Advisory and consulting
Our inventory planning experts will configure a client- and industry-specific solution which improves productivity whilst reducing waste
Inventory analytics (IA)
Detailed client business analytics
We design from a business perspective; not an engineering perspective!
Data
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Information
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Knowledge
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Insight
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Action
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Success
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Inventory analytics benefits
Empowering all stakeholders across the supply chain with visibility and insight​
Customer service improvements
by increasing product availability and on-time-in-full (OTIF) rates across the network
Lower supply chain costs
by reducing waste and eliminating double handling
Improving productivity
by enhancing inventory planning and visualisation across the network
Significant financial value
by increasing sales and cash flow due to better stock availability and lower excess stock
Good planning assures execution success
Supply chain services (SCS)
How we do it
Our client-centric methodology
As-is analysis
- Data analyst
- Supplier analysis
- Client analysis
- Market analysis
- Supply chain analysis
- Process analysis; including material flows
- Benchmarking
- Facility/material handling review
- Current technology and systems review
- Current risks
- Business narrative/status quo
To-be analysis
- Understanding organisational strategy/vision
- Scenario alternatives and supporting rationale
- Forecasting models
- Understanding of key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs)
- Future risks
- Gap analysis
- Consolidation of results
- Develop detailed proposal and plan
- Presentation and approval
Preliminary function/supply chain design specification
- Map conceptual to be process; including system and manning requirements
- Layout design specifications; including material flows
- Proposed budget
- Resource plan
- Commercials/contractual preparation
- Develop project plan
- Approval/sign off
- Project initiation
- Finalise design (process design, functional design specification etc.)
- Business narrative acceptance and sign-off
- Procurement
- Development
- Implementation
- Integration
- Work instructions
- Testing and acceptance for SIT and user acceptance training (UAT)
- Day-in-the-life-of (DILO)
- Stabilisation
- Go-live
- Post-implementation review
- Close-out report
- Training
- Certification and document handover
- Skills transfer and short-term onsite support/ training
- Non-conformance monitoring
- Maintenance and replacement planning
- SLAs
- Continuation training
- Remote support
- Help desk
- Onsite support
- Maintain and grow client relationship