Consolidated Logistics

Coordination of several product owners' logistics flows

Benefits from consolidated logistics

• Coordinated/Integrated stock management can yield economies of scale in terms of picking efficiency
• Coordinated transport to the warehouse enables cost efficiency in the inflow
• Coordinated transport from the warehouse to the final destination can increase the fill rate for carriers and thereby the cost efficiency of distribution
• Coordinated management means both cost efficiency and positive environmental effects!

The extent of these effects,
i.e. the impact on the logistics process, will depend on the level of consolidation of the new flow where the principal components are:

• Compatibility of the dispatch structure with current flows: shipment frequencies, receiving addresses, collection times, etc.
• Scope for jointly utilising capacity