News September 2014 RESEARCH Speed barrier white paper
and failure to perform can cost businesses dear. Access has launched a white paper based on this research, titled: ‘Breaking the fulfilment speed barrier’, which sets out how to speed up while maintaining accuracy.
Speed of fulfilment was identified as a top challenge for 40% of the companies that responded to a Supply Chain Management Survey carried out for Access. Speed is a critical factor in order fulfilment
The biggest cause of fulfilment delay and inaccuracy is paper, according to the survey, which also suggests that a good supply chain solution will support a variety of technologies to eliminate paperwork. Warehouse planning will help speed picking, while supporting several different pick strategies will save time and increase labour efficiency. Other measures with a positive impact on fulfilment speed
include an increasing use of mobile devices within a good supply chain solution. Robust sales forecasts, meanwhile, can accelerate pre- ordering and manufacturing. The white paper points out that in an increasingly e-commerce driven economy, speed, along with accuracy, of fulfilment is a critical factor that can differentiate one supplier from another, influence buying behaviour, and ultimately, win or lose business. Consumers, especially on the Internet, increasingly expect next day or even same day delivery as standard. Combined with minimal stock-holding, this is likely to add to the mounting pressure on supply chains to respond instantly to purchase orders and manufacturing
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requisitions. Ian Roper, director of access, said: “Improving the speed and accuracy of fulfilment while controlling the costs of execution is one of the key sources of competitive advantage available throughout business and commerce. While the necessary measures may start on the shop floor and in the warehouse, successful fulfilment depends on communicating and seamlessly integrating with all the partners in the extended supply chain.”
The Supply Chain Management
survey was carried out for Access, the Supply Chain Solutions vendor, by Redshift Research. n
www.theaccessgroup.com
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