Supply Chain Consultancy
Warehouse improvement and optimisation
Warehousing and inventory often make up the largest portion of supply chain spend. Ensuring that operations are efficient and effective is a key deliverable for all Operations Directors and Chief Operating Officers. We can help provide independent advice on how to improve the value add of your operations.
Supply Chain Consultancy
Warehouse improvement and optimisation
A review of the warehouse operations establishes if the current operations are effective in meeting the expected requirements or able to support foreseen market changes. Our consultants follow a proven method to determine the operational efficiency, effectiveness, and value for money of supply chain activities. This approach also identifies and quantifies opportunities for improvement. The scope of the assessment covers processes, storage methods, MHE choices, manpower allocation and the use of systems. The emphasis of the review is tailored to the customer’s needs. To organise a free discussion with one of our consultants, please get in touch:
Get in touchOur budget modelling tool allows us to benchmark current warehouse cost against the alternative scenarios developed from the operational review. The cost inputs are a combination of market rates, and industry experience. Sensitivity analysis supports an evaluation of the most ‘valuable’ initiatives. Alternative operational scenarios are also evaluated for difficult to quantify factors including: ease of migration, operational risk, service impact, scalability and operational flexibility.
Using our proprietary modelling tools to benchmark current operations against alternative methods of storage, picking and handling. The service includes manual, mechanical and automated options. The model outputs provide a quantitative comparison of operational methods by hour and at task level, picks up the impact of hourly volume variations.
End to end review of all warehouse operational processes in order to identify any forms of waste, but also to capture business specific operational requirements and systems interfaces. Create current process maps for validation and develop alternative options.
End to end review of all warehouse operational processes in order to identify any forms of waste, but also to capture business specific operational requirements and systems interfaces. Create current process maps for validation and develop alternative options.
As storage media and automated options become more affordable it is important that businesses invest when and where the business case makes sense. We can help evaluate the options and prepare a business case for capital investment where it makes sense.
We all know about Min-Max levels, minimum order quantities, lead times and other factors that drive inventory levels, but at Logistics UK we have been able to take these basic principles and convert them into accurate, relevant, targeted KPIs, dashboards and deliverable savings for our customers.
Supply Chain Consultancy
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