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Could your Warehouse Operations benefit from a tune up?
Our consultants are experts in Operational Process Improvement, so contact us today!
Are you thinking about transitioning part or all of your warehouse or transportation operations to a 3PL provider? Need help evaluating the cost and service level performance of existing 3PL providers?
Developing the right strategy can result in warehousing and/or transportation cost savings of up to 30%. Many companies choose to outsource as part of their overall risk management and capital expenditure strategy. The experts at Waller & Associates can assist you in developing the most cost-effective value proposition. We will identify your service and business requirements and tailor a solution that meets your financial, operational, and customer service objectives.
Our approach includes a detailed operational assessment to determine the advantages of self-run warehousing and/or transportation versus 3PL providers. Waller & Associates can offer best-cost solutions, including RFP development, vendor comparison/selection, software, and transition strategies- all based on your unique situation.
With increased demand for labor and competitive labor markets, productivity and efficiency are the ultimate answers to face this ever-evolving challenge. With increased competition in markets and hubs like Memphis, Dallas, Columbus, and Atlanta, labor availability and cost are becoming so overwhelming that companies are attempting to rely less on labor and more on automation and innovation.
Our approach is improving processes through incremental type improvements that eliminate unnecessary waste and improve performance in functions. This is done by, and depending on the complexity of the project, series of projects that ranges from simply “go do it” to Kaizen events to Lean Six Sigma Black belt type of projects. Once these projects are completed and desired goals are achieved, the step after that would be Sea Change Projects. Typically, these projects involve evaluating technologies and innovations to replace current processes with more automated ones.
At Waller and Associates, we help our clients attain this goal and solve this challenge by offering the following:
Engineered Labor Standards are the application of time and motion study and activity sampling techniques to determine the time for a qualified worker to complete a specific task at a determined level of performance.
Work Measurement has varying degrees of implementation, ranging from time studies to Lean practices to the very detailed level of industrial-engineered standards using techniques such as MOST (Maynard Operating Sequence Technique*).
Using the scientific approach of industrial engineering, organizations can optimize throughput by minimizing movement and eliminating unproductive or ineffective time.
MOST is a predetermined motion time system that sets the standard time an average worker should perform a task. Additionally, MOST has been proven globally for over 35 years and can be used in any operational environment, including administrative tasks.
Implementing Engineered Labor Standards in your warehouse operations can assist with budgeting, staff planning, scheduling, standard costing in designing worker incentive schemes, and facility capacity planning. In addition, from the workers’ standpoint, time standards indicate expected output and performance.
Whether you have a Labor Management System (LMS) or not, Waller & Associates can develop specific Engineered Labor Standards for your warehouse operational processes. We have experts trained and certified in MOST that have implemented these techniques in various industries. We will guide you through the methods of engineering and optimizing your distribution.
Research clearly demonstrates the value of benchmarking operations relative to like organizations. There is a demonstrated correlation between supply chain performance metrics and financial performance. According to Peter Drucker, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.”
At Waller & Associates, we assist organizations in defining key performance indicators, capturing data, analyzing the data, and planning actions to improve warehouse and distribution center performance.
A distribution center can be complex. Only visuals convey enough information to understand the pieces, relationships, hidden waste, and time-domain behavior.
Visualization brings a deep understanding and breakthroughs in productivity and other performance. It leads to consensus on systemic problems and remedies. While finished charts communicate information about a situation, the mapping is the real value. This is where insights grow, paradigms shift, and consensus builds.
Value Stream and Process Maps take different perspectives, but the work they visualize is the same.
Value Stream Maps – show major process steps and often take a broader view. They may group various products into a single “value stream.” They are developed to identify opportunities.
Process Maps – trace the sequence of events for a single work product. While they can be done at any level, the most useful charts are quite detailed. This is important because most waste is at a micro-level. They are developed to identify specific wastes and improvements.
Waller & Associates has experts in developing Value Stream and Process Maps. More importantly, we can help you draw practical warehouse process improvement performance from their application.
Are you thinking about converting to cycle counting? Too many inventory adjustments? Stock-outs?
Your investment in inventory on hand is likely your company’s most significant investment. For that reason alone, the management of this asset deserves considerable focus.
Many companies consider counting inventory as management of inventory. Indeed, it is essential to know the items and quantity on hand, but counting inventory does little to manage and much to disrupt.
The consultants at Waller & Associates will provide a detailed assessment of the causes of inventory variances and identify inventory practices contributing to shrinkage, adjustments, and cost.
Need assistance with training for your:
Warehouse or Transportation Management?
Supervision?
Material Handlers?
Drivers?
We offer a variety of standard programs for:
The experts at Waller & Associates will help you grow and develop your organization.
The need has been identified. The ROI has been justified. The project has been approved. Who’s going to manage it?
Organizations of all sizes struggle with professional programs and project management. Most businesses simply add the project management duties of warehouse operations to a current employee’s workload. Most of the time, these individuals already have full-time responsibilities in their current role and typically possess little or no formal training in program or project management.
Waller & Associates has Certified Project Management Professionals (PMP) who are adept at developing and implementing large-scale warehouse, distribution, and logistics solutions by integrating IT and operational processes to achieve best-in-class results.
