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Consultancy
Every company has a supply chain. It is how your goods or services are put together and presented to your customer. We help our clients to build supply chains that outperform the competition and to procure strategically, ethically, efficiently and sustainably.
Our Clients' Needs
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Our clients have macro and micro supply chain solution needs. From strategic supply chain issues, such as how to align your supply chain to meet business strategy, through to tactical supply chain issues, such as supplier performance management or reducing in-house logistics spend, Slater Austin is your trusted expert.
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Our supply chain graphic (below) helps our clients frame the issues that are most important to them.
FLOWS
SYSTEMS
PROCESSES
EFFICIENCIES
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Areas of Expertise
Supply Chain Operations
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Demand Planning and Forecasting
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MRP and Production Planning
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Automation
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Warehouse Management
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DILO and working patterns
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Route Planning and Telematics
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Final Mile Logistics
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Supplier (Partner) Management
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Fleet Management
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Supply Chain Performance
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Efficiency Improvement
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Service Improvement
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Performance Optimisation
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Waste Reduction
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Inventory Reduction
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Supply Chain Strategy
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Network Strategy and Design
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Supply Chain Innovation
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Lean v Agile
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Insource v Outsource
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Alignment to Business Strategy
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Procurement ​
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Ethical Sourcing
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Tendering
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Research
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Negotiation
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Supplier Strategy
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Lifecycle Management
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Supplier Contracting
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How we operate
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Slater Austin’s consultancy strategy is to build strong relationships with the board members of our clients. In this way, we develop an intimate understanding of the businesses we work in. Dependent upon the size and sector of our client, we act either as the supply chain expert within the client organisation, or as an extension of the larger operational team, particularly in implementing change programmes and projects.
Our approach means that we have an intimate knowledge of the businesses we work with, and add immediate value to the task in hand, whenever called upon. We are engaged as part of the client team on a retained or project basis. Our fees are based on time spent, on results delivered, or on a hybrid of both.
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Our Free Supply Chain Reviews
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At Slater Austin, we do not charge to get to know our customers’ supply chains. We offer a series of free reviews based on our supply chain framework. The results of our reviews create tangible change and improvement programmes.
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Free Supply Chain Reviews
Choose from full reviews of your supply chain, procurement strategy and more!