Supply Chain Optimisation Consultancy

Optimising Supply Chain performance to create value and resilience.

Supply Chain Optimisation

The only thing you can guarantee about your supply chain is that it is never perfect. There will always be things to do to streamline your end to end global service proposition. Whether it is driven by customer behaviour, supplier capability / security or advances in technology, ASCALi can help you optimise your supply chain.

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Supply Chain Cost Reduction

Cutting your operating costs across your Supply Chain.

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Getting to grips with cost across an extensive supply chain can be challenging yet highly beneficial for any organisation, large or small.

Our supply chain cost reduction reviews can help you to identify where and how to make savings across all of your supply chain operations. Our expert team can look at the costs of sourcing and inbounding your raw materials, your manufacturing and packaging costs, warehousing and storage for both raw materials and finished goods, and the cost of primary and secondary distribution to end customer.

Regardless of how far and wide your supply chain infrastructure is spread, our team can create the right structure to review your operations in detail and help you deliver significant cost reduction. Contact Us to find out more.

Demand Planning & Forecasting

Maximising availability; minimising inventories; Increasing control.

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Demand planning and forecasting is an essential element of your supply chain function, and our team have years of experience in developing and delivering Planning and forecasting optimisation.

Having the confidence to predict when the demand will materialise for your products offers so many supply chain advantages. It helps with managing supplier relationships, understanding the impacts of product MOQs and lead times on your costs and service levels. It helps you work out how much warehouse space you’ll need to hold the stock you require, and it will help you establish forward how much resource you’ll need to have available to meet your demands efficiently.

It even helps with the often tricky challenge of managing cash flows and supplier payments. In short it goes to the heart of how you run your business. Reach out to us now for an informal discussion on how we can help you achieve your goals.

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)

Connecting your Integrated Business Planning processes.

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Sales & Operations Planning (or S&OP for short) is the process which integrates your periodic planning and forecasting solutions, your procurement processes and your real-time sales data to create a fully integrated inventory planning solution.

Companies with evolved S&OP processes are able to demonstrate their ability to rapidly and flexibly respond to changing variations in customer demand, and to constantly evolve ever more accurate forecasting and procurement techniques.

Our team of expert Supply Chain professionals are able to work with clients to evaluate and evolve their S&OP processes, creating lean, integrated solutions that add real value. Talk to ASCALi now for more information.

Talk to ASCALi now to talk to book a free 30 minute consultation to help us understand how our expertise can help you achieve your aspirations.

Supply Chain Optimisation Case Study

Driving significant cost savings across Europe

In this Case Study we demonstrate the ability of our team to draw upon its significant expertise and experience to deliver a large-scale cost reduction programme for a major global client. Carried out across 8 countries covering 50+ sites, this review saved over $25m annually for the client.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We're spending a lot of money on our logistics. Can you help us cut our costs?
Yes we can help you reduce cost and streamline process all the way through your supply chain from raw material inbounding, production and distribution. We can do this strategically as well as through the application of practical on the ground improvements. We have helped clients reduce supply chain cost by double-digit % across large and small networks.
Can you help us optimise our made to order versus made to stock strategy?
Yes we can help you optimise how you plan your inventories through your supply chain. We can evaluate at SKU and product category level Criteria and methodology assessment process to ensure that you minimise production costs whilst maximising service.
Can you help us optimise our supply chain systems?
Yes we can look at the solutions you have in place and help you work out how to get the most out of their use. We regularly find instances where clients will have best-in-class systems, but they may not always be configured correctly, or you may not access all the right modules to meet your specific needs. Our team can help you optimise how you use your existing solutions to drive efficiency and streamlining.
can you help us improve our OTIF as well as reduce costs across our supply chain?
Yes these two objectives are not mutually exclusive. Our team have years of experience in developing streamlined solutions that can help you improve your service to your customer whilst reducing your cost exposure across your supply chain.