Automation and Warehousing Considerations in Network Design with Prological | Supply Chain Partners
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In this episode at Supply Chain Partners Podcast, we are joined by Peter Jones, the Managing Director and Founder of Prological. Dr Sharyn Grant, Founder of Supply Chain Partners, and Peter discuss automation and warehousing considerations in supply chain network design.
Prological is a valued member of Supply Chain Partners:
https://www.supplychainpartners.co/new-south-wales/wollongong/members/prological
ABOUT PROLOGICAL:
Prological is a leading Australasian supply chain consulting firm that specialises in end-to-end strategic supply chain transformation, domestic and international freight, network design, process re-engineering, automation, inventory management, sales and operation planning, energy and sustainability optimisation, demand replenishment planning, industrial property strategy, and warehouse design and layout. Their team of expert consultants can help you to make your supply chain your unfair advantage.
IN THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, we discuss the most common mistakes organisations make in their approach to supply chain network design, automation and warehousing. Peter identifies how a poorly designed supply chain network can impact an organisation and its suppliers and customers, and how automation and warehousing strategies impact supply chain network design.
Peter shares a real-life example of how Prological helped one of its clients with network design, automation and warehousing, and key lessons learned. Peter recommends “sign nothing until you have designed everything”!
Peter explains the key variables to consider when designing a supply chain network and how Prological’s dynamic network modelling approach works.
We discuss what organisations should consider before they invest in automation and how Prological helps their clients with this assessment and with warehousing strategies for brownfield and greenfield environments.
Key highlights:
1:02 minutes: The most common mistakes organisations make in supply chain network design.
8:51 minutes: How a poorly designed supply chain network impacts the organisation, and its suppliers and customers.
11:59 minutes: The most common mistakes organisations make in their approach to automation.
14:11 minutes: The most common mistakes organisations make in their warehousing strategy.
19:48 minutes: How an organisation’s automation and warehousing strategies impact the design of their supply chain network.
22:34 minutes: Real-life example of how Prological helped one of its clients with network design, automation and warehousing.
28:14 minutes: Key lessons learned during the real-life example client project.
28:52 minutes: Key variables to consider when designing a supply chain network.
32:05 minutes: How Prological’s dynamic network modelling approach works.
37:58 minutes: What organisations should consider before they invest in automation and how Prological helps its clients with this assessment.
42:36 minutes: How Prological helps its clients with warehousing.
Listen to the podcast now for the whole story. Learn how Prological can help your business to avoid the most common mistakes in supply chain network design, automation and warehousing, and associated consequences, and design a network that considers key variables and integrates automation and warehousing strategies to achieve operational excellence.
For more information, contact Prological:
WEBSITE: https://www.prologicalconsulting.com/
CALL: Australia +61 2 4226 4844; New Zealand +64 212 418 982
EMAIL: info@prologicalconsulting.com
WHITEPAPERS MENTIONED:
https://www.prologicalconsulting.com/white-papers/
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