s space, the layout isn’t thought out clearly and many other weaknesses are found. All these issues cost the business precious time and money.
With our help in Warehouse Management, solutions are specifically designed to save you time and money. We can help enhance your warehouse’s productivity and capacity.
Sales and Operations Planning
With Sales and Operations Planning, daily operations are brought in line with business strategy. For this to happen the leadership and executive teams need to work alongside the other departments involved in the demand and supply side of the business such as marketing, manufacturing and finance.
We can help in the Sales and Operations Planning process to balance your supply and demand. Enabling you to free up your working capital, increase your revenue and, ultimately, achieve profitability.
With our help you can:
✓ Reduce inventory and increase stock availability
✓ Minimise slow moving, obsolete and residual stock
✓ Increase service levels and planning of sales
✓ Organise your transport and warehousing
✓ Improve forecasting and demand planning
With our Logistics and Supply Chain Consultation service we have undertaken end to end audits of supply chains and successfully implemented best practice within Customer Services, Logistics, Stock Management & Counting, Raw Material Ordering and Forecast / Sales Planning to enable a responsive supply chain.
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