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Designing Supply Chains to Maximize Value
Our objective is the same for all clients: to reduce operating costs, increase productivity, and improve service delivery. Additionally, we integrate our services with portfolio optimization and workforce analytic teams to ensure that you have a cost-effective real estate strategy and the right people in place to enable your logistics operations.
Transportation consistently ranks as the number one cost driver in overall distribution cost, frequently more than 50% of those costs. Any site selection strategy needs to understand this as the primary consideration in developing a distribution location strategy.
Our services
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Network Optimization & Site Selection
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Distribution & Fulfillment Center Design
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Distribution Fulfillment Center Process Improvement
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Inventory Optimization SKU Rationalization Analyze
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Inventory Slotting
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Transportation Strategy Route Optimization
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3PL Sourcing Selection
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WMS TMS Sourcing Selection
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Robotics Automation Assessment
Network Optimization & Site Selection
Specialize in Network Optimization & Site Selection to determine the optimal count, size, and location of distribution centers, warehouses, and manufacturing facilities. Our approach is designed to minimize operating costs and order cycle time.
Distribution & Fulfillment Center Design
Calculate square footage, clear height capacity requirements and provide material handling equipment (MHE) design recommendations. Our design process is built to align with forecasted demand, order profiles and inventory levels.
Distribution & Fulfillment Center Process Improvement
Evaluate the entire spectrum of receiving, put-away, storage, picking, packing and shipping processes to identify opportunities to increase productivity and reduce operating costs.
Inventory Optimization & SKU Rationalization
Analyze historical and forecasted demand to optimize cycle stock and safety stock inventory.
Develop a SKU classification system based on factors such as popularity, demand volume and profitability. This enables us to make inventory allocation decisions, including whether to continue, discontinue, expand, diversify or replace unique items.
Develop a SKU classification system based on factors such as popularity, demand volume and profitability. This enables us to make inventory allocation decisions, including whether to continue, discontinue, expand, diversify or replace unique items.
Inventory Slotting
Analyze SKU velocity to identify optimal inventory slotting locations. By strategically placing items, we minimize movement during put away, replenishment, and order pick cycles, ensuring efficient operations that maximize productivity.
Transportation Strategy & Route Optimization
Analyze both inbound and outbound shipment profiles to pinpoint opportunities for optimizing freight operations. This includes identifying possibilities for consolidating shipments, shifting transportation modes, optimizing routes and evaluating the balance between insourced and outsourced freight management options.
3PL Sourcing & Selection
Identify and select qualified warehouse and/or transportation-related third-party logistics (3PL) providers. Selecting the right 3PL can enhance service levels, reduce operating costs and minimize logistics-related capital expenses to ensure efficient supply chain operations.
WMS/TMS Sourcing & Selection
- Identify and select Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) to oversee inventory, optimize space utilization, allocate orders, and manage labor/work allocation.
- Identify and select Transportation Management Systems (TMS) to streamline load building, optimize routes, tender carrier loads and track shipments efficiently, ensuring seamless logistics operations from warehouse to destination.
Robotics & Automation Assessment
Evaluate both fixed and flexible automation options to boost productivity and drive down operational costs. By evaluating these automation solutions, we aim to enhance efficiency and optimize processes throughout distribution channels.
How our experts help
As a differentiator, the Colliers Supply Chain Solutions team consists of only seasoned supply chain experts who support clients with strategic supply chain related planning. The team bridges the space between the world of supply chain and the world of commercial real estate.
If the client has internal supply chain capabilities, Colliers Supply Chain Solutions can serve as an intermediary in aligning the internal supply chain objectives into achievable goals. For companies that do have internal supply chain capabilities, the Colliers team can serve as a proactive partner.
Research & insights
Research & insights
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