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
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 […]
Building Product Manufacturer: DC Integration and Optimisation – SEQ
Maximising capability Prological was commissioned to undertake a national review that encompassed the re-engineering of our client’s distribution capability. This included a review of their Toowoomba operations based in Wellcamp.Our client is a leading Australian manufacturer and supplier of advanced pipe systems and solutions. Wellcamp is home to one of their large manufacturing and distribution […]
Building Product Importer: International Supply Chain Transformation
Transition from manufacturer to importer An industry leader in the design and manufacture of strut channels and metal framing, our client transitioned from an Australian manufacturer, to an importer/distributor with their own Changshu based manufacturing facility. International processes were immature , complex, costly and not delivering the required service outcomes. Redesigning the supply chain network […]
Network Study, 3PL and Freight RFP
Benchmarking costs to test assumptions Our client had recently undergone a change of ownership. The new board requested that the company’s current 3PL and freight operations be tested in a RFP process to benchmark costs. The board was also convinced that relocating the 3PL operation from Sydney to Melbourne would significantly improve costs since the […]
Domestic and International Freight
Driving innovation in freight strategy and design While global markets continue to grapple with rising freight costs, it is the perfect time to re-examine your domestic and international freight and logistics strategy. Prological’s specialist freight consultants have decades of experience optimising freight and logistics networks. Our experience in the industry combined with our proven market […]
