Distribution Logistics
Strategies and Networks: Expert Consulting for Your Distribution Logistics
Modern companies see high-performance logistics as an opportunity to stand out from the competition. They want to score points with their customers with short delivery times and consistent on-time delivery. How can you achieve these goals and simultaneously reduce costs?
Our logistic experts analyze the networks, processes and economic potential of your distribution logistics, define future requirements and show you concrete measures to use your optimization potential – and assist you in the implementation.
Overview
Take the Right Decisions for Your
Distribution Logistics Strategy
Should you rather use centralized warehouses or regional hubs? Should you operate your own warehouse or find a service provider? Should you optimize internal labor and/or use tendering? We will provide you with a solid, transparent data basis for complex decisions regarding distribution strategies and networks.
Markets change. Adjusting and optimizing network structures and locations are important prerequisites for cost and delivery time optimized distribution. We analyze your requirements for distributions strategies. Time, cost, and service quality aspects are weighed individually.
For this purpose, we simulate the various scenarios in state-of-the-art IT systems using your real data (and/or forecasts of changes). Thus we create a solid data basis and transparency for your decisions.
Markets change. Adjusting and optimizing network structures and locations are important prerequisites for cost and delivery time optimized distribution. We analyze your requirements for distributions strategies. Time, cost, and service quality aspects are weighed individually.
For this purpose, we simulate the various scenarios in state-of-the-art IT systems using your real data (and/or forecasts of changes). Thus we create a solid data basis and transparency for your decisions.
Our recommendation:
Arrange a non-binding consultation with our Logistics Consulting Expert Holger Niemann.Telefon: +49 911 45009-311
E-Mail: sales@staedtler-logistik.de
For this purpose, we simulate the various scenarios in state-of-the-art IT systems using your real data (and/or forecasts of changes). Thus we create a solid data basis and transparency for your decisions.
Our Services
Use the Possibilities of IT-Supported Simulation
When it comes to distribution strategies, location planning and distribution networks, you have to weigh conflicting goals carefully: Costs against delivery times, delivery reliability against minimization of inventories and capital lockup, flexibility in outsourcing against cost-optimized internal processes.
Considering various options from a single perspective can be misleading – in distribution strategies and location selection, this can decrease structural competitiveness.
Considering various options from a single perspective can be misleading – in distribution strategies and location selection, this can decrease structural competitiveness.
Create certainty about the effects of your distribution logistics:
Our experts accompany you through strategic decision-making processes and support you in defining goals and metrics
With modern IT-supported simulations, we create the basis for well-founded, multi-dimensional comparisons of scenarios and strategic alternatives - efficiently and with short project run times
The data used for the project is your detailed, real data (warehousing levels, number of warehouses, locations, transport revenue, weights/volumes, carriers, etc.) and/or prognoses for future development
We benchmark your costs and performance data for distribution, warehousing and transport against the competition
Our experts identify optimization potential and provide recommendations for action
Our Approach
Our Approach to Distribution Logistics Issues: Identifying Structures and Making Appropriate Recommendations
Analysis Stage
Transfer of real shipment data of a representative period of time
IT-supported flow of goods analyses
Calculation of actual costs in distribution
Analysis of carrier costs according to the type of carrier (forwarding agencies, parcel service, rail, air, sea, inland waterway craft, etc.), geographical distribution, weight dependencies, cost drivers
Collecting restrictions in the distribution
Conceptual Stage
DP-supported simulation of various scenarios with regard to the cost effects of the number of warehouses, locations of production and storage facilities, employed carriers and forwarders, direct delivery vs. cross-docking
Evaluation of alternatives under cost and quality aspects, such as evaluation based on historical/forecast real data and costs, evaluation based on benchmark data, requirements in regard to structures and processes in the logistics organization, requirements in terms of inventory management and transport conception
Cost-benefit analysis
Recommendation of a scenario as a foundation for decision-making
Optional: Supervision in implementation including the creation of a detailed concept for procedure/project planning, the creation of specification sheets and tendering documents, support in tendering processes and negotiations, support in implementation and performance review
Results
Informed foundation for decision-making through cost simulation of various distribution alternatives
Low-cost distribution through optimized transport and inventory concepts
Performance-optimized customer delivery
Software & Systems
Powerful Software and Tools for Distribution Logistics
As the developer of the leading systems in the field of transport logistics, we can rely on our own state-of-the-art software. In the area of distribution logistics, we use our simulation system SCALA, while for the detailed evaluation of customer deliveries & runtime effects, we use our routing & scheduling tool TRAMPAS.
As a consulting and service customer, you benefit from high-end systems that are constantly being further developed based on the feedback from the practical experience of their demanding users. You do not need to invest in software and yet, if you wish, you can obtain extended analyses such as key figures, evaluations of tenders, simulations, shipment structure analyses, and other reports in any data formats and comprehensible graphical representations at any time.
As a consulting and service customer, you benefit from high-end systems that are constantly being further developed based on the feedback from the practical experience of their demanding users. You do not need to invest in software and yet, if you wish, you can obtain extended analyses such as key figures, evaluations of tenders, simulations, shipment structure analyses, and other reports in any data formats and comprehensible graphical representations at any time.
Our Software Solutions
Proven Technologies & Software to Efficiently Increase The Performance of Your Logistics
We would be happy to advise you which solution suits you best – get a no-obligation consultation now.
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Take Your Logistics to the Next Level
Städtler Logistik meets the highest requirements - professional, flexible, proven time and again. Values that will also set standards for you.
Fill out the form and arrange an initial meeting with our logistics experts.
Your contact person:
Holger Niemann
Head of Logistics Consulting
Phone: +49 911 45009-311
Email: h.niemann@staedtler-logistik.de
Head of Logistics Consulting
Phone: +49 911 45009-311
Email: h.niemann@staedtler-logistik.de
