Distribution Consulting Services

The right supply chain network strategy enables you to understand how your supply chain relates to your overall business strategy. This allows you to more easily integrate supply chain initiatives which drive operational excellence. Our distribution consulting team will help you determine the optimal strategy for executing in your supply chain based on service level, product mix and customer mix

Today’s supply chain leaders require real-time visibility to labour performance metrics to ensure productivity and profitability targets are attained in today’s omnichannel environment. enVista’s implementation of preferred work methods, comprehensive change management training programme and accurate productivity goals based on industrial engineering principles form the foundation of a labour management programme – helping companies achieve increased performance and profitability.

enVista workforce assessments identify and quantify improvement opportunities and eliminate waste based on eVal deliverables, including benchmarks against best-in-class supply chain labour management programs, process observations in distribution centers and supply chain inbound and outbound processes, Lean assessment of value add vs. non-value add, and return on investment model for implementation of a supply chain labour management program.

Using proven, Lean Six Sigma tools along with education and training, we work alongside your employees and subject matter experts. We use a collaborative, problem-solving approach to identify real opportunities and develop workable solutions. We then test those solutions, scale them and implement.

Because your employees are involved at every step, the solutions are tailor-made to effectively free up once-wasted time, money or space. That converts once-wasted resources to cash, time or space, so you can reallocate them in the best way to maximize customer service and profitability.

enVista’s supply chain solutions practise provides a unique perspective on your supply chain execution performance through an operations and technology performance assessment. Our expert consultants can assess and quickly benchmark your operations against best-in-class performers. We have the experience and objectivity to spot quick hit tactical changes that deliver immediate productivity increases.

enVista’s transformation planning service will help you understand the importance of transforming your supply chain. We will assess your current activities to understand which need to stop or continue, and which potential new activities should start to best enable your team to pursue transformation strategy. Transformation planning aligns supply chain goals and KPIs with your organisation’s future state requirements and enabled planning with focus and in a building block fashion.

Distributors are dealing with a rising number of SKUs and demanding customers, so they must search for meaningful ways to increase productivity in their distribution process. Distribution centre optimization helps lower costs and maximize flexibility to meet evolving omnichannel requirements. This process will help you make the best financial decisions between lower capital investment solutions versus automated solutions that may require more capital but require less ongoing labour than the manual alternatives.

Lean Six Sigma principles are a proven method to enhance your competitiveness while removing unnecessary costs. Lean Six Sigma training is an investment in your valuable employees to better equip them to recognize the waste and variation that adds cost to your operation and prevents optimal service to your customers. These principles provide employees the ability to recognize inefficiencies that otherwise go hidden and lead to margin erosion.

Your company’s operations technology are constantly changing. Our material handling and equipment consulting experts can help you choose from a variety of MHE systems that are flexible and scalable to address those changes.

enVista’s material flow analysis enables your company to design and implement improved distribution and manufacturing operations, processes and information systems that can reduce operating costs, improve customer service and ultimately improve profitability.

By partnering with enVista, you will have a supply chain partner who can clearly translate business requirements and strategy into a robust facility design solution that meets the needs of today, as well as the future. We will ensure your distribution centre design drives out costs through productivity enhancements, optimises the use of critical warehousing space and enables operational flexibility to adapt to changing volumes and requirements.