Manufacturers, Distributors and Retailers

The supply chain is a key component of the business strategy for many manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.  We have assisted clients in developing more efficient and effective supply chains, and in leveraging the supply chain to achieve strategic goals.  Our supply chain clients span consumer and industrial products, as well as bulk commodities.

Operations Improvement

  • Warehouse operations
  • Transportation sourcing and execution
  • Technology assessment and implementation

Supply Chain Strategy

  • Development of new supply chain
  • Customer-responsive strategies
  • Alternative mode, carrier, and routing strategies
  • Supply chain modeling
  • eCommerce fulfillment strategy
  • Using the supply chain as a competitive weapon

Supply Chain Design

  • Inbound and outbound synchronization
  • Modal alternative trade-offs
  • Warehousing/distribution center network design
  • SKU and Inventory Management
  • eFulfillment
  • Reverse logistics/returns
  • Strategic sourcing

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Inventory Impacts on the 2023 Transportation and Logistics Market

As we head into 2023, it is difficult to know exactly what the new year will bring from a freight transportation and logistics perspective. However, inventories are highly likely to impact transport demand and the share each mode carries. Never before have we witnessed so many divergent trends in inventories across links of the supply…

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How to Beat the High Cost of Shipping

With remarkably high costs of shipping this year, creative solutions are needed to stop the bleeding. Lee Clair and Bob Sabath go into depth on ideas for shippers to consider in order to reduce their supply chain costs and streamline efficiency.

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Creating Value in Specialty Distribution

For many PE-owned distribution companies, COVID has stressed supply chains. The good new? This is a great time for portfolio companies to restructure supply chains and lower transportation, warehousing and inventory costs. From a PE’s perspective, this frees up cash in the short-term, and increases EBITDA forecasts to enhance a sale price in the long…

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Related Case Studies

Develop 3PL eFulfillment Strategy

Client was a successful 3PL serving traditional brick and mortar based markets, but felt there were significant opportunities to develop a strong eFulfillment offering for existing and new customers. While client had dipped toe into eFulfillment, it believed it needed to better understand the eFulfillment market and sub-segments and capabilities required to grow in the…

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HVAC Supply Chain Improvement

A leading HVAC manufacturer had declining profit in its light commercial product line. With 100 SKUs and seasonal demand, its perceived options included either immense inventory spread throughout the U.S., or significant lost sales. With high margins, neither alternative was ideal. Simultaneously, shareholders expected significant bottom-line growth.

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Mining Supply Chain Design

Client was developing a new mine to serve the export market. A supply chain had to be designed to move product from the mine to the ports. We assisted the client in better understanding its supply chain options through flow-based, fault-based simulation modeling.

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