Providing professional consulting assistance to retailers, distributors, and consumer products clients.

Our team stands ready to assist your organization to meet the challenges of:

Distribution & Logistics vision and strategy
Distribution operation assessment
DC operation procedures
Distribution network strategy review and optimization
Transportation strategy and optimization
Benchmarks and operating metrics
Best practices
Productivity improvement
Procedures manuals
Vendor scorecard and vendor measurement
WMS selection, implementation and utilization
Functional labor standards and labor scheduling software implementation
Capacity studies & re-slotting
Volume forecasting
Service level management
Effective product flow and building design or re-design
Space utilization optimization and layout
Admin and back-office functions
Inventories and cycle counts
Coordination with up-stream and store functions
Operational training
Management reporting mechanisms
Management skills training
Multi-channel coordination

Distribution and Logistics

Our consulting experts can assist you to improve all aspects of your distribution, logistics, and transportation operations. Our experience base includes experience in large (complex) and small distribution environments and in both wholesale and retail formats.

Distribution is a necessary and costly function within a retail organization. Optimizing the utilization and efficiency of your distribution resources is key to maintaining your profitability.If your organization is experiencing challenges in this area, we can help.

In addition to maintaining a responsive and productive distribution function, the type, extent, and location of your distribution resources must also be managed. Improper location of your distribution assets can be extremely costly and negatively impact service levels. We can assist you to “optimize your distribution network”.

Sample Deliverables:

Typical Distribution and Logistics deliverables include network (capital expense) optimization, distribution service level improvement, operating expense reduction, and a better trained distribution team.

For a national footwear retailer we performed a full (multiple location) distribution center assessment identifying expense reduction recommendations equaling 16% of the annual variable operating budget
For a recent supermarket chain we provided guidance on restructuring the distribution operation to improve in-stock service levels (in the stores) and reduce shrink 15 basis points
For a specialty store chain experiencing heavy operating expense we performed a network strategy to map a re-structuring of the distribution resources

Store Operations Benchmarking Customer Service Food Operations Merchandising Inventory Management Distribution IT Systems Supply Chain Training Programs Organizational Restructure Expert Witness Services Due Diligence Services