Logistics improvement program one year after ERP go-live
The customer is a leading supplier of tools and hardware supplies for the construction sector.
Customer need/ Project scope
The project’s scope was to:
Assess the efficiency of the customer’s existing internal logistics and purchase/call-off processes, and the way they interacted, in order to identify how to reduce stock and keep a consistently high fulfillment rate (service level).
Identify improvements in the internal logistics operation at the central warehouse.
Overall management of the supply chain department (logistics/purchase).
Recommend next steps, including a timeline for and organization of implementation.
Brief description of Akselera’s role, deliverables and results
We identified and validated opportunities for improvement related to ERP modification, process changes, reporting, and master data management.
We designed a project plan to implement the various elements. The project was to be led by the new logistics manager, with coaching provided by Akselera.
The logistics manager implemented the improvements, and as the revenue and assortment grew rapidly, Akselera was asked to undertake an evaluation and lead a selection project for warehouse automation – a project delivered to the customer’s full satisfaction.
