A $300M manufacturer and commodity trader of feed, fertilizer and sulphur wanted an outside expert to evaluate the capabilities of their supply chain operations. They had many concerns including network efficiency, transportation management effectiveness, delivery performance, systems capabilities and adoption, and the necessity of maintaining a private fleet.

Our team evaluated strategic plans, operations in each business unit, supply chain systems and private fleet operations. The approach applied leading industry practices and improvement principles and techniques to identify gaps and weak areas of strategy, operations and supporting systems that new client leadership needed to motivate and direct change.

The analysis culminated in a supply chain logistics audit report on finding and recommendations with a roadmap for company implementation covering the following topics:

1. Corporate supply chain strategy & organization structure
2. SC network design, facilities location & material flow
3. Supply chain information systems
4. Private fleet operations and overall corporate strategic fit
5. Domestic and international transportation management
6. Inventory control and warehousing
7. Order management and customer delivery performance
8. Purchasing & supplier performance