One of the financial management challenges in business is understanding and explaining cost changes in logistics and supply chains. By the time the cost numbers reach the Board Room, the key performance indicators (KPIs) which should account for them are either left behind or buried in detailed management reports. It is difficult to respond to…
Supply Chain Cost Reduction.
A supply chain cost reduction does not mean a reduction in quality or service. In fact, quite the opposite. Experienced operators look for customer service improvement opportunities as well as cost savings. As long as you check the “cost to serve” trade-offs through modelling, you can decide what to save and what to reinvest, for…
Rapid responses are needed to e-Comm Growth, is your organisation equipped to make them?
With the recent massive growth in e-comm volumes, businesses are struggling to adapt to the short-term challenges and longer-term needs. How can businesses react to this change in demand pattern effectively without reducing margins or inhibiting their growth? Rapid action is essential. Since early March, on-line orders in all sectors have increased dramatically due to…
Making sure your logistics and supply chain projects actually deliver planned savings and benefits.
Logistics and supply chains are an important source of cost savings for businesses undertaking internal divisional mergers or rationalising and optimising their transport and warehousing networks. They also help to fund investment decisions in M&A by delivering cost savings through the integration of multiple logistics networks. Unfortunately, however, many savings plans are too often based…
The way out of Covid-19 lockdown.
The Way Out of COVID-19 Lockdown. Getting businesses up and running once the lockdown starts to be eased will not be straightforward. What are the basic questions that need to be asked and what additional thinking is needed to ensure supply chains are adapted for the new future? The current COVID-19 lockdown has caused all…
Supply chain risk management after the Coronavirus. The game has changed.
What the Coronavirus crisis tells us about supply chain risk management. How supply chain mapping and what-if scenario modelling will help you develop risk mitigating strategies for the next supply chain shock. Supply chain risk management has been one of the trending topics over the last 10 years. Concerns have been generally focussed on localised…
Procurement of Logistics Services can be a tricky business.
Existing supplier versus going to tender. Is the grass always greener on the other side? Changing suppliers is always a balance between benefit and risk. Management time is valuable, so when thinking about the procurement of logistics services, it’s always worth considering what value the process will deliver against the effort involved and the barriers…
How to remove the risk when you outsource your logistics services.
Outsourcing logistics services to 3PLs is a risky business. Even the biggest companies can get wrong. Remember KFC and DHL – and this wasn’t even a first time outsourcing. So, take a considered approach to the benefits and disadvantages of outsourcing. Then if it is right for you, take a managed approach, supported by external…
Are you confident your current logistics network fits your business needs?
Logistics network reviews are an under-utilised tool for maintaining efficiency in a company’s supply chains and making sure they remain fit for purpose. Indeed, the logistics network review is more relevant today than ever, in the current complex business environment of uncertain demand, business change and increasingly demanding customer requirements. “Is our logistics network right…
Supply Chain Consulting UK
Supply Chain Consulting UK Bisham is the leading Supply Chain Consulting company in the UK. We also work across most of Europe and the Far East. Our services are supported by 30 years of operational experience within the supply chain and logistics field. So what makes us special? Why should you choose us? Simple –…
Supply Chain Consultancy and Expertise
Bisham Consulting – making a difference. Bisham Consulting has established itself as the leading supply chain consultancy both in the UK and globally. Our consultants have expertise across a huge range of sectors including retail, wholesale, pharmaceutical, FMCG, automotive and Healthcare. Our reputation has been earned and backed up by the superb results we achieve…
Supply Chain Consultants
Supply Chain Consultants – experts in achieving maximum returns for your company. Our supply chain consultants are dedicated to achieving the best possible results for your company. We look at every single business function within your group in order to improve efficiency. So our objective is always clear; “To achieve the most efficient movement and storage…
How to Automate your Warehouse.
Considerations for both automated warehouses and mechanised solutions. In competitive markets, efficiency in distribution is an important factor in minimising costs and creating a competitive advantage. Logistics automation for processes such as put-away, retrieval, order picking, sortation, palletizing and vehicle loading can be a powerful way to address this. The challenges in the logistics field continue…
80% of UK warehouses are no longer fit for purpose.
“We’ve always done it that way”. Have you ever received that answer when querying the reason for a particular way of doing things? The chances are that you have and in itself, the answer is symptomatic of the need for a review. We live in a time of accelerating change. This is particularly true of…
Network Design – Maximising the Benefits
At Bisham Consulting we undertake many Network Design studies every year. In this short article we highlight the benefits of these studies and detail the key aspects involved in taking a successful approach to these types of projects. Adapting to Changing Business Needs: Business supply chains are continually changing; be it due to transformations in…
Managing Global Freight – Selecting The Right Partners
The Challenge when Managing Global Freight Whether you are an existing importer/exporter or planning to implement new international supply chains; the role of your freight forwarding partners will be critical to your business. The changing international environment, (e.g. impacts post Brexit in Europe), could impact many companies, (including perhaps, those who currently just trade domestically…
Rail Spares – Process Review Case Study
The Project Review the on site storage of spare parts process on a national basis, with a view to implementing best practice across the 5 national regions. Background Split into a number of regions, the procurement of spares was carried out centrally. However once the parts were delivered into individual regions and sites, the process…
European Logistics Consortium awarded EC grant to achieve a breakthrough in collaboration across supply chain
NexTrust (www.nextrust-project.eu) a 30 member consortium of some of Europe’s leading thinkers on collaborative logistics, has secured a grant from the European Commission (EC). The grant has been awarded in a competition entitled “Fostering synergies alongside the supply chain (including e-commerce)” under Horizon 2020 and is administrated by the EC’s Innovation and Networks Executive Agency…
Continuous Improvement (CI) Workshops
As well as helping our clients with large logistics studies or transformational changes of their supply chains, Bisham is also able to help its clients in the delivery of ongoing business improvement. Continuous improvement, (CI) is a technique applied through workshops to make small/medium size step improvements in business performance. It is not effective for…
OUTSOURCING; UNDERSTANDING AND AVOIDING THE PITFALLS
Outsourcing is The purchasing of products and services currently performed by yourself The delegation of the management of your processes or services to a third party The integration of third party expertise and processes into the company Why Outsource? We pay too much to do it ourselves Not core to the company Don’t have the…
