SUPPLY CHAIN AUDIT

Scope

A Supply Chain Audit is a broad scope and is tailored to your exact situation. The supply chain audit can include, but is not limited to, the below:

  • Benchmarking logistics and warehouse/fulfillment processes to Establish's "Best Practices".

  • Determining and/or evaluating supply chain KPIs/metrics.

  • Determining and/or evaluating warehouse KPIs/metrics.

  • Auditing and/or benchmarking transportation spend/costs.

  • Auditing and/or benchmarking warehouse or 3PL costs.

  • Auditing and/or benchmarking overall supply chain costs.

  • Evaluating service levels.

Objectives

Develop an action plan for how to improve service levels and reduce costs for the supply chain operations.

Deliverables

Every project is different, but the three main typical deliverables are:

1. Action Plan For Improved Service and Efficiency

A hands-on action plan based on solid analysis that will improve your operations.

2. Best Practices

An audit of your current processes and system support vs. our Logistics Best Practices.

3. Benchmark

A benchmark of your current costs and efficiency compared to firms with the same characteristics.

4. Savings Opportunities

Opportunities for cost reductions in your warehousing and fulfillment.

Methodology

The Establish Way™

  • A unique and proprietary methodology and structure for logistics best practices developed together with General Electrics and successfully proved valuable in many companies.

  • Logistics best practices constantly updated and extended with information from a vast number of companies on a global basis.

  • Establish’s logistics consultants have the experience and knowledge to evaluate your operations in a way that gives you insights and a hands-on way to improve.

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Why establish?

TOOLS & METHODS

Establish Profitability Navigator™

Proprietary software for deep and unique supply chain analytics.

 

Establish Davis Database of Logistics Costs and Services™

North America's longest running benchmarking database of logistics costs and services.

 

Establish Guidelines to Logistics Best Practices™

Tool for auditing supply chain operations.

CASE STUDIES

Establish has a long track-record within benchmarking. The case studies below are just a few examples of achievements from Establish supply chain consultants together with clients within benchmarking.

 

 

Supply Chain Analysis – Consumer Electronics

Read about how Establish helped a manufacturer of consumer electronics reduce the transportation costs by benchmarking, negotiations and optimization of the distribution network.