Logistics master plan

The master plan: a future model of flow processing

The logistics master plan is the tool used to build a vision of future flows.

In terms of results, it includes :

    • definition of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and a vision of the evolution of distribution channels
    • Routes to Market (RtM)
    • the physical networks through which product families will circulate
    • diagram of future flows through this network
    • defining the number, location, functionality and size of logistics infrastructures
    • the transport plan
    • stock location and sizing
    • business and organizational consequences
    • SI feasibility

Logistics master plan: upgrading the entire logistics system

A logistics master plan is an overhaul of an organization to meet meet current or future upstream and downstream.

Its quality is assessed by the response in terms of service it brings, cost levels it generates, fixed assets they generate and the carbon footprint it creates.

The logistics master plan: a lever for transforming business models

If, in these expressed results, the logistics master plan does indeed appear to be dedicated to the implementation of operational management of physical flows, experience has shown that, among the most experienced managers, it is used as as a means of initiating change and change management in other functions.

It generates strategic decisions that set in motion not only logistics, but often the company as a whole. Implementing a logistics master plan frequently involves the sales function (role of sales outlets), the industrial function (clear identification of industrial operations), the marketing function (definition of future product ranges, etc.) and the purchasing function (renegotiation of service commitments with suppliers, etc.).

Why launch a logistics master plan?

The 5 good reasons why an organization should launch a logistics master plan are :

  • diversification of distribution channels (omni-channel)
  • the cost and level of cash tied up in inventory
  • competitive advantage service
  • logistical decontamination of sales outlets
  • purchasing policy

How do you ensure that your logistics master plan is properly managed?

The success of the master plan is based on the acceptance of 7 lessons:

  • the difficult task of formalizing service specifications
  • gathering data to describe the current situation: the picket
  • agreement to cover all possible scenarios
  • the modeling exercise, or the validity of simplification assumptions
  • evaluation of scenarios according to criteria defined in line with the strategy
  • decision-making, facilitated by a clear presentation of the issues at stake
  • the roll-out plan, based on real project milestones

We operate in various sectors

Distribution

Large groups, institutions, SMEs ; we have the resources to support companies of all sizes and in all circumstances (from long-term vision to crisis support)

Industry

Supply chain is becoming an integral part of industrial sites. Managing site supplies means working more closely with suppliers, and integrating factory workflows into the supply chain.

Public institutions and communities

Our work focuses on issues relating to the organization and management of physical flows, as well as on forward-looking studies linked to territories. Our areas of expertise include urban logistics, modal shift and carbon footprint.