Location Analysis

With business environments constantly changing, the distribution network needs to be continually evaluated to ensure your supply chain supports the required customer service goals and is cost–effective. The location of your distribution centers and plants is critical to this goal. Determining which facilities to retain, which ones to close and where facilities should be added in the network requires significant analysis in order to make the right decisions. To determine specific locations, several factors are considered including sales growth, customer service requirements, customer and vendor locations, labor availability and wage levels, transportation rates and tax benefits, to name a few. TZA will model the networks current cost and capability and compare this "current state" to several different scenarios in order to determine the most cost–effective and efficient network.

Proper facility location is a cornerstone of an efficient distribution network.

Components of our Strategic Distribution Planning services include:

• Location Analysis
• Transportation Analysis
• Inventory Analysis
• Facility Sizing and Material Handling Requirements
• Labor Cost Analysis
• Customer Service Analysis
• Investment and OTO Costs
• Return-on-investment Analysis

TZA specializes in the following services: supply chain management, transportation logistics, transportation management, warehouse management, warehouse design and consulting, warehousing, workforce management (including workforce management systems and solutions). We also offer workforce management software and human resource management software.

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