Description
Tessenderlo Kerley International is an organization with a worldwide presence that provides solutions for global needs in food, agriculture and water management. The SOP Plant Nutrition segment features the supply of potassium sulfate fertilizers to agricultural end-markets.

Opportunities
Tessenderlo Kerley International has recently defined their business growth ambition and a strategy to succeed. Besides, the current logistics assets are reaching their life cycle. One of the key elements to achieve this vision is to implement a well performing robust logistics operating model. Groenewout created visibility on the future required storage and loading & unloading capacities.

Solution

• Data analysis on inbound-, sales-, inventory & replenishment volumes.
• Model development to simulate To-Be situation for required storage capacity.
• Model development to simulate To-Be situation for required loading- and unloading capacity.
• Providing insight into To-Be situation and giving recommendations on inventory levels and solutions for coping with the high utilization rate of the loading installation.

Benefits
Deliverables include:

• Insight in future required storage capacity for several locations.
• Inventory calculation tool to simulate future expected inventory levels (safety and cycle stocks).
• Insight in required loading & unloading capacity for raw materials and finished products.
• Simulation tool for loading and unloading volumes