Outsourcing freight invoice auditing

Our client, an electrical engineering company with a manual and error-prone freight invoice auditing process, tasked us with process and cost optimisation in the area of freight invoice auditing. The initial situation was characterised by the use of 1.5 FTEs for manual auditing, with a high potential for errors due to numerous sub-items on the freight invoices. Furthermore, many unknown items made efficient processing difficult. The savings potential found to date was below 1%.

Warehouse optimisation

Our client, a trading company with a high inventory level and warehouse processes in need of optimisation, commissioned us to carry out comprehensive process and cost optimisation in the warehouse area. The initial situation was characterised by a lack of KPIs, a very low inventory turnover rate and high capital commitments due to slow movers. In addition, long picking routes led to inefficiencies due to storage locations that were not optimally utilised. The aim was to reduce annual storage costs [...]