Supply Chain and Delivery
You sold it. Now you have to ship it.
Planning, capacity, suppliers, logistics and on-time delivery, back on track, from operators who have run supply chains.
The record
About $6M a year from a redesigned distribution network.
A branded food manufacturer had about 90 days of refrigerated goods sitting in the network, with plants, 3PLs and customer DCs that didn't line up, and OTIF at 87% against a customer expectation of 98%.
- Network redesigns like this are among our most frequent engagements.
What changed
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Annual savings | About $6M |
| Inventory | About 45 days, from about 90 |
| OTIF | 98%, from 87% |
Where it slips
Late orders are usually decided days before they ship.
The dock gets the blame, but the schedule, the changeover plan and the inventory policy decide most of it. We start by finding where on-time really slips.
- A plan the plant can actually hit.
Where does on-time slip?
Where we work
From your suppliers to your customer's dock.
A supply chain problem rarely stays in one function, so we work across all of it.
- Led by operators who have owned these results.
Four areas, one supply chain
| Area | What we do |
|---|---|
| Source | Find, qualify and develop suppliers, and fix supplier capacity and quality |
| Plan | S&OP and IBP, schedules your plants can hit, constraints and inventory policy |
| Make | Capacity, material flow and throughput on the floor |
| Deliver | Distribution network design, freight and SKU rationalization |
Common questions
Something else? Ask an operator
How do you improve OTIF?
By finding where orders actually go late. Late orders are usually decided days before they ship, in the schedule, the changeover plan and the inventory policy.
What does a distribution network redesign involve?
Looking at plants, 3PLs and customer DCs as one system, then redesigning production and distribution channels around where the cost and service problems really are.
Can you lower inventory without hurting service?
Yes. A branded food manufacturer went from about 90 days of inventory to about 45, while OTIF rose from 87% to 98%.
Do you work on supplier problems?
Yes, from finding and qualifying new suppliers to fixing capacity and quality at the ones you have.
What if the supply chain leader's seat is open?
We can have an interim operator on the ground in 72 hours. See Interim Leadership
Everyone on the job has done the job
Where are your orders running late?
Talk to an operator who has run a supply chain like yours. We reply within one business day.