LOGISTICS CONSULTING
Audit and consulting services for optimizing logistics activities
SERVICES
Why use Senior Software's logistics audit service?
A specialized logistics consulting team can perform a detailed analysis of all warehouse operations, identifying organizational weaknesses and suggesting the most suitable locations for each product category.
Senior Software offers logistics consulting services, through which you will benefit from:
- Detailed analysis of all warehouse operations
- Better warehouse organization
- Optimal ways to size resources
- Reducing operational costs
- Improving services and relationships with partners
LOGISTICS AUDIT
Main elements analyzed within the logistics audit and consulting process
Logistics audit services aim to identify optimization opportunities and potential operational risks, in order to increase efficiency, reduce costs and improve the overall performance of the supply chain. Therefore, the logistics audit process includes the analysis of the following key categories within your company:
- Location management
- Information management
- Employee management
- Flow management
- Choosing an appropriate warehouse in terms of surface and layout, to optimize costs
- Consultancy for building a warehouse from scratch, warehouse layout, flows, shape, layout
- Analysis of the warehouse's loading capacity
- Choosing the best solutions for horizontal / vertical racking
- Consultancy regarding warehouse machinery and equipment
- Recommendations regarding suppliers of racks, equipment, wrappers, etc.
- Optimal sizing of locations and optimal placement of products in locations
- Detailed analysis of warehouse stocks
- Calculation of costs for each type of operation
- Consulting for choosing software systems such as WMS, TMS, POD, Deliveries
- Choosing and using KPIs suitable for company objectives
- Operational reports
- Establishing staffing needs by categories and flows
- Consulting on warehouse staff qualifications
- Defining the organizational chart and responsibilities for each position
- Dividing employees by operations
- Calculating the warehouse staffing needs, by roles, based on current needs
- Optimizing costs with staff allocation
- Choosing the optimal strategies for Reception, Shelving, Picking, Delivery, depending on the specifics of the activity, sales channels, product typology, etc.
- Organizing Inbound activities - receiving goods
- Organizing Outbound activities - preparing deliveries: picking, checking, packaging, consolidation, loading
- Returns management
- Managing the processes of shelving, replenishment, inventory
WHAT CUSTOMERS SAY
Vitacom can process up to 10 times more orders with the help of the WMS system
WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT
What are the services offered within the logistics audit process?
The logistics audit process covers an extensive range of specialized services, designed to streamline each stage of the logistics chain, from warehouse design to the implementation of automated solutions and increasing operational efficiency.
Create a high-performance logistics space tailored to your business goals
Designing and building a new warehouse requires careful space planning, operational flow optimization, and precise definition of logistics requirements.
Features
- Determining the layout, dimensions, and optimal product placement
- Calculating logistics needs according to business objectives
- Defining reception, storage, picking, and delivery processes
- Establishing warehouse height, number of ramps, and other structural requirements
Optimize storage space and boost productivity
Warehouse layout optimization focuses on streamlining operations and preparing the infrastructure for future developments, customized to the client’s specific needs.
Features
- Analysis and configuration of operational flows
- Optimization of access routes and functional areas
- Planning upgrades for future stages
- Adjustment of workflows based on client data
- Process automation and inter-operational flow integration
- Calculation of storage capacity for each area
- Recommendation of suitable suppliers
Optimize shelf placement for maximum efficiency
As part of the logistics audit process, companies aim to optimize operational flows and use storage space efficiently, according to projected growth levels.
Features
- Splitting pallets by criteria (height, weight, dimensions)
- Classifying pallets into distinct categories (full and mixed products)
- Distributing SKUs based on turnover rate
- Automatic stock allocation according to IKA delivery rules
- Applying advanced inventory management rules: FIFO / FEFO
- Configuring shelving based on product typology
Increase employee productivity by simplifying workflows
Defining the optimal number of operators and assigning tasks according to each warehouse flow ensures a balanced and efficient operational structure.
Features
- Determining the optimal number of operators per activity
- Designing the organizational chart based on warehouse processes
- Clearly assigning responsibilities for each role and activity
- Creating detailed job descriptions for every operator
Plan the warehouse digitalization through a complete analysis
With a warehouse management system (WMS), data and orders are processed accurately from the very beginning, thanks to a personalized approach tailored to each client’s specific logistics needs.
Features
- Analysis of client-provided data and processes
- Evaluation of existing operational flows and automation level
- Design of a workflow adapted to the business specifics
- Definition of operational processes (receiving, put-away, picking, etc.)
- Identification of integration opportunities with other ERP systems
- Testing and validation of proposed flows in real operational scenarios
Ensure efficient and integrated management of logistics operations
The inventory management system adapts to the specifics of any business, allowing customized workflow configuration according to the company’s unique needs.
Features
- Optimization of operational flows based on detailed data analysis
- Definition of product movement paths within the warehouse
- Comprehensive documentation of workflows and required equipment
- Processing of all input data and existing operational flows
- Monitoring operations through performance indicators (KPIs)
- Continuous process improvement based on collected data
Plan equipment for operational efficiency
By clearly defining the operational architecture and required equipment, the software solution ensures optimal resource allocation and efficient execution of logistics processes.
Features
- Defining warehouse resources (equipment and operators)
- Recommending equipment based on analyzed data
- Configuring the technical solution (processes, activities, workflows)
- Determining the number of operators per activity based on data analysis
- Recommending suppliers according to technical and operational requirements
- Evaluating equipment performance and maintenance needs
Optimize 3PL logistics services and gain full control
To ensure efficient logistics operations, 3PL services provide a high level of flexibility and adaptability to each client’s specific requirements.
Features
- Detailed analysis of logistics operations and workflows
- Evaluation of costs and equipment amortization per operation
- Development of customized offers for logistics activities
- Cost analysis per operator and per activity performed
- Adapting 3PL activities to each client’s business profile
- Defining picking, delivery, and storage capacity requirements
- Building a pricing matrix based on client type
- Monitoring performance and generating dedicated 3PL reports
Warehouse Key Indicators – Analyzed by Logistics Consulting Specialists
- Lines prepared per hour / user
- Pieces / pallets prepared per hour / user
- Pallets in / pallets out over a period of time
- Delivery orders processed per day / month / year
- Returns from total deliveries made
- Orders prepared per hour / user
- Average number of pallets stored per day
- Percentage of out-of-stock products from total items
- ABC analysis for inventory classification
- Warehouse filling capacity
BENEFITS
What results can you achieve by using the logistics consulting service?
A company’s profitability is closely linked to the intelligent use of resources, optimization of activities, access to correct information, customer satisfaction and, last but not least, careful and constant monitoring of the warehouse situation. So, here are some ways in which the logistics consulting service contributes to increasing profitability:
