The stage on which businesses perform is becoming ever more global, regardless of the size of your company. Establishing the correct location for each operating unit is vital to ensure optimal supply chain cost and service performance.
We undertake strategic work to identify the optimal configuration of factories, stocking points and transhipment points in order to meet the business objectives. Such reviews consider the current and future customer requirements and operational volumes and flows.
How should the production and distribution infrastructure be managed? Should a business invest in excess capacity and flex operations to match demand? Or should it run a steady production plan and spread demand over a longer period of time, thereby stock-building? Is outsourcing for contract suppliers at peak season appropriate? How can managers keep a medium term view on forthcoming production loads so that shift patterns can be flexed to accommodate?
We help companies assess their asset utilisation options.