1 / 17

Chabot Wallpaper Analysis

Chabot Wallpaper Analysis. Cavanaugh, Dunn, Powell. Agenda. Introduction Manufacturing Transportation/Service Inventory Summary. Major Problems. Long production runs Poor service from contracted carrier High inventory levels. Streamline Manufacturing Process.

imogene-murray
Download Presentation

Chabot Wallpaper Analysis

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Chabot Wallpaper Analysis Cavanaugh, Dunn, Powell

  2. Agenda • Introduction • Manufacturing • Transportation/Service • Inventory • Summary

  3. Major Problems • Long production runs • Poor service from contracted carrier • High inventory levels

  4. Streamline Manufacturing Process • Postponement at the Tennessee manufacturing plant • Hold inventory earlier in the supply chain • Work in Process vs. Finished Goods • Helps to create a more responsive supply chain

  5. Current Manufacturing Process

  6. Proposed Manufacturing Process

  7. How To Improve Lead Time 25.5 days 7 days

  8. How To Improve Transportation • FOB Destination/Freight Prepaid • Change freight terms to FOB Origin/Freight Collect if customer’s transportation is cheaper • Build relationships with more than one carrier • Contingency planning

  9. Inventory Solutions • ABC Analysis on item turnover rates • Reduce case sizes for B and C items • More responsive supply chain enables us to ship more A items to keep up with demand

  10. ABC Analysis

  11. Tradeoffs • As case sizes decrease… • Packaging and handling costs increase • Customer service levels increase • Obsolescence costs decrease • Inventory costs increase for Chabot, but decrease for retailers

  12. Summary • Postponement is key to increasing customer service • Lead times will decrease • Improve carrier strategy to be more responsive to customer needs • Reduced inventory levels lead to better customer service • Customer service is at the heart of everything you do

  13. Questions

More Related