leveraging smart warehousing to increase supply chain

WWW.COIGNCONSULTING.COM SUPPLY CHAIN, INFRASTRUCTURE & LOGISTICS SPECIALISTS

A Presentation by

ARIF A. SIDDIQUIFounder & Director

Coign Consulting

LEVERAGING SMART

WAREHOUSING TO INCREASE

SUPPLY CHAIN EFFICIENCIES


TABLE OF CONTENT

1. Overview of the scenario in UAE

2. Evolving scenarios in UAE

3. Efficient Operating Environment

4. Efficient Design Drivers

5. Advance Analytics & Machine Learning

6. Summary

7. About Coign Consulting


OVERVIEW OF THE SCENARIO IN UAE


SCENARIO IN UAE

Government and government related entities (GREs) continuedheavy investment in manufacturing and supply chaincomplementing infrastructure and facilities underlining theUAE’s ambition of becoming a more diversified economy.

Transformation from a “Transhipment based Economy” to“Consumption based Economy”

Warehouse’s role changing from transhipment centres tostorage, distribution and value added centres.

Despite a modest decline in 2016, A-grade (better designed)modern infrastructure continues to command a premium overbasic standard feature warehouses.

Best in class infrastructure – Low in Supply & High in DemandGeneral spec warehouse – High in Supply & Low in Demand

BEST IN CLASS WAREHOUSING

INFRASTRUCTURE

BEST IN CLASS WAREHOUSING

INFRASTRUCTURE

GENERAL SPEC WAREHOUSING

INFRASTRUCTURE

GENERAL SPEC WAREHOUSING

INFRASTRUCTURE


Current Warehousing infrastructure is in alignment to achieve Logistic efficiency

Higher units per transaction and lower number of transactions

The transformation is towards, Lesser units per transaction and higher numberof transactions

However, both scenarios will co-exist.

SIR “MO” FARAHMen’s 5,000 & 10,000 Mtrs

World Champion

FAST

AGILE

CONSISTENT

SUSTAINABLE

EVOLVING SCENARIO IN UAE


SMART WAREHOUSE –

PROVIDING AN EFFICIENT

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT


EFFICIENT OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

An efficient operating environment should be able to seamlessly and timely handle –


EFFICIENT WAREHOUSE DESIGN DRIVERS

The challenge will be to design an infrastructure which is “Cross Sectorial” to deliver Operational excellence

1. Seamless integration of building structure tocross industry processes

2. Managing a complex matrix of vehicle types

3. Optimum storage capacities

4. Picking efficient storage solution

Low Transition Time

High Compatibility

Less Obstacles

Reduced vehicle TAT

High no. of vehicles handled

Damage prevention

Reduced storage cost

Improved order fulfilment rate

DESIGN DRIVERS SUPPLY CHAIN EFFICIENCIES


5. To integrate new machines andautomation equipment

6. Intermediary processes

7. Smoothening of flows – Man,Material, Vehicle & Equipment

Improvement in flow and speed

Flexibility to accommodate new processes

High productivity

High consistency

Zero errors

Increases speed of movement

Lessens material handling cost

Accountability is established

Loss and damages are reduced

EFFICIENT WAREHOUSE DESIGN DRIVERS

DESIGN DRIVERS SUPPLY CHAIN EFFICIENCIES


With the evolving trends – changing consumer

behaviour and fragmentation of fulfilment –

pallets to pieces to eaches, the next generation of

smart warehouses will drive supply chain

efficiencies by using data analytics and executing

through machine learning.


ADVANCE ANALYTICS & MACHINE

LEARNING TO IMPROVE SUPPLY CHAIN

EFFICIENCY


ADVANCE ANALYTICS & MACHINE LEARNING

Demand for smaller unit distribution capabilities, quality of infrastructureand integrated services will propel the need for organised players withadvanced analytical capabilities.

Data analytics will help in determining which processes can bestandardized and automated, so as to deliver error free and consistentoutput

Increase in demand for software and hardware which facilitates an easy operating environment and helps in better data collection and recording

Machine learning will enable less errors in operations as an automated process delivers consistent performance tirelessly.

This evolution will have to be supplemented by development and deployment of skilled and semi-skilled human resources


SUMMARY


We are

WAREHOUSE FUNCTIONAL MASTER PLANNERS & INTRA-LOGISTICS PROCESS LAYOUT DESIGN SPECIALISTS

WAREHOUSES, DISTRIBUTION CENTRES, LOGISTICS PARKS & CONTAINER FREIGHT STATIONS

OPERATIONS PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS

SOURCING ASSISTANCE

TECHNICAL & COMMERCIAL EVALUATION

MASTER PLANNING & BUILDING LAYOUT

DESIGN

INTRA-LOGISTICS LAYOUT PLANNING AND

DESIGN

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