Jul 23, 2015 | Articles, Cost to Serve, Distribution Network Design, Transport |
Conducting a Cost to Serve analysis can help you and your company understand where the biggest influences on your profit margins lie. It can also serve as a basis for understanding which customers are more or less profitable and for identifying ways to do things... May 27, 2015 | Distribution Network Design |
As the renowned UK-based retail company John Lewis discovered, switching from high street retailing to an omnichannel model can soon load a supply chain with inefficiencies, necessitating a reorganisation. John Lewis’ decision to redesign its network was reported in a... May 19, 2015 | Distribution Network Design |
A well planned and organized distribution network is absolutely vital if you want to get products from manufacturer to end customer in the most efficient and effective way. Of course, unless you are part of a new company, starting afresh with endless options, your... May 7, 2015 | Articles, Distribution Network Design |
To the uninitiated, the design of distribution networks might seem a complicated topic. However, it’s really not that complex at all. Indeed, the aim of distribution network design is to keep things as simple as possible. However, the degree of simplicity that can... Apr 23, 2015 | Distribution Network Design, Supply Chain Strategy |
Your physical supply chain network may be closer to a living organism than you think. Recent developments suggest that previous conceptions of a supply chain as a purely mechanical process may now be outdated. Customer needs, market expectations and business... Nov 18, 2014 | Distribution Network Design, Inventory - S&OP, Videos |
If you’ve never taken a cold hard look at your Distribution Network, do it soon! Because the wrong network in terms of facility numbers, sizes and locations could be increasing your Supply Chain costs by as much as 16%! I’ll explain why in this 16 minute... 