Logistics under the spotlight
As markets become more and more competitive and margins are under increasing pressure, logistics will often fall under the management spotlight. If you get it right, you are more likely to retain customers as well as healthy profits. But if you get logistics wrong, you are likely to be losing customers and constant fire fighting can severely reduce profitability as well as staff morale.
Why seek help?
Over the next five years, any business involved in moving products will face a number of new challenges that will affect how they distribute their goods. Key challenges include:
- Introduction of the new WTD for transport workers
- Shortages of qualified goods vehicle drivers
- Continued increases in fuel and road congestion
- Changes in land use policy, affecting distribution centre locations
- Increases in road pricing and congestion charging
- Growth of ebusiness and home shopping
Companies ignoring these challenges will face increasing costs and a potential reduction in the quality of their services. But those meeting the challenges can expect to make competitive gains over their rivals. This will involve looking afresh, restructuring operations and utilising transport solutions not previously considered.
Cannon can help
Because Cannon has been at the forefront of the UK warehousing and logistics market for over a century, it has gained a huge wealth of experience and knowledge. This experience can be of tremendous benefit to companies that seek to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their logistics operations. To bring this experience to bear, Cannon has established a consulting practice that can work with medium and large organisations to help them improve profitability and levels of customer service.
Independent advice
Cannon offers completely impartial advice, and close links with the Group gives the consulting team access to highly valuable benchmarking information, as well as the latest “best practice” in logistics. Since our formation we have held scrupulously to our core values, in particular, to remain independent of suppliers of systems, services or equipment relating to supply chain operations. Our clients benefit from objective management advice and robust solutions to their logistics needs.
Partnership approach
We have been able to achieve this by working in close partnership with clients. As an independent consultancy, our focus is on our clients' objectives and needs. Attention to detail and a pragmatic approach to logistics means that our independence remains throughout the project. As a specialist consultancy, Cannon focuses on the design, development and implementation of solutions to the challenges and constraints our clients face in supply chain management and logistics planning.
Key stages
We combine our people, technology and systems and bring them to bear in your business, through the following key stages:
· The development of a sound and accurate strategic logistics plan, with reference to all the management information available. This enables clients to make decisions with increased confidence.
· All project information is clearly presented for ease of understanding and interpretation, and independently assessed.
· Bespoke analysis techniques tailored to the client's situation and objectives produce robust solutions that deliver tangible results.
· 'Whole team' involvement in process, leads to a better understanding of the issues involved and helps clients to gain “ownership” of the solution.
· Transfer of skills and knowledge throughout the project will enable clients to meet business objectives and increase skill levels.
· Our rigorous approach generally identifies efficiency savings throughout operations, which release resources for future business growth.
Key services
Our services range from analysing and modelling existing flows through to designing and implementing new logistics supply chains. We are not tied to any particular company or sector. We are, therefore, able to offer an unbiased view and suggest the most appropriate and cost-effective solutions
To find out more
If you would like to find out more about Cannon’s consulting services or would like to discuss any logistics issues in complete confidence, please contact Jason Horn on 01235 232000 or complete our online enquiry form.
