Improve your Warehousing and Distribution operation

To provide the highest level of service at the right cost

Too many companies continue to underestimate the real worth of a good warehouse operation and the significant part it can play in an organisations success or failure with client retention. Organisations that take the time to understand the role of warehousing are starting to reverse the trend.

Typical warehousing improvement projects deliver savings of 10% to 35% of your operating cost

We can repair and improve your warehousing and distribution performance by applying the principles of best practice to your operation working alongside your team to turn the business around in a short space of time. Our focus is not on developing masses of reports and assessments for your organisation to review, we implement real solutions that will benefit your business.

Find out more about our: Supply Chain and Logistics Assessment Guarantee

Our real results in Warehouse and Distribution

Several organisations have made significant advances as a result of our supply chain and logistics assessments and improvement programs.

Improved EBIT position
Reduction in COGS
Reduction in inventory levels
Reduction in total logistics and supply chain costs
Elimination of process waste
Improved planning and execution processes
Increased overall warehousing performance
Reduced inbound and outbound logistics costs
Increase customer service delivery performance (DIFOT)
Improved inbound supplier delivery performance (DIFOTQ)
Improvements in managing reverse logistics

our approach to improving your warehouse and distribution performance

We work with you to review each process within your warehouse operation to ensure that improvement opportunities are converted to real benefits for your warehousing and distribution operation. The following list of functions are part of the review process:

warehousing receiving function
warehousing putaway process
replenishment process that creates distribution efficiencies
warehousing stock and location control
order taking and release process
warehousing picking methods, discrete, batch and wave
kit assembly within your warehousing operation or outsourced 3PL warehousing
equipment selection and use for stock handling within your warehousing operation
storage strategies for warehousing
sortation systems to support distribution
warehousing despatch processing
physical packing and labeling of stock
shipping and distribution
Reverse logistics - stock returns, credit returns and damaged stock
inventory control and stocktake

We have also used and implemented a range of warehousing technologies which are integrated to provide your warehousing operation greater levels of transparency, improved data flow and accuracy. Technologies include, ERP systems integrated with EDI, WMS, RF picking, POS systems, and sortation solutions.

Select a Supply Chain and Logistics Assessment that identifies real improvement.

We offer a range of assessments that are tailored to specific functions within your oganisation that require review. Depending on the scope of works or the scale of your organisation, our assessments are typically completed within 2 weeks of commencement for single site entities. Reference sites available on request.