Your Step-by-Step Checklist to Drive DC Cost Savings Through Optimization

Speed to the customer and cost as a percentage of sales are directly impacted by the efficiency of the supply chain - and it all starts with the DC. Your operations staff offers a tremendous opportunity for focus.

Any reduction in operations labor will have a direct impact by reducing costs as percent of sales and increasing speed-to-customer. Where do we start? How long has it been since the DC design was reviewed and optimized? The traditional distribution design project starts with the development of a distribution strategic design, followed by the detail planning for the strategic design and then ends with the implementation of the new design. The project starts with much focus on the data and processes and the perceived complexity in this area.