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Supply Chain and Operations

Supply Chain Management

• Improved Cost Effectiveness - enhance collaboration, communication, and timeliness across the value chain from demand to supply side
• Driving efficiencies into product delivery Demand planning and Forecasting
• Supplier/Vendor negotiations for pricing and delivery specifications
• Fulfillment operational performance
• Fulfillment outsourcing
• Key business process improvements
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Demand Planning/Inventory Forecasting

• Evaluation of inventory on-hand by location
• Evaluate inventory movements for effectiveness
• Evaluation on inventory velocities by product or product category, seasonality and location
• Assessment and adjustment of purchasing procedures to assure cost effective product acquisition while maintaining appropriate levels of stock
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Fulfillment Outsourcing

• Assessment of outsourcing opportunities within an organization. Includes financial evaluation of potential cost savings
• Recommend outsourcing approaches to maximize business effectiveness
• Assess outsource partners and solutions using industry expertise to create an appropriate "fit" between client and outsourced partner
• Assess outsource partner costs for general industry alignment
• Complete and detailed assessment of outsource partners capabilities and business operations
• Project manage conversion and execution of outsourced solution with no business interruption
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Operations Performance

• Evaluate, recommend and implement the use of technology to drive performance improvements (includes automated picking systems, bar code utilization and RFID utilization)
• Evaluate and review operational policies to assure customer service objectives and business objectives are both being met
• Create operational performance metrics
• Evaluate and recommend staffing alignment to current volumes and velocities
• Assess staffing capabilities for business growth and scale
• Implement fulfillment best practices to improve customer service
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Operations Policies and Procedures

• Assess and redesign operational policies to be cost effective and align with business objectives. These policies and procedures include:
  • Purchasing
  • Freight management (incoming/outgoing and customer)
  • Inventory management
  • Kitting/dekitting and Assembly
  • Returns (return to stock, return to vendor)
  • Repairs
  • Receiving
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Inventory Management

• Evaluate inventory purchasing procedures
• Assess inventory handling procedures to minimize losses from damage, theft, etc.
• Inventory carrying cost evaluation
• Identify and recommend management strategies based on velocity evaluations by product, product category, seasonality and location
• Recommend and create inventory liquidation strategies for excess and overstocks
• Design and execution of best practices physical inventory
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