Case Studies

As part of an end-to-end supply chain optimisation programme, WBS were asked to also identify savings and efficiency gains in the organisation’s energy consumption The target was to reduce energy costs over a two year period by 20% - 30%. (24.2% achieved)

This omni-channel UK fashion retailer saw UK store sales grow by 1.6%, internet sales grow by 30%, and wholesale decline by 42%. 3PL warehousing costs had gone up by 13.3% compared with the previous year. 

This leading food manufacturer was the main supplier to all McDonalds, supplying 95% of goods to the McDonalds facilities in the UK.  Key issues in their Supply Chain included: service not measured yet demanded, initial measurements showed complete and on time delivery at 40%, cost of operation exceeded the cost to serve...

WBS were contacted by Skillnets with a view to delivering a series of training courses which would introduce senior managers to the concept of lean thinking.

This leading UK manufacturer of vitamins and food supplements had been through a prolonged period of operational cost cutting including redundancies and organisational change. During this period WBS had already been retained to provide management training for the newly promoted Team Leaders and subsequently for the also newly promoted Crew Leaders.