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CASE STUDIES - DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS

 
 

                      - FLEET MANAGEMENT

 
 

1. MAJOR PLC

 
 

Objective: This company wanted to increase productivity, reduce errors and improve the

 
 

handover times to the despatch area in the busiest zone of the warehouse.

 
 

Our role:  Reorganise stock placement strategy to optimise picking and marshalling.

 
 

Benefit:   All targets were met or bettered, with productivity improved by 20%, errors

 
 

reduced by 25% and handover times consistently met. Total cost saving was £150K p.a.

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

2. MAJOR PLC

 
 

Objective:  This company wanted to reduce costs in their Narrow Aisle Zone

 
 

Our role: Reorganise picking and placement to reduce waste in their processes

 
 

Benefits:  Staff costs in the order of £125K p.a. plus reduction in truck hire and

 
 

maintenance

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

3. MAJOR PLC

 
 

Objective:  This company was in danger of failing on its quality KPI’s with a key 

 
 

 

customer.

 
       

Our Role:  Implement a quality improvement programme to improve the effectiveness

 
       

of deliveries to its 800 dealer customers.

 
       

Benefit:  Measured quality improved by over 25%.  The company was commended

 
       

by its customer for the quality of its service.

 
           
       
 
       

4. MAJOR PLC

 
       

Objective:  The company wanted to reduce the lead time on processing its emergency

 
       

parts orders from 3 days to 1 day.

 
       

Our Role:  Review current processes, layouts and staffing to remove waste from

 
       

the operation

 
       

Benefit:  Lead time was reduced in line with requirements, with staff savings of £20K

 
       

p.a.

 
       

This Kaizen event was short-listed in the company’s global awards for 2008

 
           
       
 
       

5. LARGE COMPANY

 
       

Objective:  This Company needed to relocate its Warehouse and consolidate it in the

 
       

main central NDC

 
       

Our Role:  Project Manage the move in detail with no disruption to service.

 
       

Benefit:  Move achieved successfully helping Company to realise significant annual

 
       

savings

 
       

 

 
       
 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

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