Stock Optimization and Management
Project: Stock optimization and management project (Llamasoft Optimiza). Result: Stock reduction and visibility on actionable problem items. 1. Problem Statement Limited visibility and cooperation across the inventory management landscape; Manual stock optimisation steals energy from important inventory decisions; Ineffective management of critical and insurance spares; Inventory optimization not considering logistics; No visibility, support and control […]
Supply Chain Analysis
Project: Develop fact base of supply chain operations with specific aim to evaluate fulfillment performance (from procurement through to client delivery) and identify areas for improvement (across people; process and technology) and derive implementation roadmap to enable required results. Result: The identification of opportunities for improvement in the end-to-end supply chain. 1. Problem Statement The […]
Warehouse Site Flow and Constraint Behavior
Project: Warehouse Site Analysis, Simulation and Design Result: A model to inform the future state layout and operational requirements to meet the warehouse demand. 1. Problem Statement The warehouse needs to accommodate an average of 75 000 “cases” outbound per day which amount to 100 vehicles. Additionally roughly 60 inbound vehicles arrive with new stock […]
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Operational Capacity Assessment
Project: Fourier-E was tasked to determine the correct operational capacity for a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in order to ensure all demand is met on schedule and whether it is possible to move from the current 5 day shift model to a proposed 6 day model Result: The project assisted in providing recommendations to enable informed […]
Retail Customer Logistics Model
Project: Development of an alternative logistics model to service retail customers Result: A logistics model to service retail customers when a predetermined requirement is met is stead of using schedules. 1. Problem Statement The transportation of inventory is managed by the client on behalf of their retail customers; The servicing is currently done on a […]
Upskilling and Stock Optimization
Project: Capability development, upskilling and stock optimization project (Llamasoft Optimiza) Result: A total stock reduction of more than 5% with a stock availability increase of 2% throughout the supply chain network. 1. Problem Statement Issues with stock availability and stock management process. Lack of specific tool knowledge and limited tool functionality usage throughout the organization. […]
Defining a Procurement Strategy
Project: Defining a procurement strategy and the operationalisation thereof. Result: A defined procurement strategy, standardised protocols and processes, governance and systems to support procurement. 1. Problem Statement The central theme of this solution is to shift from a buying culture to a sourcing culture through the introduction of standardised protocols, processes, governance and systems to […]
Bus Route Scheduling
Project: Scheduling of fixed revenue bus routes Result: Minimisation of bus fleet and non-revenue travel requirements. 1. Problem Statement Large operation with thousands of fixed revenue routes scheduled onto hundreds of buses driving more than 60 000 km per day; Revenue routes have constraints which include the start- and finish- time and locations; Drivers have […]
Planned Maintenance Scheduling
Project: Scheduling of planned maintenance activities Result: Balanced resource load with reduced travel requirements. 1. Problem Statement Thousands of sites across South Africa with multiple equipment to be serviced annually. Each piece of equipment has specific maintenance requirements in term of discipline (e.g. mechanical, electrical etc.) and frequency (4, 8, 12 week etc.); This resulted […]
Facility Requirement & Analysis
Project: Strategic Enrollment Plan: Facility Requirements, Constraints and Opportunities Result: Visibility on current facilities and the utilisation thereof as well as a road map to accommodate future growth. 1. Problem Statement The university needs to accommodate a growth plan (courses and enrolment numbers); Facilities are required to accommodate the university’s growth (lecture halls, laboratories etc.); […]