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➔ Demand Planning
➔ Growth Management
➔ Building a Strategic Supply Chain from End-to-End
Mike BattagliaStrategic Logistics Manager
Eric KillgoreStrategic Supplier Analyst
Steve AdamsDirector, Traffic
Scott BlackmerSupervisor, Traffic Operations
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Presentation Overview
1. GFS - Brief History2. Centralized Logistics Model3. Sku / Exception Management4. Strategic Logistics & Seasonal Planning5. Data Sharing & Collaboration6. Who is Capstone?7. Why Manage Inbound Freight?8. Strategic Approach to Freight Management9. Current Trends in Transportation
10. Q & A
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Growth● GFS Growth Video
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Centralized LogisticsHome Office - Grand Rapids, MI
108 Person Department:
4 Main Categories of Buyers for each Division:
● Non-Foods● Grocery Bakery● Center of Plate● Fruits, Vegetables, & Dairy
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Exception Management Philosophy
● Forecast Replenishment Analysts average 2300 SKUs per Analyst
● We can’t afford to review 2300 forecasts every week, so we manage “by exception”
● Bucket Forecasts into Review pools based on sets of Criteria:○ Steep Positive / Negative Trend (filter out new items)○ New Items○ 3 Weeks No Sales○ 3 Weeks Base Forecast > History
● This makes us: More Efficient + Consistent Task Work = Higher Productivity
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Exception Management
Case Study: An Analyst managing 2300 SKUs was reviewing 800 Forecasts per Week.
Task: Reduce # of Forecasts reviewed per week to increase productivity
Action: 250 Duplicate items found in multiple exceptions, Refined Filtering on current exceptions, elimination of exceptions where critical items could be contained in others.
Results: Went from 800 forecasts to 400, more refined, consistent forecast trends contained within each exception
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Functional Teams
● Category Teams○ Focus on Category Performance, Vendor Performance / Collaboration,
Forecasting Strategies
● Seasonal Planning○ Focus on Holiday Planning tools for Department○ Isolating Holiday Items, providing training for item / vendor level
management
● PLAT (Product Loss Action Team)○ Focus on creating Exceptions to identify preventative actions that can be
taken to avoid Product Loss○ Ex. Reduction in safety stock parameters, buy multiples, replenishment
strategy
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Seasonal Planning - Holiday Assessment
● Identify Timing Impact● What is the Customer Impact?● Inventory Ramp Up / Ramp Down Planning● What is the Vendor Level Impact?● Item Identification● Item Planning● Traffic & Operations Level Planning● Post Holiday Review● Lessons Learned
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Data Sharing & Collaboration
Walk through “Planned Arrivals”
Fill Rate & On-Time %
Seasonal Planning Strategy
Driving Supply Chain Efficiencies
Who is Capstone ?
Why Manage Inbound Freight?
A Strategic Approach to Freight Management
Current Trends in Transportation
Comprehensive, North American Freight Management Company.
A Strategic Alliance of Gordon Food Service®, North America’s largest family-owned broadline foodservice distributor.
Centrally headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Our MissionOur purpose is to serve our clients with high-quality, low-cost freight management services. We achieve this through innovative systems and the spirit and integrity of our people.
Capstone manages over 80,000 shipments per year, delivering 3B pounds of products annually.
Who is Capstone?
Why Manage Inbound Freight?
Tighter control of inbound freight, along with increased awareness of transportation costs helps improve service and reduce your freight expense.
•Close, continuous monitoring of every step in the process ensures in-transit visibility, improves on-time performance, and prompts immediate response to issues that affect costs and service.
•Informed, in-depth analysis can break out actual freight costs, uncover hidden or undisclosed expenses built into manufacturer pricing, and generate savings.
•Consistent, long-term freight optimization helps manage and contain costs even as transportation expenses vary.
Optimize your inbound supply chain through effective freight management
Freight Management: A Strategic Approach
ANALYSIS
PLANNING
EXECUTION
VISIBILITY & REPORTING
THE RESULT
Review inbound supply chain activities.
Gather information, evaluate cost components,optimize the planned solution.
Implement a strategic plan.
Provide real-time information for managing the entire shipment process.
Lower Costs and Greater Control of Your Supply Chain