Electrical Trade Wholesaler: National Carrier Consolidation Strategy

The domestic freight spend across this $1.9b wholesale distribution business was shared across almost 900 freight providers.
Prological was able to identify national savings opportunities of between approximately $950k p.a. through our task redesign and our market engagement process.

Building Materials Manufacturer: Transport Equipment Design

The challenge An Australian based division of a large, multi-national company, this manufacturer of home comfort building materials was under significant pressure from headquarters  to reduce costs throughout their operations. The freight in scope was to the value of $8.5m. Exploring possibilities to unlock opportunities Prological reviewed operations and analysed data, landing on the potential […]

Agricultural Exporter: Network and Freight Redesign

In a bid to achieve cost and operational efficiencies, Prological undertook a full network and freight review and redesign for one of Australia’s longest running and highly trusted cotton marketers and exporters.

Agricultural Manufacturing: Distribution Network Remodeling – SEQ

Based on Prological’s knowledge of our client’s customer base, coupled with Toowoomba’s inherent capability in that market, Prological was invited to review, interrogate and develop alternate views.
We developed an integrated model including inbound freight and outbound freight using Toowoomba based transport providers supported by Brisbane based transport companies.

Manufacturer: International Distribution Network Audit 

As part of a head office initiative to optimise the Group’s Australian supply chain, our client required a review of its distribution network in Queensland and New South Wales.
Prological developed a sales-focused strategy to increase profits rather than attempting to deliver savings through a cost reduction programme.

Manufacturer: Logistics Network Current State Analysis

Growth supported by logistics network optimisation Part of a privately owned, international business, this New Zealand organization with revenue of $180m identified the need to design an optimal logistics network to minimise complexity and cost whilst supporting both the current business and its projected growth across the North and South Islands. Redesigning the network Prological […]

Automotive: National Freight Optimisation and Future Network

The challenge Our client is one of the dominant players in the global automotive industry with in excess of $2.2b revenue. Their incumbent provider’s freight contracts were due to expire and a comprehensive freight review had not been performed for a number of years.This presented an opportunity to access savings and service improvements through redesign, […]

Agricultural Product Distributor: Inventory, Freight and Systems Redesign

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Project 1. Inventory optimisation The first of three engagements, the main objective of Project 1 was to reduce the amount of inventory in the network, especially the regional DC’s.To achieve this outcome, extensive collaboration was undertaken with key suppliers, significant investment and focus on forecasting, and reconfiguration of fulfillment processes with a transition towards direct […]