Fortune 100 Division: Location Analysis
Problem: Where do you add capacity for your expanding distribution network? Do you add a new location or expand the current facility?
Solution: Plan and design a network of as many as 12 delivery centers in a major metropolitan area to reduce costs and improve productivity and service quality. Sometimes the answer is to build a new and larger facility to replace the current building and sometimes it’s adding a new facility to the network. Cost and service to the customer drive this decision.
Results: Reduced overall network costs 10%.
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Fortune 100 Division: Truck Hub
Problem: High transportation costs for origin and destination points along the East Coast.
Solution: Plan and design a network connecting 25 locations from Boston to the District of Columbia for overnight service.
Results: Reduced transportation costs 70%.
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Fortune 100 Division: Facility & Fleet Plans
Problem: Capital resources for facilities and equipment were allocated based on urgency.
Solution: Initiated the forecasting of facilities and equipment, which prioritize their value and strategic need.
Results: A 20 million dollar capital budget was finally under control and resources were appropriately allocated.
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Fortune 100 Division: Management Training
Problem: The implementation of a standard methods program required the training of all operations supervisors and managers.
Solution: Authored, administered and managed a division wide 8 day training program for all operations management.
Results: Driver productivity continued to improve sixteen percent where the standard methods program was implemented. Corporate average was 5%.
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Fortune 100 Division: Driver Training
Problem: Drivers productivity and service was under par because drivers lacked training.
Solution: Design a training program for all drivers.
Results: Driver productivity and the service improved an additional six percent after the implementation of training program.
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