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Reducing RDC’s in Western Europe ?: theory against real facts & figures

Company profile

  • European distribution centre (EDC) for high-end electronics serving RDC’s and customers in direct
  • 1 EDC in Belgium: 5 RDC’s in Western Europe

Company challenge

  • Work out new logistics strategy taking into account the global strategy of stock reduction
  • Enhance service levels
  • Reduce total supply chain costs

Our challenge

  • Benchmarking the actual logistic costs with best of class alternatives
  • Taking the lead in the project management for tendering the market on alternatives
  • Execute a great part of the action plan

Our approach

  • Make actual flows & costs transparent
  • Compose the master action plan
  • Edit all necessary charge-books in function of full tender procedure
  • Compose the long-list for potential suppliers
  • Lead the negociations
  • Assist in decision taking
  • Assist in contract management

The results

  • Due to the non-disclosure agreement we cannot reveal details on the results
  • Anyhow results were more than satisfying

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