The warehouse and distribution network grew opportunistically — site by site, contract by contract — rather than by design. Each location can point to a reasonable local cost or utilisation number, yet service is inconsistent and logistics cost is rising faster than volume.
Every local manager makes its own site look better and the network as a whole perform worse.
Does that sound familiar? You are our client.
- Redesign the network — warehousing, transport, replenishment, staff motivation — around end-to-end flow and service, not per-site cost minimisation.
- Identify and protect the bottleneck in the distribution flow, the same way we do on the factory floor.
- Rebalance inventory, working capital and replenishment rules to the actual flow of demand.
A distribution network built site by site, contract by contract, gives every local manager a fully defensible number — utilisation, cost per pallet, on-time delivery for that one location. None of those local numbers add up to network-level service or cost.
The network's real constraint — typically a single hub, lane or replenishment rule — usually sits outside any one manager's remit to fix, so it stays unaddressed while every site individually reports good performance.
+20% improvement in logistics cost-to-serve
+20% improvement in logistics cost-to-serve (or equivalent service-level gain at the same cost), measured end-to-end rather than site by site.
Paid mostly for the result, not for time on site.
A fixed component covers the diagnostic and implementation plan for this offering. The larger part of our fee is tied to the EBITDA or cash result we actually help deliver — measured on your ERP, not ours.
Value Leakage Diagnostic
Implementation plan.
Of the measured EBITDA effect, minus the fixed fee.