non-profit food distribution
distributes food and other donated grocery items to nonprofit agencies in western and central Virginia
business challenge
to determine if their supply chain operation is strategically positioned to effectively and efficiently serve the future needs of Partner Agencies and Sponsored Programs
BRAFB and Competitive Insights Project Team members worked very closely together throughout this effort. Competitive insight's step-by-step solution approach was thorough and fact-based driven. It clearly facilitated internal consensus of the results.
Ron Morris • COO • Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
solution
operational assessment & strategic capacity analysis
descriptive • diagnostic • prescriptive analytics
supply chain • finance
data assurance • operational baselining • cost to serve • inventory • transportation • multiple scenarios network optimization
- mapping
operational data to major work flows for all facilities
- gaining
consensus on each component of operating cost/facility
- providing
visibility to inventory turns by product category and the impact on facility capacities
- establishing
insights on future facility & transportation requirements
- proposing
potential network alignment strategies to meet future Partner Agency and Program requirements
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