Centralising
Procurement, Warehousing & Distribution
Multi-national cable communications provider
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Procurement |
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Resolution
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discreet ordering on vendor base for direct delivery leading
to overstocking, inconsistent demand and specific localised
shortages & stock-outs. |
- Through centralisation, smoothed demand profile and minimised
stock-outs.
- Eliminated duplication of safety stocking and excess
stock build ups, allowing client to reduce overall stock
holding.
- Reduction of locally held stocks released space for value-add
activity, as well as rationalisation and closure of storage
facilities to save significant costs.
- Increased negotiation leverage with vendor base.
- Substantial reduction in administration and transactional
activity improving throughput and reducing costs.
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Regional Service & Support, Civils & Activation, and Network
Equipment contracts inefficient and costly to manage. |
- Unified and renegotiated to national level contracts
to optimise management efficiencies.
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Warehousing & Distribution |
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| Issue |
Resolution
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| Regionally
run warehousing and logistics leading to over-costed operation,
overstocking and inefficiencies. |
- Introduction of 3PL operator reduced warehouse & materials
direct headcount by 50%.
- As the client’s business grew by acquisition, we
were able to increase DC capacity within more efficient
shift patterns, only increasing head count minimally, whilst
providing much improved utilisation of MHE.
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| Optimatrix
also managed a compliance programme to EU EMC directive. Cross
functional, this project required network and product redesign,
as well as substantial dialogue with DTI to obtain clarity of
interpretation of this (then) new directive. |
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