Companies that work with The Revere Group’s Supply Chain Management Solution Center to transform their logistics and distribution processes often achieve a 10-15% reduction in operating cost with only a small incremental investment. Our experts in distribution, warehouse management, transportation and software selection take the time to understand your business strategy, project goals, culture, people and processes.
Our focus extends beyond the four walls of your warehouse or distribution center to include other services such as inbound and outbound analysis, outsourcing analysis and software selection. With this knowledge, we work with you to implement successful solutions and technologies that optimize your operations.
Software/Technology Evaluation and Selection
Revere adds significant value to software selection projects with experienced consulting resources and a proven approach and methodology. Our methodology is based on practices and procedures of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and includes a six-phase software selection approach:
- Project management
- Functional requirements
- Vendor funnel
- Demos
- Reference checks
- Final selection
We build on this process by helping you with critically important knowledge transfer. Your process owners and process participants (i.e., those currently “doing the work”) are engaged in the project execution and interim informational sessions. As a result, all participants gain a common understanding of their requirements and the corresponding features and functions that are present in the new applications.
The Revere Group maintains expertise and certifications in leading ERP and Supply Chain software packages. At the same time, we maintain complete objectivity in software selection, considering all alternatives to help you choose the best solution for your needs.
Visioning Workshop
The Revere Group’s Supply Chain Management Solution Center can help your organization create a vision that will inspire and energize your workforce, providing the focus to obtain your corporate goals. Incremental investment in the creation of a compelling corporate vision can result in strategic cohesiveness within your organization. To help clients create strong goals that will lead to sustained business success, we use the following six-step methodology in our Visioning Workshop:
- Business Reasons: Establish a full understanding of your business practices within the supply chain, including distribution, warehousing, transportation, manufacturing and procurement
- Current State Analysis: Provide a framework for conducting high-level Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis
- Future State Analysis: Define the necessary business model(s) for selling your products and services and executing business processes within your value chain
- Brainstorming: Generate a list of potential business initiatives
- Initiative Prioritization: Prioritize the potential initiatives through a high-level analysis of business considerations
- Technical Opportunities: Identify the typical technical architecture used to obtain the results required from the Visioning Workshop
Distribution Network Assessment
In today’s business environment, creating the right distribution network involves much more than selecting a good piece of real estate to lease or buy. The Revere Group’s Supply Chain Management Solution Center takes the process to a higher level, helping you analyze a number of other critical factors, including regional economic health, labor availability, wages and customer and vendor proximity. We use the following proven methodology to help our clients optimize their distribution network:
- Economic Analysis: Analysis of the existing cost of distribution for the full volume of storage and movements across the entire network
- Building Requirements: Based upon the existing and forecasted volume and mix of product moving through the network, we determine the basic facility requirements needed to maintain efficient and effective product flow
- Distribution Network Modeling: Delivers superior recommendations for location and corresponding size of distribution centers, systematic modeling accounts for the full range of warehouse and transportation costs, as well as customer service requirements
- Facility Optimization: Determines the physical layout, material handling and staffing strategies that ensure each facility is designed for highest service levels and lowest cost within its “four walls”
- Transportation Lane Analysis (Inbound/Outbound): Leverages a distribution network study to establish transportation flows necessary for maintaining high levels of customer service and closely managing costs
Private Fleet Management
The Revere Group develops comprehensive supply chain solutions that take into account the evolution of private fleet management into total supply chain management strategies. Our experts in private fleet management, transportation, distribution, warehouse management and software selections work with you to understand your business strategy, culture, and needs. Building on this knowledge, we help you implement successful solutions and technologies that align your private fleet operations with your overall business objectives. The result is a private fleet investment that is cost effective, lasting and makes a positive impact on the bottom line.
Transportation Assessment
Selecting quality carriers, negotiating competitive rate agreements, managing service levels and rationalizing traffic lanes and shipment configurations can deliver cost reductions of between 15-20%, even in times of rising fuel or driver costs.
Revere employs transportation experts that leverage their understanding of corporate transportation needs and transportation service providers to help you take full advantage of carrier capabilities, while increasing utilization and decreasing costs. Our transportation assessment methodology includes a complete analysis of your transportation usage, performance and expense in two primary activities, lane analysis and cost analysis. By using Lane Analysis, we map origin and destination pairs by volume to evaluate effectiveness and utilization. Using Cost Analysis, we assess your cost per mile and per shipment to compare internal cost variances and determine the lowest cost alternatives.
Inventory Management Assessment
As companies seek ways to minimize overhead and boost margins, they typically realize substantial savings by improving their supply chain management processes and inventory positions. Excess inventory consumes cash, and increasing inventory turns can have a drastic impact on cash flow. Learn more about our tactical and strategic solutions.
Third Party Logistics
The Revere Group’s Supply Chain Management Solution Center works with clients to analyze their supply chain processes to determine if a Third Party Logistics (3PL) service can significantly improve customer service, reduce costs and increase quality. We take the time to understand your business strategy, project goals, culture, people and processes. Using that knowledge we make recommendations and help you implement solutions that optimize your operations. We can help develop an integrated warehousing and transportation service that can be scaled and customized to your needs based on market conditions, demands and delivery service requirements for products and materials.