Consultancy Case Studies
Case study - Ukraine 1
Logistics Planning Limited was contacted by the International Finance Corporation – A Division of the World Bank – to work with OJSC Concern Khlibprom www.hlibprom.com.ua , one of Ukraine’s major bakery groups to produce a review of the company’s operations.
OJSC Concern Khlibprom operates 14 bakeries in the Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne and Cherkasy regions of Ukraine.
Having produced the review of the current situation at the company Logistics Planning Limited assisted in developing an action plan to address the issues identified. The plan included proposals on the following:
- an analysis of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the operations
- identification of the specific issues to be addressed including a cost efficiency analysis and economic viability of any proposed investment
- identification of any deficiencies in the organization structure or staffing and in the education and/or training of the staff with proposals to address
- procurement of necessary hardware or information management systems (with anticipated costs and procurement suggestions/recommendations).
Logistics Planning Limited assisted in providing a summary and other benefits quantified where possible.
Following the acceptance of the Action Plan the MD of Logistics Planning was hired directly by the IFC as a short term consultant to assist OJSC Concern Khlibprom with the implementation of the plan. During the implementation considerable work was carried out producing training materials for improved operational effectiveness including HACCP systems and on energy saving including the use of Infra Red Thermography equipment to highlight areas of improvement in plant insulation, electrical control systems and air compressors.
Case study - UK 1
During the summers of 2006 and 2007 Logistics Planning organised and provided resources for marketing road shows at stores of a major UK supermarket group on behalf of an international food manufacturer.
The project included providing initial route planning and projected costs, liaising with stores, marketing consultancies, and employment agencies. Logistics Planning then provided a suitable vehicle, moving the exhibition trailers from and to storage as required, assembling and dismantling the equipment on site, liaising with the Event Co-ordinators at each store and representing the client with store staff and members of the public.
The events proved to be a great success with the public, especially “Daisy” the plastic cow for the kids to practise their milking skills.
Case study - UK 2
Logistics Planning Limited were engaged by the Head of Human Resources at a large UK prison to investigate and provide a solution to a problem involving the handling of food trolleys between the kitchens and the locations where the meal trolleys were collected by inmates.
The investigation was necessary because some members of the catering staff at the prison had expressed concerns regarding the health and safety implications of handling the heavy prison food trolleys.
The prison management commissioned an independent report into the issue and the need to operate 7.5tonne heavy goods vehicles for the short journeys (less than one mile) each day.
Included in the scope of the study was an assessment of the current handling methods, vehicle loads and movements, assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the operation and the preparation of alternative proposals.
Case study - UK 3
The consultant from Logistics Planning Limited spent three weeks working as a night shift manager in the warehouse in North West England in spring 2006. The client was struggling to commission a new warehouse management system.
The tasks set for the site management were to:
- introduce new processes to improve the on-time-and-in-full (OTIF) from the less than 50% that it had recently fallen to more than 99%
- to maintain the current standard of KPIs
- to improve staff morale
These three issues were all inter-connected and appeared to be caused by management weaknesses which were identified to the management and tackled.
At the end of the period Logistics Planning presented a report highlighting the key issues recommending a course of action to resolve the problems which was accepted and implemented by the management.
Case study - UK 4
A well known and long established biscuit manufacturing company in North East England had been rescued from the receivers and required an Interim General Manager to help with the turn round while continuing the manufacture of their high quality products to UK multiple and specialist retailers. Graham Jones of Logistics Planning Limited stepped in and worked with the company during three periods between 2003 and 2006. Achievements included mentoring of the existing management, reducing Labour costs by shift changes, reorganising planning and procurement systems, reducing distribution overheads, recruiting key staff and restoring and re-building morale following the company being bought out of receivership, and preparing the company for the hand over to a new General Manager, producing new product development schedules and creating “time and distance” charts to enable decision making for the selection of owned or third party distribution vehicles.
Case Study - Denmark
Interim Managing Director in Denmark of a €50m t/o chilled Food Company employing circa 170 staff, the Nordic subsidiary of a pan European plc. Key achievements were:
- maintained and improved operations until permanent MD appointed
- managed production of 18 month forecast by customer & SKU
- introduction of new ERP system (Movex). Introduction of an acceptable HACCP system
- development of site management & improved labour relations
- introduction of improved safety systems.
