The Logistics Consultants can assist whether you are looking to implement a new facility, expand an existing site, or maximize your assets.
Based on detailed analysis of your current operations, and taking best practices into account, we can deliver customised site drawings, operational designs, business case documents, budgets and project plans to enable a smooth transition from the existing operations to an optimised solution in order to efficiently and effectively meet the future business requirements of the organisation.
Our warehousing experts have the range of experience and the modelling tools to evaluate and fully design new facilities and to improve existing operations, to maximise efficiency and optimise the following factors:
- Warehouse size
- Storage methods
- Handling techniques
- Automation options
- MHE equipment specifications
- Staffing numbers and organisation
- WMS systems requirements and specifications
The Logistics Consultants are experienced in identifying policies and controls for inventory management, which includes stock allocation, replenishment and order flows. These services drive higher inventory turns, and thus efficiencies in the use of working capital employed. To create inventory policies that make sense, we analyse the impact of internal and external factors while aligning inventory policies with purchasing, manufacturing, distribution, marketing, and sales.
Using Best Practice indices, The Logistics Consultants can evaluate you company’s warehouse performance against industry norms and against best practice operations.
The Logistics Consultants can assist your decision-making process if you are considering outsourcing your warehousing requirements. Or, we can assist you if you are trying to identify suitable partners to meet your requirements.
As part of the process, we can evaluate you existing operations before you commit to making any changes to your operations. Should you decide to go to the market for an outsourced solution; we will advise on how to structure the process, we will prepare the necessary documentation,recommend suitable logistics providers for consideration, and we will assist with the evaluation and selection process. We can also advise on contract negotiations and prepare Service Level Agreements; and ensure that you are prepared for a smooth transition.