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| Case Study 1 |
| F. Curtis Barry & Company planned and designed a 400,000-sq.-ft. facility for a 19-brand direct business. As their warehouse consultants, we continue to work with them on expanding that facility to 650,000 sq. ft. as the company consolidates warehouses from other locations, including those of third-party clients. We collaborated with the client on determining layout; planning, selection, and implementation of material handling equipment according to specifications; the physical relocation of inventory; and the start-up of services. |
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| F. Curtis Barry & Company helped develop requirements and RFPs for a third-party fulfillment project for one of America's largest credit card companies. We analyzed responses from a qualified short list of vendors and selected a third-party facility to take the client's customer calls and ship annual product premiums. We have also completed similar projects for direct response and collateral/literature clients. |
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| F. Curtis Barry & Company completed an overall warehouse operations assessment for a hard goods multichannel retailer. The assessment led to a layout redesign that extended the life of the existing facility. We helped make layout and process changes to improve the picking and packing processes for both direct-to-consumer and retail replenishment functions, developing a slotting process and increased capacity. The assessment reduced the client's costs and allowed them to delay expansion. |
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| F. Curtis Barry & Company developed a five-year strategic plan for a billion-dollar, public, multichannel company. The plan included a freight analysis that led to inbound/outbound freight savings of $4.5 million annually, and development of a fulfillment process for three distribution centers, including a review and revised layout of one center. In addition, we introduced inventory balancing to help serve the client's customers better, and addressed the client's future needs by developing system requirements for cross-docking, inventory optimization, warehouse management, and planning. |
We take a collaborative approach to working with our clients. The client defines the work to be done. Our experience in working with large, multichannel businesses allows us to provide clients with practical guidance that helps them manage their businesses better. We listen carefully to what clients want and then keep them involved throughout the different steps of the consulting process. Discover the six reasons why our clients hire us.
To learn more about how we can help your business, please contact us. You'll find we are the experienced warehouse and fulfillment consultants of choice. Give Jeff Barry a call at (804) 740-8743, e-mail him at jbarry@fcbco.com, or fill out our Request Information form.
| Warehouse Management and Distribution Consulting Articles What Are Your Shipping Options? In the next few weeks, all the carriers will complete their 2008 pricing announcements. As we look at the future, it’s probably a good bet that these carriers’ rates aren’t going down any more than the cost of oil. So what’s the impact and action plan for your business. Read more... Trends, Best Practices, and Metrics in Fulfillment These are challenging times for the multichannel industry. On the basis of our consulting assignments in multichannel operations and fulfillment and proprietary data from the F. Curtis Barry & Company Benchmarking ShareGroups, we have identified several current trends in multichannel fulfillment, and ways in which businesses are addressing these trends by implementing industry best practices. Read more... Rising Transportation Costs - and What to Do About Them For most multichannel merchants, transportation of goods is the highest operational expense. Inbound freight costs for domestically sourced product typically range from 2%-4% of gross sales, while for imported product, inbound freight costs 6% to 12% of gross sales. Outbound transportation costs typically average 6% to 8% of net sales. Read more... |
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Warehouse Management and Distribution Consulting Blog Posts
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:28:27 Warehouse Management System Offered as a SaaS Solution If you are out searching for a warehouse management system there are lots of options depending on the complexity of your business and your budget. One option to consider is an on demand solution or software as a service (SaaS). We recently had the opportunity to have a presentation by Deposco of their ShipForce warehouse management Read more... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:16:08 Five Basic Components of a Warehouse Assessment Speed, accuracy, reduced labor costs, storage density…Sound familiar. These are issues most warehouses face today. What is interesting is that this was compiled from warehouses listing their key issues facing them from 10 years ago. Some things never change. Although the industry has evolved over the years and employs many levels of automation and technology, a Read more... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:42:26 Planning A Warehouse Move – Issues And Questions To Resolve We recently have been working with a few warehouse clients that are involved in moving to a new warehouse facility. Along the way, it became apparent that the planning for the move required a lot more time and effort than originally thought. What seems like a simple concept can become a daunting task in a Read more... Visit our blog site to read more |
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