Manage well
Management in all business and human organisation activity is simply the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals.
- Business strategy, policies & procedures
- Best practice identification & implementation
- Green strategy & implementation including CO2 measurement & reduction
- Performance management including KPI development
- Process & resource planning & control
- BPR, Lean & Kaizen
- Training & development
Buy Well
Buying is simply the obtaining of something in exchange for money, goods or services.
- Supplier selection, negotiation & performance measurement including OTIF
- Supplier charters
- Green procurement
- E-auctions, order processing & EDI
- Forecasting & demand management
Assemble Well
(Manufacturing & order collation)
Assembly is simply creating a product or delivery by putting components or orders together.
- Production planning & control
- Asset tracking including RFID technology
- Process control & re-engineering
- Sortation & packing systems
Warehouse Well
Warehousing is simply the storage of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods.
- Inventory management
- Warehouse location, layout, design & systems
- Voice recognition, RFID, RDT & barcode technology
- Manual handling equipment (MHE)
- Semi & fully-automated storage & retrieval systems
Sell Well
Selling is simply the delivery of something in exchange for money, goods or services.
- E auctions and bid management
- Order intake systems including EDI
- OTIF performance measurement
- Customer segmentation including cost to serve & service offering
Distribute Well
Distribution is simply the commercial activity of delivering goods to the buyer, customer or end consumer.
- Sustainable distribution
- Vehicle & trailer specification & selection including telematics, air deflectors, eco-start, speed limiters, double-deck trailers & refrigeration
- Technology including vehicle routing software (CVRS) , EPOD & in-cab PDAs
- KPI measurement
- Collaboration, consolidation, back-haul, freight exchange schemes & modal shift
