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Case 1: New logistic solution for large department store chain

Challenge: Higher logistics costs than competitors and low environment profile

Solution

Warehouse analyzes on all (10) warehouses:

  • Process analyze, external bench mark based on cost
  • Productivity time studies and analyzes thru observations and data analyzes
  • Analyze existing Staffing strategy and proposal for new strategy

Established a ”one-point solution” per product area

  • o Inbound, warehouse and distribution analyzes to find the optimal locations
  • o Developed and establish a new model for inbound simulation

Project management and warehouse design when established a new warehouse for frozen goods

  • Project team with competences from warehouse operations of frozen goods, Quality & Environment, Security, IT, Supply Chain, call off together created the solution
  • Material handling suppliers was invited to present different warehouse solution

Re design of the warehouses who shut down to re loading terminals

  • In total 15 terminals
  • The project gained reduced transport costs for high frequent goods and part loads

Transport analyze and transport optimizing and established a better coordination of the transport flows

  • Developed existing solution for inbound handling/routines

 Solution for a more flexible use of the staffing resources on all warehouses/terminals

  • Implementation of the new staffing strategy
  • Increased flexibility and demands on the external staffing supplier
  • Gain increased flexibility and delivery service to a lower total cost


Case 2: New logistic strategy for supplier of industrial consumables, industrial components and related services

Challenge: Need of change the internal culture to become a more market oriented company. Further the need to consolidate the existing de centralized steering and establish one internal supply chain organization (from existing 5 organizations) and finaly Need of re structure of warehouse operation for the existing warehouses (20.000 sq. and  37.000 sq.)

Logents involvements

  • Guidance consulting
  • Industry bench marking
  • New warehouse design
  • Operational support since 2008 to present
  • Part in establishing a new logistic strategy
  • Part in new warehouse layout and warehouse optimizing process
  • Consolidation and involved in closing down a local warehouse

Case 3:  New warehouse design to handle a new volume – appr. 5 times existing operation, for a fast moving consumer products company.

Challenge: New customer demands. The need of new space and automation upgrade for the warehouse.  Plan to extend the existing warehouse from 10 000 sq. to 20 000 sq.

Major activities:

  • Given by the new volumes and product create a proposal based a new technical solution with high level on automation
  • Discussion and negotiations with supplier of technical warehouse solutions
  • Redesign of the existing warehouse
  • Staffing strategy for handle the new volumes
  • Close corporation with the customer to secure the proposed solution
  • In phase 2 active part in establish the customer volumes

Resources from Logent

  • In phase 1: 2 resources fulltime for appr. 1 month
  •  Planned in phase 2: 2-3 resources half time for appr. 6 months