LOGISTICS
Logistics planning
Logistics affects all of your company’s processes
You could produce faster and more, but the deliveries of raw materials are not coming fast enough? Are replenishments from your warehouse not running smoothly? Efficient logistics are crucial for smooth and economical processes. It’s not just about material supply and production logistics, but also about optimal internal processes, intelligent use of space and the targeted use of automated processes that adapt flexibly to new requirements. Together, we analyze your processes, identify potential for optimization and develop individual smart logistics solutions for greater efficiency, transparency and future-proofing.
Transportation planning
Efficient and optimized transport logistics
Well-planned transport logistics ensure that raw materials, components in your production and finished end products reach your customers safely and as quickly as possible. With perfectly planned routes, you can make the best possible use of your options, reduce costs, ensure punctual deliveries and save time.
Our service packages:
- Determine suitable transport systems
- Increase the degree of autonomization of the transport system
- Optimize route planning and route planning (route optimization)
- Determine utilization of transport routes (transport capacity utilization or traffic volume)
- Analyze and evaluate transport costs
Your benefit:
- Increase the efficiency of your procurement and distribution logistics
- Better overview of transport costs and quick use of optimization opportunities
- Shorter delivery times and better adherence to deadlines
Philipp Carl
Senior Manager Logistics
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Autonomous plant logistics
Material flow planning for modern and versatile, intelligent intralogistics
From the warehouse to production, from one production hall to the next: effective, well-organized intralogistics is of central importance for smooth work and production processes. It is now possible to precisely coordinate and flexibly organize these processes using intelligent systems (keyword: Industry 4.0).
Our intralogistics advice will help you find a suitable solution for your needs. With a material flow analysis, we check exactly what the right steps would be for you and then work with you to implement a holistic optimization of your procurement, distribution and production logistics.
Our service packages:
- Carry out feasibility analysis for autonomous transport and storage systems
- Selecting transport and storage systems for production and warehouse logistics
- Optimize the utilization of your company’s means of transport
- Identify all requirements for optimal integration of an automated guided vehicle system
- Carry out a profitability analysis for the use of an automated guided vehicle system
Your benefit:
- Efficient plant logistics along the entire value chain
- Cost reduction through intelligent transportation and storage systems
- More transparency through data evaluation and use of further optimization potential
Provision management
All materials in the right place at the right time
Nothing works in production and assembly without the right materials. Making them available is therefore an enormously important task. Well-organized provision management prevents work from coming to a standstill or orders from not being delivered on time.
We work with you to optimize your staging management across the individual scheduling and warehouse levels – from dimensioning the staging to optimizing your control system. This allows you to increase the efficiency of your order processing, reduce delivery times and optimize your on-time delivery at the same time.
Our service packages:
- Define and dimension transfer points between warehouse, production, delivery, etc.
- Introducing and optimizing Kanban control
- Determine optimal load carriers for the individual logistics stages
Your benefit:
- Optimization of material availability in the storage levels
- Shorter order throughput times thanks to more effective material provision
- Improving delivery capability and adherence to delivery dates
Container management
Optimized container circuit planning
Optimized logistics planning also includes the planning of container cycles and coordinated container management. With our holistic approach, which includes all steps and aspects, we ultimately ensure a smooth material flow within your company and at the same time reduce the number of containers used. This saves time, money and space.
Our service packages:
- Create transparency about container requirements, stocks and movements by location, quantity and time
- Create stable, standardized processes for clear workflows
- Potentially reduce demand through the use of reusable containers and optimized load carriers
- Reduce transportation routes – also through suitable space management
- Optimize processes with smart logistics IT tools and enable automatic adjustments
Your benefit:
- More effective use of existing containers with reduced stock in circulation
- Lower process costs for container management
- Full transparency of processes and requirements thanks to digitalized solutions
Layout planning in logistics
Optimum use of space and rooms
Regardless of whether you are planning a greenfield or brownfield site, building something completely new or want to redesign an existing area: When planning functional areas, we take a close look beforehand. What are the requirements? What external and internal constraints? What needs to be considered for the processes? What are the requirements and specifications of your processes?
As part of our layout planning in logistics, we always include all requirements and stakeholders, thus enabling a systematic, results-oriented and agile planning process. The end result is efficient processes, short transport routes, minimal handling and effectively utilized space – and we are happy to work with you every step of the way until the new building or conversion is complete.
Our service packages:
- Analyze and plan material flow and processes
- Plan area layout with effective use of space (greenfield and brownfield)
- Creating fire protection and escape route concepts
- Derive necessary requirements for building planning from the concepts
- Coordinate communication with architects and authorities as an interface if required
Your benefit:
- Efficient processes and effective use of space and rooms
- Holistic planning of workplaces, functional and traffic areas in all areas: production, warehouse, administration
- Visual representation of the functional and work areas with modern 3D visualization software
Smart Logistics
Digitalization opens up opportunities for process optimization
With digital solutions, you can significantly improve the efficiency of your logistics processes. The systems can take on a large, complex part of logistics planning and free up manpower for other tasks. But which technology or system is the best solution with the greatest benefit for your individual requirements?
We bring our expertise in this area to the table and are happy to support you in analyzing your current processes, defining target processes and deriving requirements for a digital solution. We will find the right model, software or system for you and support you in its implementation right through to its successful introduction in your organization.
Our service packages:
- Define the framework and objectives of the digitization project (project scope)
- Work out detailed and individual requirements for the system
- Create specifications and tender from the resulting catalog
- Act as an intermediary between the software/system house and your company during the project
- Supporting the selection, implementation and introduction of digital systems for process optimization
Your benefit:
- More efficient and stable logistics processes during ongoing operations
- Better basis for decision-making thanks to clearly defined target processes
- Selection of a suitable technology partner for your needs
- A solution individually tailored to your needs
- Planning and support for implementation through professional advice
FAQ
How does Rothbaum Consulting support logistics planning?
Rothbaum Consulting assists companies with holistic logistics planning—from analyzing existing material and information flows to developing sustainable logistics concepts. This includes, among other things, transportation planning, intralogistics, supply management, layout planning, container management, and smart logistics solutions. The goal is to make logistics processes more efficient, shorten transport routes, reduce costs, and sustainably improve supply reliability.
What does comprehensive logistics planning entail?
Holistic logistics planning considers all material and information flows along the value chain. This includes, among other things, transportation planning, intralogistics, warehouse and space planning, supply management, container management, and the digitization of logistics processes. The goal is to optimally coordinate all areas, shorten lead times, reduce transportation costs, and increase the flexibility of logistics in the long term.
How can optimized transportation planning reduce logistics costs?
Optimized transportation planning reduces empty runs, improves vehicle utilization, and shortens transport routes. Through intelligent route planning, appropriate transportation systems, and data-driven analyses, transportation costs can be sustainably reduced while ensuring more reliable adherence to delivery deadlines. Modern transportation planning also takes into account automation options and digital systems to manage shipments flexibly and efficiently.
