8 ways to strengthen your supply chain strategy
the overarching supply chain strategy has wide-reaching implications; from embracing digital technologies to optimising inventory levels to fostering collaboration and sustainability.
Getting Peak Planning Right
If the holiday season left a slightly sour taste in your mouth, is it ever too early to start thinking and preparing for the next peak period?
Improving supply chain sustainability for HGVs
While the pace of change in the electrification of cars is clearly accelerating (almost 20% of new car sales in 2021 were electric vehicles), the pace of change in HGVs is far slower.
Maximising the value of promotions (without over-stocking)
Properly integrated across a business, a well-executed promotions strategy can have a real positive impact on a company’s bottom line.
Getting the most out of 3PL tenders (from both sides)
As independent advisors, we have the opportunity of being able to take a step back and see the process for what it really is – an exercise in effective communication and collaboration.
Making warehouse automation work for your business
The companies that have developed the most robust solutions to automation have understood the aspects of their warehouse operation that could be best automated and built around that a flexible, typically manual, solution to cope with the balance of activity.
Why you should build a ‘mini digital twin’ to test your supply chain assumptions
In a recent project, we undertook the analytics (the ‘Digital Twin’ of part of the supply chain) to demonstrate the opportunity for a change in ways of working.
Lifelong learning and Data Science
Thinking about the soft skills that make for a successful career in Data Science…
Cost to Serve – a fresh approach
Performing a Cost to Serve analysis makes sense of what it actually costs to serve customers varying in both order size and geographic location, bringing valuable insights and opportunities for improvement.
Using data to tell the story we want to tell
I love a good headline, but even more, I love probing data “facts” presented by the media who too often tend to search for and favour information in a way that confirms prior beliefs.