Integral Warehouse Management

Logistics managers are busy each day with problem-solving in the warehouse. Often this concerns recurring events that need to be attended, but regularly real steps forward are accomplished. In this manner the logistics within enterprises is lifted to an increasingly higher level. The question remains if it really should require so much time and effort. Might there be a faster and easier way?

Integral warehouse management is a new approach which aids the logistics manager to improve the warehouse performance in a structured manner. Practical cases show that the approach, depending on the initial situation, uncovers cost savings of up to thirty percent and at the same time realises competitive service levels.

Where existing logistics models are restricted to a single aspect, varying from inventory reduction to error reduction or rationalisation of activities, integral warehouse management considers the warehouse as an integral part of the logistics supply chain. This broad scope offers a large savings potential, but at the same time makes it more difficult to comprehend. Integral warehouse management provides an insightful approach for analysing the problem.

Transparent

To address the complex problem, integral warehouse management uses two principles. First, it makes the problem more transparent. By clearly defining processes, objectives, costs and performance, we obtain a better understanding so that we able to make decisions based on facts rather than speculation or personal preferences.

Intelligent IT

Secondly, we make use of intelligent IT-systems to solve the complex problems quickly and effectively. In practice we see that IT-investments in warehouses hardly render. Integral warehouse management places the systems in a management cycle that connects strategic, tactical and operational goals to obtain real control over the warehouse operation.

Result-driven and Successful

We understand that enterprises want to realise savings, but that they also look seriously at their budgets. Jeroen van den Berg Consulting, the inventor of integral warehouse management, provides consulting products with the basic principle that they are result-driven and successful. Result-driven implies that we follow a proven approach with handy tools and templates so that your costs remain limited. Successful indicates that we do not only identify considerable improvements, but that we also make sure that you can achieve them. Therefore, integral warehouse management is an ambitious method that requires creativity and commitment from your enterprise.

Quick-scan

Do you want to know which improvements are possible in your warehouse? Our quick-scan lists them for you. The structured approach of integral warehouse management guarantees that all opportunities are identified. The quick-scan quantifies the savings potential and sets priorities for the resulting optimisation projects.

Standardized Warehouse Management

The foundation of integral warehouse management is a transparent warehouse operation. This we call standardized warehouse management. Jeroen van den Berg Consulting offers the following consulting products:

Service level assessment

Time-driven activity-based costing

Process streamlining

Performance management

Responsive Warehouse Management

A strong warehouse needs intelligent IT. Therefore we help enterprises not only to select the right systems, but also to maximally utilise the capabilities of the systems. This we call responsive warehouse management. Jeroen van den Berg Consulting offers the following consulting products:

WMS selection & implementation

Capacity planning

Integrated logistics planning

Collaborative Warehouse Management

Now the warehouse does things right, but does it do the right things? This question is the central point when we evaluate the role of the warehouse in the supply chain. This we call collaborative warehouse management. Jeroen van den Berg Consulting offers the following consulting products:

Warehouse service review

Balanced scorecard

Warehouse Intelligence System

Our pride is the warehouse intelligence system (WIS). This is a pre-defined management information system for warehouses that contains all the ideas from integral warehouse management. The system gives a complete overview of the warehouse performance via a dashboard with drill-downs to hundreds of graphs and tables. WIS can be linked to any WMS and reveal the day-to-day performance in your warehouse. With only few efforts, WIS delivers you a wealth of information (and improvement opportunities).

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.
Aristotle