It is important to analyse the generic foot print of your locations (Warehouses or transhipment) on the basis of understanding the network decisions of your target industry sectors.
The function of the network is to ensure that the customer needs are met at the budgeted cost of meeting customer needs. It is important to evaluate the impact on customer service and costs as it compares different distribution options. The customer needs are met influences your customer’s revenue which along with cost decides the profitability of the delivery network.
The distribution network on one hand is influenced by key measures of customer service such as response time, product variety, availability, time to market and return ability to name a few whereas on the other hand can affect costs related to inventories, transportation, facilities and information balancing the customer service levels with network cost always remains a challenge.
Coign Consulting with its rich on field experience can advise you with the following solutions–