FOOD RETAIL AND WAREHOUSE INDUSTRY:
Purchasing Operations Improvement
  Client:   A multi-billion dollar consumer food retail store and warehouse company.
     
  Problem:   Unfocused purchasing operations, inventory "shrinkage," high staff turnover, employees disengaged from the problem and problem-solving efforts, ill-defined/ undocumented and variable procurement processes.
     
  Approach:   Train executive and supervisory management related to retail purchasing, distribution, and warehouse management, employee satisfaction and engagement, process measurement, analysis and redesign, and the creation of a true "service culture." Assume temporary management responsibility for warehouse and transportation operations while training and mentoring existing staff.
     
  Results:  
  • Reduced product damage and waste
  • Increased the speed and accuracy of deliveries
  • Reduced scratch rate to less than 0.15%
  • Reduced customer complaints by 50%
  • Established purchasing operation objectives
  • Generated approximately $1 million in savings
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