We talked about production planning in building better cities, but what about logistics?
Moving hundreds of tons of building materials around the globe involve lots of planning. Whether it is shipping pipes to Egypt for irrigation projects or support trusses to build bridges in Italy, the logistics puzzles of the materials industry are varied and complex. Why?
Poor road conditions aside, not all building sites are accessible by road. And not all heavy building materials can be transported in trucks, trailers or freight cars. Resorting to alternative modes of transportation like air transport can raise logistics costs and sea transport can cause delays to your delivery time. Distance and diverse weather also impact logistics costs and overall profitability.
So the question is, how can you optimize your logistics operations to build better cities?
Increase operational efficiency
Efficient planning and optimization improves your delivery performance and keeps costs down. With advanced planning and optimization technologies, you can plan optimal loads for your trucks or the most efficient route with multiple stops. You can also re-optimize plans in real-time to react to unanticipated events. Most importantly, scenario planning allows you to explore feasible channel mixes and routes to further optimize your transportation network.
The bottom line is, you make informed logistical decisions based on accurate insights and reap the rewards in months and years to come.
Read also: How Lafarge plans to reduce production and transport costs worldwide.
Fact: Bigger and better cities of tomorrow cannot be built by companies with outdated and inefficient supply chains. Building materials manufacturers who are not optimizing their planning abilities will be unprepared to cope with the demand increases that the cities of tomorrow will create.
What you need to do: Transform your operations towards optimum efficiency today.
Are you doing enough to improve operational efficiency? Let us know your thoughts below or tweet us at @Quintiq.
