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Supply chain network strategy studies help companies to understand the economics of making changes to their existing network of sourcing partners, production plants, and distribution centers.  With the increase in globalization, these studies have played an increasingly important role in determining the optimal distribution network to move goods to market. New technologies have emerged that enable a scientific evaluation and optimization of the tradeoffs between service levels, capital investment requirements, inventory assets and operating expenses.

Supply chain network strategy studies address the following types of questions:

  • Where should we locate our production plants and distribution centers throughout the world?
  • What are the economics associated with the different supply chain strategies being considered including operating expenses, inventory assets, and capital expenditure requirements?
  • Is the lowest cost option necessarily the best option or should we spend more to obtain flexibility?
  • Which product sourcing relationships should be put in place to improve out competitive position?
  • What is the optimal product stocking strategy for our distribution network to maximize customer service levels with the minimal operating expense?
  • What legal issues, tax incentives and risks do we need to consider for each strategic scenario being evaluated?
Distribution Network Strategy
Distribution Network Strategy

Supply chain strategy studies also address the tactical issues that need to be considered before your firm can make important decisions that optimize your infrastructure.

  • Based on our service level requirements, how many distribution centers should we have and where should they be located in order to optimize operating expenses? 
  • What is the optimal supply chain network strategy that minimizes our investment into inventory assets?  Is this network strategy also optimal for the sum of operating expenses and working capital requirements?
  • What capital expenditures into our supply chain network infrastructure are currently required to enable the optimal network? For the next 10 - 15 years
  • What size of facilities is required to support the optimal network strategy?  What capital investments are required to support this infrastructure?
  • How do we improve customer service levels and especially order turnaround time to be more competitive?
  • Are there strategies available to reduce risk exposure for disaster recovery, business continuity and labor issues?
  • Should we consider outsourcing strategies for specific markets and/or facilities?

MWPVL International has developed an approach that is unique and powerful because we use industry-leading software applications specifically designed to optimize supply chain networks combined with our own internally developed econometric modeling tool (EMT).  Unlike most consulting firms, we understand that an optimized supply chain strategy requires a detailed exploration of the sum of operating expenses, one-time expenses, inventory assets and capital expenditure requirements.  Rather than producing high level “black box” numbers, our econometric modeling tool simulates your company’s financial accounting statements down to the general ledger of detail.  The final deliverable is an accurate assessment of the true shareholder value generated on an annualized after tax cash flow basis for each supply chain strategy evaluated.  If your company has stringent financial accounting requirements to justify capital expenditure requests, our methodology is unique to the supply chain consulting industry because it provides companies with the financial confidence to make important decisions that will ultimately improve their competitive position in the market place.

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MWPVL International Inc. is a full-service global Supply Chain, Logistics and Distribution Consulting firm.  Our consulting services include Supply Chain Network Strategy, Product Sourcing Strategy, 3PL Outsourcing Strategy, Purchasing and Inventory Management, Distribution Center Design, Material Handling Systems, Supply Chain Technology Advisory Services (WMS, TMS, LMS, YMS, OMS, DMS, Purchasing, Forecasting, Slotting), Lean Distribution, Transportation Management, Distribution Operations Assessments, Warehouse Operations Consulting and much more.
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