Logistics Network Design
Providing optimal logistics network designs to drive service and cost efficiency.
INTRODUCTION
Connecting the dots...
Logistics networks are a connection of all the points in the supply chain where material moves to, and from. Logistics networks are the ‘life blood’ of a business. Over time these networks often become fragmented; as territories change, customer ordering patterns fluctuate and as companies invest and divest, so the network can lose its efficiency.
LOGISTICS NETWORK DESIGN
Is it time for a review?
It’s critical to periodically review your network, effectively ‘defragmenting’ and ensuring maximum service at the most efficient cost. Delivering efficiency in a logistics network is probably the most major lever in reducing logistics costs. Correctly aligning and optimising infrastructure and resource to supply and demand points can have a significant return on investment.
Whether your business is seeking a total network review, or analysis of individual components of the network such as warehouse location or transport route modifications, we are here to help.
CLIENTS
Who we work with
HERE TO HELP
Experience led design
Our logistics consultants have a wealth of expertise in both designing and implementing efficiency within logistics networks; from designing domestic transport operations through to outsourcing international freight, and from warehouse process improvements to the design of major distribution centres, our consultants know how to deliver.
We can use our expertise to identify, design and implement potential efficiency improvements throughout a clients logistics network. We are able, using our own proprietary modelling tools and operational experience, to model and scenario test every aspect of a logistics network.
SERVICES
Logistics network design services
Transport Routing
Getting fleet profiles and transport routes fully optimised can deliver real bottom line benefits. Not only is there financial gain to be had, but improved routing also facilitates improved service level performance. In modern supply chains, where deliveries are time critical and customer loyalty is not a given, transport logistics is a key market diffrentiator.
Warehouse Location Analysis
Using our in-house developed tools our logistics consultants are able to determine the optimal number and geographic location of warehouses required for a network. This is achieved through centre of gravity analysis combined with balancing transport costs against facility and inventory costs.
Warehouse Design
From reconfiguration of an existing facility through to green-field design, our warehouse design consultants can help you ensure that every facility is configured for optimal efficiency. However, it’s not just the CAD design that we can provide, we can also design all the required Standard Operating Procedures and fully implement all required changes.
Logistics Outsourcing
There are many logistics operations where it makes sense to outsource to a 3PL. This can be driven by cost of entry and economies of scale, or by the specialist knowledge and facility requirements for some ecommerce operations. Our consultants can help you identify the business case for logistics outsourcing and then fully manage the outsourcing process.
Inventory Optimisation
Logistics networks aren’t just about the vehicles, facilities and routes: they are also concerned with the material that moves through them. Over-stocking and duplicate stocking across a logistics network can not only increase operating costs, but it also has a significant impact on working capital. Maintaining optimal inventory levels is a science that all businesses should deploy.
Operations Management
Even where a logistics network is physically well optimised, poor processes can still cause inefficiency. Our consulting team are able to audit, rewrite and implement operational processes, from warehouse operations through to manufacturing operations, using experience and knowledge of methodologies including Kaizan, Six Sigma and TQM.
INSIGHT
Logistics design articles & advice
Building Blocks of Logistics Network Design
The objective of logistics network design is to create a logistics network where the material flow between source and demand points can move as quickly
Is Logistics Planning the Most Complex Task in Supply Chain?
Logistics planning is the supply chain equivalent of conducting an orchestra – trying to unify a multitude of moving parts and people to deliver in
Tactical Supply Chain Planning: Design, Deploy, Repeat.
Tactical supply chain planning is not a project – it should be a perpetual cycle, constantly evolving the performance of a supply chain. Supply chains
TESTIMONIALS
Client testimonials
