“The times, they are a-changin’ . . .”
Planning warehouse and distribution centers able to keep up with rapidly changing supply chain strategies has become more difficult than ever. Adaptability is becoming as important as operating efficiency as a criterion for measuring success in facility planning.
We’ve moved past the time when it was good enough for distribution managers to get high marks for cost per unit and order fill rates. The day is at hand for managers to be measured on their ability to turn on a dime to accommodate new demand profiles, changing (and more distant) sources, shifting geographic trends, redesigned networks, new products and lines, and accelerated/shortened product life cycles - and do it seamlessly.
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Drew Hale is a Partners in The Progress Group, LLC, the Atlanta-based Supply Chain Logistics consultancy. He may be contacted at
dhale@theprogressgroup.com (404-876-3435), or through TPG’s web site,
www.theprogressgroup.com
Art Van Bodegraven is a Partner in The Progress Group, and the former six-time Chairman of TPG’s international affiliate, The Supply Chain Group. He may be reached at (614) 336 0346, (614) 893 9414 (mobile), or avan@theprogressgroup.com.
