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You have to make sure that your supply chain management is at full optimization. Using a sophisticated and new direct plant shipping software program can minimize costs. The right software program can redirect multiple SKU orders. One is simple, but when you multiply the number of SKU orders, it can get complicated. A good software program can make all the difference.
It gets even more complex. How do you determine to ship from the plant if only 95% of the product is located there? If you do determine that it is ok to ship, how do the one or two missing pallets get ordered and later transferred to make the shipment complete? For most companies, it doesn't happen this way. These companies give up on anything but single SKU, fully in-stock orders because it is too tricky to do anything more complex. Their supply chain systems don't support this and they are forced to invoke the KISS (keep it simple) principle. They find the location with all the stock and send the order from there.
But KISS is high cost. On local campuses consisting of a plant and several warehouses, companies like Procter & Gamble have realized there is a better way. In their extensive supply chain management program, P & G uses a distribution master scheduling system called AutoScheduler from Transportation l Warehouse Optimization to optimize their direct plant shipping by:
A. Maximizing DPS by pre-positioning inventory; B. Identify the best place to ship from; C. Ensure the shipment is complete by re-deploying the inventory; D. Define the customer service goal of on-time, every-time and establish the dock and staff schedule to make sure this happens
Supply chain management is in a constant state of analysis. You are continuously checking and re-checking. That is why most developers prefer the KISS principle. Simply, it is easier. But KISS does not always save you time and money that a more sophisticated software product will.
Most tools that exist "over the counter" are for catalog shippers. Those that tackle the more substantial issues of ship point optimization in companies shipping truckloads of consumer-packaged goods, have been custom built. There is an exception - AutoSPA (Automatic Ship Point Assignment). This is also available from Transportation l Warehouse Optimization. AutoSPA is a timely, capacity-balanced optimization tool that performs the right sourcing analysis to determine where the order should ship from and looks at the total cost of delivery.
AutoSPA can limit the number of shipments made from any site. For example, lets say there are 200 shipments made in the South East. AutoSPA determines which sites can adequately handle these loads.
You can save nearly twice as much as DPS alone on ship-point assignment in supply chain management. It is worth doing.
If you need the expertise of the best in transportation consulting, check out Transportation l Warehouse Optimization. They already work with the best of the best. Procter & Gamble - a long-term client since 1992 - along with other top Fortune 50 Companies are among their client list. They have saved them millions of dollars with transportation consulting solutions. Taking the long-term approach, they understand the industry, the market place and like good consultants do, keep the client as top priority. Contact them at www.TransportationOptimization.com today. While visiting their website, sign up for their exclusive free Truck Loading Manual that can SAVE YOU MONEY and offer you the perfect Operator Manual for truck operators. Transportation l Warehouse Optimization - Solutions that work. Solutions that save.
It gets even more complex. How do you determine to ship from the plant if only 95% of the product is located there? If you do determine that it is ok to ship, how do the one or two missing pallets get ordered and later transferred to make the shipment complete? For most companies, it doesn't happen this way. These companies give up on anything but single SKU, fully in-stock orders because it is too tricky to do anything more complex. Their supply chain systems don't support this and they are forced to invoke the KISS (keep it simple) principle. They find the location with all the stock and send the order from there.
But KISS is high cost. On local campuses consisting of a plant and several warehouses, companies like Procter & Gamble have realized there is a better way. In their extensive supply chain management program, P & G uses a distribution master scheduling system called AutoScheduler from Transportation l Warehouse Optimization to optimize their direct plant shipping by:
A. Maximizing DPS by pre-positioning inventory; B. Identify the best place to ship from; C. Ensure the shipment is complete by re-deploying the inventory; D. Define the customer service goal of on-time, every-time and establish the dock and staff schedule to make sure this happens
Supply chain management is in a constant state of analysis. You are continuously checking and re-checking. That is why most developers prefer the KISS principle. Simply, it is easier. But KISS does not always save you time and money that a more sophisticated software product will.
Most tools that exist "over the counter" are for catalog shippers. Those that tackle the more substantial issues of ship point optimization in companies shipping truckloads of consumer-packaged goods, have been custom built. There is an exception - AutoSPA (Automatic Ship Point Assignment). This is also available from Transportation l Warehouse Optimization. AutoSPA is a timely, capacity-balanced optimization tool that performs the right sourcing analysis to determine where the order should ship from and looks at the total cost of delivery.
AutoSPA can limit the number of shipments made from any site. For example, lets say there are 200 shipments made in the South East. AutoSPA determines which sites can adequately handle these loads.
You can save nearly twice as much as DPS alone on ship-point assignment in supply chain management. It is worth doing.
If you need the expertise of the best in transportation consulting, check out Transportation l Warehouse Optimization. They already work with the best of the best. Procter & Gamble - a long-term client since 1992 - along with other top Fortune 50 Companies are among their client list. They have saved them millions of dollars with transportation consulting solutions. Taking the long-term approach, they understand the industry, the market place and like good consultants do, keep the client as top priority. Contact them at www.TransportationOptimization.com today. While visiting their website, sign up for their exclusive free Truck Loading Manual that can SAVE YOU MONEY and offer you the perfect Operator Manual for truck operators. Transportation l Warehouse Optimization - Solutions that work. Solutions that save.
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Tom Moore and his Associates at Transportation l Warehouse Optimization will help you maximize Supply Chain Management and save you money. Sign up for a exclusive free truck loading Manual that can SAVE YOU MONEY and offer you the perfect Operator Manual for Truck Operators. Transportation l Warehouse Optimization - Solutions that work. Solutions that save.
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