Embedded Distribution
These services are customized and dedicated operations within our clients’ Distribution Centers, designed specific to clients’ needs and requirements. These operations are managed on an integrated basis, usually as part of a strategic initiative allowing the client to control and manage the real estate separate to the operating business.
Crescent's extensive experience in engineering, designing, constructing and managing these type operations go back more than 25 years. There are many options and methods to approaching these types of operations and vary greatly depending on the client’s specific goals and objectives. The locations of these operations can vary, from remote locations typically around plants to major metropolitan markets.
Benefits are:
- Reducing clients' labor costs by outsourcing non-core activities, while increasing flexibility for future initiatives
- An operation focused on clients' specific requirements and strategies around distribution
- Client may control real estate, giving the client greater flexibility for future initiatives
- Increased visibility and transparency of operating costs and metrics, using Lean Sigma methodology for process improvements
- Using Lean Sigma principles to reduce overall operating costs on an on-going basis, setting firm annual reduction targets
- Consolidating all activities at the site with one strategic partner, delivering innovative solutions to support on-going operations
- Using clients' Technology platform or a combination of Crescent’s systems
