Supply chain management of cat logistics.

Introduction and Overview of cat logistics.

Cat Logistics specializes in providing integrated supply chain solutions that ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time so customers get what they need when they need it. The services include supply chain strategy & design, warehouse and operations management, inventory management, transportation management, inbound manufacturing and reverse logistics. Cat Logistics solution approach of linking supply chain design to execution and integrating logistics services offers a distinct competitive advantage that allows you to drive out costs and improve efficiencies in your supply chain. Whether your needs involve inbound manufacturing, finished goods distribution, service parts, or reverse logistics, Cat Logistics has the knowledge & experience and the depth & breadth of logistics services to help you.

The major function of : CATETPILLAR LOGISTICS SERVICES

Supply chain strategy & design

Cat logistics leverages its experience in numerous industries to develop achievable supply chain strategies linked to business goals. A supply chain strategy, however, is enabled through powerful design capability. Cat logistics puts its tools, technology, and over 80 years of supply chain experience together to turn strategy into reality. Advanced transportation modelling, inventory simulation, facility design tools, and business process engineering are planned and designed together to create the most efficient operating environment for your company.

Network design
Cat logistics can perform high level, strategic analysis using state-of-the-art network modelling tools. This will help to identify the desired physical infrastructure for optimum logistics performance for the customer's desired business objectives. Globally or regionally, the network design identifies the ideal number of network nodes and locations required to meet specific customer demands. This is typically based on overall business constraints and limitations regarding distribution assets, transportation needs, inventory requirements and total supply chain cost objectives.

Channel strategy
Cat logistics can help design the flow of inbound and outbound materials through the supply chain network, based on unique customer requirements and material characteristics, to achieve desired service and cost targets.

Asset planning
Cat logistics can analyze capital and non-capital assets required to optimize supply chain performance, including outsourcing analysis, financing options, tax planning, and incentive utilization.

Transportation modelling
Cat logistics can perform tactical analysis and planning that can be used to establish ideal traffic routes, modes, and carriers to meet the desired customer service requirements at reduced cost.

Inventory simulation
Cat logistics' business intelligence integrates your corporate information to turn information into insight, insight into action, and action into improved business operations.

Facility design & workflow

Cat logistics can evaluate historical and future inventory demand profiles, "best practice" operational process requirements, and desired customer service needs in order to help design an optimal facility layout, and determine material flow

and equipment requirements to achieve world class distribution performance.

Business process engineering

Cat logistics analyzes and designs effective and efficient workflows and business processes within and between organizations to achieve measurable performance improvements. This includes utilization of the methods and tools of a 6 sigma, fact based, process driven approach.

SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY

Supply chains are technology intensive and Cat Logistics takes technology and systems design to an executable level. Efficient, well-designed supply chains require advanced technology to support and optimize the solution

IT Planning
Cat Logistics manages the process of outlining system requirements and activities necessary to achieve business goals, including the role that information and technology will play in the future success of the supply chain.

Application Selection
This effort involves matching system strengths to functionality requirements, assessing supply chain complexity, cost parameters and infrastructure needs to support business goals.

Systems Integration
The appropriate hardware, software, methodology, systems expertise and project management discipline to implement logistics applications with existing client systems, to help streamline information movement, reduce business risk and increase performance improvement across the supply chain.

Applications Maintenance & Customization

It includes the process by which changes are made to an installed system to improve cost performance, promote system reliability and enhance functionality in response to ongoing business demands.

VARIOUS SERVICES OF SUPPLY CHAIN OF CATARPILLAR LOGISTICES SERVICES.

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT WAREHOUSING AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT FROM CAT LOGISTICS SERVICES INC. 1. Demand Planning 2. Distribution Requirements Planning 3. Purchasing & Expediting 4. Inventory Optimization 5. Inventory Accuracy & Control 6. Service Loss Analysis / Supply Chain Performance Analysis

MANUFACTURING LOGISTICS 1. Sub-Assembly & Kitting 2. Sequencing 3. Line-Side Delivery 4. Postpone-To-Build

TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS SERVICES FROM CATERPILLAR LOGISTICS SERVICES INC. 1. Transportation Logistics Planning 2. Carrier Selection / Management 3. Inbound & Outbound Management 4. Track & Trace 5. Freight Bill Audit, & Payment 6. Freight Forwarding

DISTRIBUTION CENTER MANAGEMENT 1. Warehousing 2. Packaging 3. Cross-docking 4. Product Marking/Labeling 5. Kitting 6. Quality Assurance

REVERSE LOGISTICS 1. Asset Recovery 2. Returns & Exchange Management 3. Repairs Processing 4. Remanufacturing 5. Disposal Management

ORDER MANAGEMENT 1. Customer Services 2. Order Entry 3. Order Allocation/Processing

4. Technical Support 5. Claims Management 6. Invoicing

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