Supply Chain and Logistics Consultants
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- Consult on, and provide a range of Supply Chain and Logistics solutions
- Business solutions covering distribution, freight, warehouse……
- Supplying, implementing, customising Supply Chain Management software
- Provide staff training and ongoing support and maintenance
Supply Chain and Logistics Management Solutions
Supply Chain Management solutions help you to streamline and automate your business processes, enabling you to take complete and efficient control from sourcing to delivery.
As businesses grow more complex, so to do their supply chain and logistics management needs. Separate and decentralised warehouses, various shipping and transport providers, constant flows of inbound and outbound orders, and contractual delivery requirements are only a mere handful of the issues that face business managers on a daily basis. Streamlining and automating these issues are crucial in today’s competitive business world and supply chain management and logistics management software solutions are for many companies an invaluable business asset.
It is important to point out that Logistics Management is not just for large companies, small companies are now finding it necessary to invest in a supply chain and logistics management solutions to remain competitive. For smaller businesses, where a dedicated in-house logistics software solution is for one reason or another not a viable option, there are numerous third-party providers that can deliver logistics management using an outsourced model.
Supply Chain management and Logistics Management
Supply chain management is the process of optimising the shipment of goods and services from the point of supply right through to the customer. As in any IT-based solution, the goals are to save time, improve accuracy, minimise losses and automate wherever possible; and these are precisely the goals of a supply chain and logistic management solution. Typically consisting of:
- Planning: The development of benchmarks to monitor the supply chain for optimal resource use, minimum total cost and maximum value to the customer.
- Sourcing: The development of costing, inventory, quality, shipping and payment methods with suppliers and associated benchmarks for monitoring partner relationships.
- Production (manufacturing): Scheduling of activities necessary for production, testing, packaging and preparation for delivery.
- Delivery logistics: Order tracking and fulfilment, determining warehouse locations, fleet management, and invoice processing.
- Returns processing: Dealing with customer returns and support.
Business benefits a Supply Chain Management Solution can deliver.
The benefits to business resulting from a Supply Chain and Logistics Management solution can include:
- ensuring raw material supply matches production requirements
- minimising the cost of transporting materials
- ensuring a constant supply of product without over production
- gaining an accurate view of production levels and customer demands
- eliminating out-of-stock instances
- support greater cooperation among all supply chain partners.
Latest Technology being used in Logistics Solutions
Radio – Frequency Identification or RFID- The past few years has seen the development of a new generation of logistics-related tools, especially radio-frequency identification, or RFID. This is a small tag that can be loaded with information and "read" by fixed or portable readers. It allows for the automatic recognition and tracking of items along a supply chain or across a distribution network.