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4flow consulting conducts potentials analyses and therewith identifies rapidly, realistically and solidly the feasible cost reductions in the field of logistics.
Here, 4flow consulting uses the method of Supply Chain Audit.
Challenge
Typical reasons and motivations for a supply chain audit by 4flow consulting are:
- Historically grown supply chains, which have not been optimized during the past years,
- insecurity about the functionalitiy of the supply chain when new products are introduced or quantities are modified significantly,
- benchmarks or other company comparisons that indicate significant savings,
- continually increasing logistics cost, and
- achieved service level does not satisfy customers.
Approach
4flow consulting uses its competency and expertise in process design to solidly estimate the stage and the potentials of supply chains. A supply chain audit encompasses information, organization, and the flow of goods.
 - Supply Chain Audit by 4flow consulting
The steps of 4flow consulting Supply Chain Audit are:
- Analysis of processes, structures and systems,
- collection of data in regard to customer exspectation, markets and competition,
- evaluation of weaknesses and gap-analysis,
- identification of potentials,
- rough concept and validation of potentials,
- implementation planning, and
- realization of quick-wins.
Results
Decreasing cost and significantly increasing performance are typical results, 4flow consulting Supply Chain Audit accomplishes for its customers.
Cost reduction up to 30% of the supply chain costs are achieved by:
- Reducing inventory,
- reducing transportation cost,
- reducing internal logistics costs,
- reducing space requirements,
- avoiding short-term measures like overtime and weekend shifts using leveling effects
- reducing production cost by better planning and monitoring,
- reducing cost of obsolescence,
- reducing expenses for human resources, e.g. in order processing, material planning, ect.
Better performance is achieved by:
- Improving the service level,
- increasing turnover and decreasing the number of „lost sales“,
- reducing throughput times,
- increasing flexibility and reactivity,
- increasing availability,
- increasing ability to deliver und security of supply,
- increasing transparency and information,
- reducing logistical risk.
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