Logistics and Distribution
The Logistics and Distribution functions within the Supply Chain; encompassing transportation, stock control, warehousing, and ensuring structures are in place to monitor the flow of goods and materials, are crucial for the effective management and co-ordination of processes to ensure customer satisfaction.
Our specialist Logistics Consultants are aware that the requirements vary according to the specific industry sector and have the expertise and experience within the team to accommodate the unique requirements of each, whether it is Food, Manufacturing, Retail, Automotive, or Utilities.
Our Logistics Consultants will ensure an efficient Logistics strategy can be developed and implemented, measured and continually improved, ensuring your costs are optimised through:
- Warehouse and Inventory Management to monitor the quality, cost and efficiency of the movement and storage of goods, coordinate the order cycle and allocate staff resources accordingly including full process and operator SOPs.
- Network Planning - building transport, inventory and location strategies around your customer service goals.
- MRP & ERP Integration - ensuring accurate forecasting of increasingly complex systems of stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and performance evaluation.
- Materials Handling - including , Mechanical Handling Equipment, racking, MHE process.
- Project Management - our senior Logistics Consultants work with the client to overcome logistical problems and produce and implement effective new solutions.
“Their project approach and rationale were convincing and the results have proven that the decision to progress with Gideon Hillman Consulting was the correct one as the annual logistics cost savings will be far greater than originally anticipated with the new strategy being implemented in 2010”
Supply Chain Manager - Wales & West Utilities
