Management Consultants Specializing in the Supply/Demand Chain

Management Consultants Specializing in the Supply/Demand Chain

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	Establish at a Glance

	Establish, Inc. is a global management consulting firm specializing in the supply/demand chain. The firm has been in business for more than 30 years and is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey. We primarily work for manufacturers, distributors and service providers and have completed over 1,000 client assignments. Our consulting staff members are engineers and many have advanced degrees. Our approach is methodical and our recommendations are based on quantitative analysis as well as qualitative evaluations. We are comfortable working in all the supply chain functions: procurement/provisioning, inventory planning/forecasting, manufacturing distribution, warehousing, transportation and customer service and we can work at both the strategic level and the tactical level. We also have implementation capabilities and frequently lead or guide the implementation of our recommendations.
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We help make our clients successful. Call us at 201-944-5580 to learn more about our capabilities.
	Supply Chain Strategy Audit and analysis of functional business processes and procedures. Benchmark costs and performance against industry. Integration planning and design. Establish measurement systems. Improvement implementation. Change facilitation. Project management.
	Distribution and Logistics Strategy Long-range plans to carry out corporate objectives and to establish competitive advantages. Our models are used for warehouse and plant location analysis and for inventory level determination. Modeling of facilities, materials flow and customer service policies.
	Transportation Transportation cost reduction strategies, carrier rate and accessorial charge negotiations (all modes), improvement programs, consolidations, stop-offs, pooling, zone skipping, mode alternatives, and private carriage. Operational analysis. Development of policies and procedures and the preparation of related manuals and routing guides.
	Warehousing Improvements to layouts and operations to reduce space and labor requirements and to increase customer service performance levels. New facility design. CAD and simulation capabilities. Operations analysis, handling equipment specifications, and programs to reduce costs and increase throughput velocities. Evaluate the need for outsourcing and, if needed, select the best qualified third-party logistics providers (3PLs).
	Manufacturing Engineering Programs and scheduling systems to shift manufacturing schedules to �make-to-order� on short lead-times replacing current finished goods inventory-based systems. Manufacturing scheduling and operations planning.
	Customer Service Evaluate organizational effectiveness, staffing levels, productivity and service performance, cost efficiency, operating environment, policies, and procedures. Survey customers, determine customer�s service requirements, document competitors� service levels. Implement operation and organization improvements within the service function to achieve a competitive advantage. Design customer service performance measurement and reporting systems.
	Information Technology Support Systems gap analyses to determine the extent to which existing information technology supports the efficient operation of the supply chain. Identify and evaluate improvement opportunities. Vendor evaluation and selection.
	Sourcing and Procurement Analysis of total supplier spend to determine cost reduction potential and assess opportunity for savings across enterprise-wide spending. Benchmark purchasing functions to identify processes that are not best in class�transaction processing, solicitation development, contract administration, and others. Formulate contracts with best in class terms and conditions to increase compliance and reduce maverick spend. Improve supplier performance by developing and implementing comprehensive supplier performance evaluation programs.

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