3 tips to optimize your supply chain

A supply chain is a collection of many steps (product design, delivery, return) that all converge towards the same goal: to satisfy the end customer by delivering quality products at the right time and at the right place. The logistics department therefore has a key role in the company. A company’s brand image also depends on the way the supply chain is established and managed. Although the supply chain represents a significant cost, it is however possible to minimize it throughout proper optimization. Some basic tips enable companies to save time and money.

Call on a qualified service provider

By outsourcing all or part of its supply chain, a company quickly saves time and money. A logistics specialist such as Inter-Logistic Europe understands every facet of the supply chain process and is used to work on various projects. Such a service provider can quickly provide recommendations for improvement and put its knowledge and skills at your service. Your company will benefit from:

- time saving: the processes that best suit your company are determined with the help of our logistics specialists. Our staff members, who are trained to give you the service that they would expect themselves, are fully and immediately operational. Merchandise management is therefore optimized as well as shipping time.

- warehouse usage: your service providers’ warehouses can be used for transit operations or to store your products.

- money saving: the hardware and the software required for the working of your supply chain are already on our premises. Processes are optimized to prevent unnecessary costs. For product return issues, our reverse logistics enables you to reduce money loss to a minimum.

Work with logisticians on your own site (in-situ logistics)

This service, whether it is done on a regular basis or punctually, allows the company to keep working in its own logistics centers, while a team of external operators work directly in the same premises. Our experienced professionals adapt very quickly to their job, regardless of your company's field of activity. There is no need to train new employees.

Machine operators offer their skill and knowledge to quickly optimize logistics flows. Our machine operators bring all the equipment and technology necessary for the proper functioning of the project. By taking care of all or part of your supply chain, logisticians who work on your own site enable your company to concentrate better on its core business and to improve performance.

Regularly reviewing your processes

Due to a lack of time or resources, very few companies test new management methods and new material. Yet this essential and often overlooked step significantly improves the supply chain. The goal is to test and rethink every logistics step in order to optimize them, as well as the processing times associated with them. Every step can be improved by using multiple solutions that can be tested one by one until you get the best possible result.

Engaging an external logistics provider to perform this task punctually can be a great investment, enabling your teams to spend their time on other important activities. A supply chain management company guides its clients towards the best solution while taking into account the constraints involved in a process change: regulation issues, safety rules, storage and transport capacity.

Inter-Logistic Europe supports you in all your logistics projects. You can find us near Belfort, in the ZI Airpark (industrial park), in the city of Fontaine. Zip code: 90150). Tel: +33 (0) 3 84 36 71 36