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Benchmark and feasibility study
NINE & Co is the parent company of 6 brands: Noppies, Supermom, Queen Mum, Esprit for mums, Imps&Elfs and Alvi. All experts in the field of pregnancy, babies and children up to six years of age.
Opportunities
- Nine & Co is experiencing an increase in warehouse costs as a percentage of sales.
- Furthermore, Nine & Co is struggling to carry out all operations within the available warehouse space. Sales growth in the coming years combined with market trends will further increase that space pressure.
Solution
- Full operational costs (variable and fixed) are made transparent and broken down across sales channels (B2B/Retail/B2C) to arrive at a CPU for each channel.
- A benchmark is performed for each CPU and sales channel.
- Analyses of warehouse operations to identify potential areas for improvement.
Benefits
- Clear understanding of fixed and variable costs by activity and sales channel.
- Clear understanding of the market conformity of the various cost components (including housing costs, personnel costs, cost for rturn handling etc.).
- Clear understanding of potential process improve-ments to optimize warehouse space and efficiency.
- Overview and evaluation of potential alternative (mechanized) solutions.