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Inbound Planning |
Inbound
logistics and procurement costs typically
comprise over 50% of a company’s cost of goods sold. Logistics
operations are
constantly being
pressured to
reduce their
operating costs. In
an age when transportation pricing has reached the lowest point in
history, how does a company squeeze out additional costs? Inbound
planning includes
more than just transportation and freight cost, it also includes
inventory, container cost, handling and labor.
Therefore, the
question becomes how to
effectively manage and coordinate inbound planning with the
complexity of multiple shippers, items and destinations.
The
Viewlocity Inbound Planning Engine allows
you
to efficiently manage the frequency of the inbound flow of goods
from suppliers to synchronize
with
the
consumption
of
inventory.
Create an Inbound Logistics Plan
that Ensures Lowest Total Delivered Cost
While
other products may focus purely on
freight cost for inbound planning, the Viewlocity Inbound Planning
Engine considers the impact of transportation cost, inventory and
delivery. It goes beyond
other more typical applications by planning down to the dock
delivery for each individual product.
The
total delivered cost takes into account transportation, inventory,
container cost, handling and labor costs.
At
the same time, the Inbound Planning Engine considers
physical
constraints - storage capacity, safety stock, loading/unloading
rates and capacities, dock schedules, container
size, and package size.
As
a
result
of the
detail incorporated
into
the
software,
an easily implemented plan is generated that allows you to realize
real cost savings.
Streamline Inbound Operations
You
may be sacrificing
profit by not
stream- lining your
inbound operations.
The Viewlocity Inbound
Planning Engine allows companies to
coordinate
all activities
– purchasing, transportation, and inventory - based upon the expected
consumption of products. It analyzes the costs of inventory
carrying, transportation, handling, delivery, and closed loop container
programs to help prevent large buildups of inventory by considering
the total inbound
logistics cost and operations.
Control and Visibility of Inbound Flow
The
Viewlocity Inbound Planning Engine helps to coordinate suppliers,
inbound logistics providers and carriers with internal operations,
thereby controlling
the process internally.
Do
you know what your
optimum inbound logistics
costs should be?
The
Inbound Planning Engine
provides you
with a realistic plan to guide your
operations by replacing your
standard routing guide
with a flexible, dynamic
tool to
efficiently plan
the flow
of inbound goods.
Features:
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Logistics Configuration – considers various cost components, including
transportation, inventory carrying, and handling costs to configure
the flow and frequency of goods by evaluating
different transportation schemes to minimize
the total delivered
cost of
each item across
the supply chain.
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Mode Selection – determines the optimal transportation mode for each
source/destination combination for every product. Some of the
modal decisions include ocean, rail, barge, air, barge, LTL, truckload, and package.
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Routing and Scheduling – develops daily shipping/receiving schedules
based on the delivery frequency of inbound goods from suppliers as
well as the dock layout of each shipping and receiving facility. The
primary objective is to minimize transportation costs while
satisfying plant dock capacity and unloading constraint, balancing
the delivery load throughout the week.
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Returnable Container Planning – adjusts the delivery frequency and
shipment schedule in order to minimize the overall cost of the
solution based on the reverse logistics of planning returnable
containers or pallets.
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Load Configuration – develops an optimal load configuration based on
product space utilization for each container for the entire
solution.
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