Below is an overview of the steps we undertake when reviewing your warehousing requirements:
Definition of Scope of Work
 Non-disclosure agreement
Core Business Definition
Strategic focus
 Marketing strategy
 Manufacture process
 Market differentiators
 Sales volume by region
 Sales volume by customers
 Budget and future planning
 Customer perceptions and needs
Inbound Logistics
Suppliers
Product profile
Clearing requirements
Purchase order management
Volumes by route, road, air, sea
Goods Receiving
| | Daily receipts |  | | | Number of pallets, cartons, line items | |
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| | Components | | | | Finished goods |
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Warehousing of Inventory Management
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| | Finished goods | | | | Components |
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| | Size of assemble area | | | | Size of existing facilities | | | | Material handling equipment | | | | Number of BIN locations and size | | | | Warehouse Management Services | | | | Stock management and stock takes | | | | Size of receiving, picking and dispatch area | |  | | Special requirements, product specific needs | |  | | Inventory Management System – Number of SKUs (Stock Keeping Units) | |
Order Process
| | System | | | | Current scenario | |
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| | Order volume periodicity | | | | Order processes and data capture | |
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| | E-Commerce application | |
Pick / Pack Operations
Flow racking
Racking – bulk
Lines per order
Picking process
Seasonality of volumes
Order check and release
Gross, nett values per order
Number of orders per month
Outbound Logistics (per month)
| | POD requirement | | | | Lead time requirements | | | | Insurance requirements | | | | Gross / nett value per delivery | | | | Weight / volume per shipment | | | | Volumes by route, road, air, sea | | | | Current cost by division / location | | | | Number of shipments / consignments | | | | Consignee name and delivery destination | | | | Number and size of own vehicles, routes, kilometres, number of deliveries, age of vehicles, volume list of deliveries, trip details incl consignee, number of van sales, % sold per day, returns, cost of van deliveries | |
Invoicing System
Reconciliation
Debt management
Other IT Platforms
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| | Material Resource Planning | | | | Enterprise Resource Planning | | | | Material Requirement Planning | | | | Management Resource Planning | |
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Personnel
Job description
Cost to company
Number of department
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