Optimize fulfillment and transportation concurrently
Redesign of the network to reduce the number of stocking locations and total cost of operations
Consideration of daily inventory availability and transportation costs in order fulfillment
Support the rapid growth of the company with scalable technology
Fulfillment and transportation planned in silos with no common objective
Weaknesses in the order-to-cash cycle due to the rapid growth of the company
Siloed planning and reactive operations reducing fulfillment performance
Manual operations leading to stock-outs, customer complaints, lost sales, and escalating fulfillment and transportation costs
Automated determination of which products went on with which transportation mode, vehicle, route; and constructing a holistic plan to minimize transport costs
Daily generation of three separate plans with different criteria for allocating on-hand and in-transit inventory to current orders
Elimination of manual allocation of inventory, and inaccurate invoices, which increase fulfillment efficiency and reduce the order-to-cash cycle time
Daily fulfillment and transportation plans with 100% acceptance rate
$10M One-time savings after closing 4 DCs
