Supply Chain Management

To be successful in the growing global marketplace, companies producing or distributing products must minimize the cost of distribution while maximizing the effectiveness of their supply chains. This means determining the best possible locations for supplier source points, manufacturing plants, warehouses, and distribution centers as well as the supply chain partners processes to create the most cost effective network.

Our approach focuses on the entire delivery system to find specific opportunities to streamline processes and optimize links in the supply chain.

We can help you determine…

		Which plants should make what products, shipping to which warehouses/customers.
		How many distribution centers are optimal and where they should be located.
		How much of which products should be housed at each distribution center.
		Where customers should get their orders serviced.
		What would be the best transportation mode between each customer and each distribution center.
		What technology would best manage demand, order management, forecasting and gathering crucial financial information.
		And, what processes and systems need revamping in order to support new structures.

Our supply chain management and logistics expertise includes best practices in network optimization, materials and enterprise resource planning (ERP), material flow improvements, process redesign, supplier relations, procurement, warehousing, and inventory management.

In all client engagements, our first step is to perform an effectiveness audit to determine opportunities for improvement in the physical infrastructure, policies, processes, organizational and technology. The goal is to reduce costs and enhance the return on capital. We also offer several education and training courses specifically aimed at giving employees the knowledge and skills they need to improve performance.

The specific service areas we provide to facilitate Supply Chain Management improvements include:

		Network Optimization
		Manufacturing and Supply Chain Systems Improvement
		Customer Service Operations Improvement
		Warehousing Operations & Configuration
		Inventory Optimization
		Distribution Resource Planning
		Transportation Planning

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