Supply Chain Management Design for logistics (DFL)

Supply Chain Management. A collection of resources and commentary providing an introduction to supply chain management and related systems for students, practitioners, and anyone else interested in learning more about how to design, manufacture, transport, store, deliver, and manage products. Sunday, September 16, 2012. Design for logistics (DFL) Economic Packaging and transportation Product design should facilitate easy to ship and shelf. Example Rubbermaid design that fits Walmart’s 14x14 shelf. Product should be easy to pack and track. Example IKEA’s disassembled and flat packaging strategy. Concurrent and parallel processing The manufacturing process should be designed to perform steps in parallel to save lead time and lower inventory cost. Standardization Achieve standardization of parts by using common parts for many different products. Similarly for procurement we can use standard processing equipment for several products. Incoming kits of parts were created. This would help reduce number of parts ordered, shipped and stored. Packaging material of top case kit were reused for shipping printers to HP distribution centers and then also reused for shipping printer to customer. Reusable packaging also helped reduce trash disposal. By setting product strength at 50g, helped designers to focus to strong products. This resulted in huge cost savings of the order of 50% compared to other HP printers by reducing the thickness of package cushioning wall and allowing designers to use low cost material for packaging cushioning. 2 comments: This is a good article & good site.Thank you for sharing this article. It is help us following categorize: healthcare, e commerce, programming, multi platform,inventory management, cloud-based solutions, it consulting, retail, manufacturing, CRM, technology means, digital supply chain management, Delivering high-quality service for your business applications, Solutions for all Industries,packaged applications,business applications, Web services, data migration Business intelligence, Business Development, Software Development etc. Our address: 2002 Timberloch Place, Suite 200 The Woodlands, TX 77380 281-364-1799. The logistics industry is a demanding job. It is best to other people doing the extra mile to transport the goods from one place to another. Have your goods transported by a reliable logistics. Best, Metro Combined.