PULSE.CONSULTING SERVICES

As distributors are only too well aware - and as on-going market research continues to emphasize - there are really only two outcomes from their supply chain management activities that are of any real consequence to their customers.

First, most customers want their products delivered far faster than ever before. Second, they now demand unprecedented accuracy in what is shipped.

From the distributor’s viewpoint, of course, achieving such Best Practice results is far from being a simple, easy and straightforward process. An enormous amount of skilled effort needs to go into designing and running the optimum supply chain operation.There are many things that need to be just right.And inevitably, the overall supply chain is only ever going to be as good as its weakest link.

What’s more, the pressure from customers to meet their demands is typically accompanied by internal company pressures to substantially reduce overall distribution costs. Certainly this is not an impossible equation. But it is
unquestionably a hard and challenging one.

As such, it is very unlikely, in this day and age, that Best Practice in distribution will be achieved without some major contribution being made by IT-systems and without some application of advanced materials handling equipment.

But such technology poses a whole challenge in its own right.And that’s simply because it will not live up to expectations if: Its precise objectives and specifications have not been properly defined The full potential and capabilities of the technology have been far from adequately portrayed It has not been afforded an adequate budget that is fully based on requirements It is installed in an operation that retains some other key operational inefficiencies Systems and equipment are not properly integrated Staff remain inadequately trained and skilled And so on

Best Practice Logistics Consulting for Best Practice Logistics Performance.

It is precisely to address such challenges, that PULSE has established its Logistics Consulting group of specialists.A team of highly qualified supply chain practitioners whose individual expertise is drawn from two and a half decades of personal hands-on project work within a diverse range of leading logistics operations throughout the Asia Pacific region. For selected clients, the Consulting team’s principal responsibility is to provide a potent, highly qualified, and independent contribution to the achievement of an organization’s Supply Chain Best Practice. Particular focus is given to the most effective set up and day-to-day functioning of the organization’s warehouses or distribution centers.

Accordingly, clients include:

• Third Party Logistics (3PL) operators and freight forwarding specialists
• Distribution companies operating central or regional warehouses for wholesale or retail
• Manufacturing companies operating their own warehouses/stores for raw materials, components and work in progress (WIP) and/or finished goods
• Supplies warehouses in the Government Sector (including defence) and Public Utilities

In all such arenas, the PULSE Logistics Consulting service can provide an invaluable contribution in: Effectively setting up the layout, work flow, and methods and procedures for a new Distribution Center Improving the operations in existing Distribution Centers Introducing new technology into Distribution Center operations Staff training Introducing e-business capabilities to the services provided by the Distribution Centre Best Practice services that will help bring Best Practice distribution operations through vastly enhanced customer service levels combined with substantial reductions in operational overheads.

Effective Set Up of New Distribution Centers

• Design Consulting
  • Ground/Floor Plan Specification Review
  • Relocation Planning & Execution
  • Racking & Storage Layout
  • Materials Handling Equipment
  • Work Areas
  • Workflow Planning
  • Product Slotting
  • Project Management
• Operational Consulting
  • New Procedures Specification for:
       > Receiving & Putaway
       > Storage Procedures
       > Picking & Packing Methods
       > Despatch and Transport Methods
       > Management & Control
  • Performance Benchmarking
  • Employee Standards & Incentives
  • Management & Staff Training
• Technology Consulting
  • Requirements Definition & Specification
  • Evaluation of Available IT Options
  • Evaluation of Available Materials
       > Handling Equipment Options
  • Technology Integration
  • Technology Training
  • Implementation Project Management  

Staff Training  Distribution Center Management Training Distribution Centre Staff Training Train the Trainer Training Job Description Documentation Methods & Procedures Introducing e-business Capabilities to the Distribution Centre  Strategic review of e-business needs and opportunities Requirements Definition & Specification Implementation Project Management

Enhancing Existing Distribution Center Operations

• Enhancement Design Consulting
  • Racking & Storage Layout
  • Materials Handling Equipment
  • Work Areas
  • Workflow Planning
  • Product Slotting
  • Project Management
• Operational Enhancement Consulting
  • Assessing Current Procedures
  • Workflow Review & Audit
  • Designing New Procedures for:
       > Receiving & Putaway
       > Storage Procedures
       > Picking & Packing Methods
       > Despatch and Transport Methods
       > Management & Control
  • Introducing New Procedures
  • Change Management Services
  • Performance Benchmarking
  • Employee Standards & Incentives
• Technology Enhancement Consulting
  • Evaluation of Current IT Systems
  • Evaluation of Current Materials
       > Handling Equipment
  • Requirements Definition & Specification
  • Management & Staff Training
  • Implementation Project Management   

Introducing New Technology into Distribution Centre Operations

• Audit & Assessment of Current Systems
• Requirements Definition & Specification
• Evaluation of IT Options
• Evaluation of Materials Handling
  • Equipment Options
• Integration Planning & Execution
• Implementation Project Management