Nuanced E-Commerce Shipping Decisions: Lower Zone Isn’t Always the Answer
A major sporting goods manufacturer asked the Data Driven Supply Chain (DDSC) team to review their B2B fulfillment network. This market leader manufactures its product from a facility on the US East Coast and ships via parcel carrier to specialty retailers nationwide. Due to capacity constraints in the East Coast facility, the company also uses […]
How Many Donuts Should I Buy?
Our recent Thanksgiving dinner included a 19-pound roasted turkey. We ate about one-third of the turkey and refrigerated the remainder, as the Pilgrims did so long ago. On Black Friday, my stepmother returned from a trip to the grocery store and remarked that whole turkeys – already quite affordable before the holiday – were now […]
How Many Delivery Stations Do I Need For 15 Minute Delivery?
This post is a follow-up and is best read after reading How Many Distribution Centers Do I Need For One-Day Delivery? and How Many Delivery Stations Do I Need For 30 Minute Delivery? Upskill your supply chain data professionals! We are holding intensive, two-day supply chain analytics training at the University of Wisconsin – Madison […]
How Many Delivery Stations Do I Need For 30 Minute Delivery?
This post is a follow-up and is best read after reading How Many Distribution Centers Do I Need For One-Day Delivery? In our previous post, we showed how supply chain leaders can get a quick pulse on the number of Distribution Centers, and their approximate locations, are necessary to meet a service goal: ensuring 95% […]
How Many Distribution Centers Do I Need For One-Day Delivery?
When designing your supply chain, proximity matters. For both B2B and B2C firms, it is vital to consider how far your Distribution Centers (DCs) are from your customer base, and what impact that distance has upon service level and operational cost. For example, Grocers may locate their temp-controlled Distribution Centers within a day’s drive […]
Use Simulation To Optimize Your Inventory: The Data Driven Supply Chain Approach (Part 2)
If you have not read Part 1 of this white paper, please first read it here. To download the complete white paper now, click here. By Jennifer Houle For our Omaha Distribution Center and its peanut butter, the plots below show inventory simulations with reorder point r between 5,000 and 15,000 jars (5 to 15 […]
Use Simulation To Optimize Your Inventory: The Data Driven Supply Chain Approach (Part 1)
The conclusion of this white paper will be published on a later date on our website. To download the complete white paper now, click here. By Jennifer Houle For additional background, read this case study. A national restaurant chain approached the Data Driven Supply chain team with a problem: despite high days of supply in […]
Inventory Simulation for National Restaurant Chain
Over six months, the Data Driven Supply Chain team helped a national restaurant chain understand how characteristics of its distribution network could be used to predict Distribution Center (DC) service levels, and how to navigate inventory tradeoffs balancing cost, service level, and space. Background It’s a question faced daily in supply chain management: “How much […]
Inventory Optimization & Network Design for National Auto Parts Distributor
A national auto parts distributor enlisted the help of Data Driven Supply Chain (DDSC) to optimize their inventory in the light of significant distribution network changes. After analyzing the distributor’s sales data, the DDSC team recommended inventory levels for each SKU and facility that provided the right tradeoff between working capital and customer service level. […]
Distribution Network Assesment
We worked with a leading manufacturer of vitamins and nutritional supplements. Facing strong growth, they were asking big questions about their supply chain – where to expand manufacturing capacity, how to build out their distribution network, and how to really use their data to make better strategic decisions about their supply chain. An initial data […]