Warehouse OPTIMIZATION analysis
A warehouse needs the agility to cope with fluctuations in workload and changes in inventory profile. Often SME businesses can’t afford to employ or can’t attract technical supply chain expertise. I can fill this void and conduct a review of your current operation and will identify areas that will offer significant benefits to your company.
compliance
Is your warehouse compliant? Do you have the necessary resources for any hazardous goods or do you sell food and your HACCP program needs a bit of work? Perhaps you are in a medical industry and need help with controlled drugs or medical devices? Perhaps you need help documenting ISO requirements?
productivity & performance
Productivity and performance should be measured. Pick rates, pick accuracy, inventory records accuracy, DIFOTIS are all examples of common measures. I have developed 3-dimensional matrices that will help measure your staff and be used to performance measure and manage them concisely. The same matrices will measure department and teams and roll up to the company as a whole.
inventory analysis
Too much? Not enough? Caught up in MOQ’s, EOQ’s and what do all these acronyms really mean anyway? I can review your inventory, look at the stock turns and identify areas of concern and help you create systems whereby the stock turn and SLOB (slow and obsolete) can be reported on, proactively.
warehouse management systems
Are you looking to automate your warehouse or implement advanced digital functions? I can help manage or even select systems with you taking into account current and future needs. Future proofing is a specialty of mine! I can also help you if you desire to use RFID or/and NFC systems.
freight review
Many businesses I have worked with have been on ‘rack rates’ with freight providers. I can help you review your rates from local couriers through all modals of international cartage. I can also help you digitally interface with your carriers if your system is capable of doing it and, if not, often there are middle solutions. Automation of freight can also change from prepay to pay as you use.
e-Commerce
Many businesses only think of selling when they enter the world of online selling. But e-commerce is more than selling, it’s a catalyst for digitization of many processes and these need to be thought out properly and future state considered. Do you need to integrate it to your accounting system, your freight providers or your suppliers?
manufacturing supply chain
If you manufacture, your supply chain is even more important. You can’t operate without materials yet over stocking can kill your cash flow quite quickly. I can help analyse this for you and also apply the methodology of the theory of constraints. I can also help you digitize the collection of data throughout your processes.
supply chain sTRATEGY
Having a strategy for your supply chain is paramount and can be aligned to your business strategy and vision, if these exist? Decisions made today need to take into account the future needs and have a road map to deliver you there. Too often I have seen companies end up ditching young systems, or creating a web of 3rd party applications which eventually become unmanageable.