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Supply chain planning and optimising the flow of information and stock, plus associated control of costs and service levels.
Planning and optimisation activities encompass strategic partnerships with supply chain partners and carriers, plus provision of visibility systems and supply chain consultancy.
DHL works closely with customers to review supply chain efficiencies and ensure that wherever possible costs are driven down. Our data analysis technologies provide 'what if' modelling - helping our customers to assess the impact on their business of changing the rules of the game.
A single plan can be developed and implemented across an entire supply chain, to meet customer requirements and reduce costs - whatever the complexities of the chain or the variations in demand.

Forecasting and Demand Planning

Forecasting and demand planning services are performed in collaboration with our customers to develop tailored consumption plans for each product category - in order to achieve better balanced and timed deployment of inventory.
By identifying and analysing marketing factors, seasonality aspects and other conditions affecting sales, DHL can help businesses achieve more accurate forecasts - allowing them to make proactive responses to changes in demand. Sales and customer satisfaction can thus be maximised without the need to invest in costly buffer stocks or risking stock-outs.

Inventory Optimisation

Inventory optimisation is the balancing of supply chain service and cost objectives by managing product availability and inventory investment. Effective inventory optimisation drives inefficiencies out of supply chains - reducing overall costs - while raising service levels.
DHL believes that inventory should be managed by exception at a line item level, in a knowledge-led process based on measured risks. We focus on achieving results in supplier management, expediting, order replenishment, demand forecasting, safety stock setting, order pipeline monitoring and excess stock management.
Inventory optimisation is supported by inventory management software that calculates line item risk profiles - measuring the variability of demand and supply for each line item. We can typically offer:

  • up to 20 percent inventory reduction and 8 percent improvement in product availability
  • reduced inventory and overhead costs
  • improved sales, profitability and return on investment
  • high service standards
  • better matching of supply with demand
  • a more streamlined and responsive supply chain.
When supply matches demand - whether through better forecasting or inventory optimisation, or both - the supply chain becomes not only leaner but also more agile, and better able to respond to customers' changing needs.
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