Stock control and correct stock control by roll-out of digital television


Description UPC NL is a leading provider of television, broadband internet and telephony services in the Netherlands. For television, UPC NL has 2.3 Mio customer contracts. An increased number of products and storage locations created the necessity of a thorough look at the inventory management. Opportunities Especially the national roll-out of Digital Television has created new challenges...

Transport cost model


Description Trespa International BV is a world leader in development, manufacture and supply of high quality panels for exterior cladding, decorative facades and interior surfaces. Opportunities Panels are transported from the factory in Weert across Europe and further. Transportation is an important cost factor. Trespa wants to make transport costs more transparant and wants to identify...

New process design


Description TPG Post is the national Dutch mail company. TPG post and TNT express are part of TPG. TPG Post and TNT have an outstanding position in Mail, Express and Logistics. Opportunities The equipment in the centres for fine-sorting of mail needed to be brought up to date. In parallel some changes in the process had...

Balance sheet improvement by moving storage upstream


Description Scientific Instruments Division, one of the key divisions within Thermo Electron Corp., markets and supplies instrumentation for laboratory and industrial settings, including service contracting. Opportunities Working with country service organizations each having a stock keeping function results in limited European stock visibility and a relatively high portion of non-moving stock. The perception is that supply...

Develop and roll out of a European security blueprint


Description Tech Data, founded in 1974, is a leading global provider of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services. Ranked 110th on the FORTUNE 500, the company and its subsidiaries serve more than 90,000 technology resellers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Their European Headquarters is...

Develop and roll out of a European security blueprint


Description Tech Data, founded in 1974, is a leading global provider of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services. Ranked 110th on the FORTUNE 500, the company and its subsidiaries serve more than 90,000 technology resellers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Their European Headquarters is...

Security blueprint for European warehouses


Description Tech Data, founded in 1974, is a leading global provider of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services. Ranked 110th on the FORTUNE 500, the company and its subsidiaries serve more than 90,000 technology resellers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Their European Headquarters is...

Improve process documentation structure and support


Description Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness. The business unit Vegetables focuses on the development, production and distribution of Vegetable Seeds worldwide. This particular project was performed within the NAFTA group (USA) Opportunities The NAFTA group recognized opportunities to improve their Supply Chain organization through business process simplification, because of a lack of overview, training and quality...

Define sourcing strategy and impact on European supply chain


Description Solectron is a leading global provider of electronics manufacturing and integrated supply chain services. On a contract basis it manufactures, distributes and services a variety of electronics products. Opportunities With the recent trend of shifting production to low labor-cost countries, Solectron wanted to quantify the business opportunity of relocating production to Asia or Eastern Europe. Solution Groenewout...

Relocation DC


Description Sandvik is manufacturer and distributor of high-technology metal products. Operations comprise the Tooling, Mining & Construction and the Materials Technology business areas. HQ in Sweden, several plants and warehouses in Europe and rest of the world. Opportunities Due to growth of their Tooling business, Sandvik Materials Technology had to move their Fittings & Flanges operation from...