Logistics network planning of rhythm logistics Q&A
- 2018-03-09 12:14
- Logistics network planning the direct transportation of transportation trunk line
First of all, thank you for your great love and attention. Many friends have given suggestions and evaluations through the platform, and also put forward some problems. The summary of this information classification, Muzi gives his views as follows, welcome the generous with your criticism.
1.Q: distance determines the time of transportation, if the time to shorten the time can only change the way of transportation. Why does the direct transport change to a shorter time?
A: the distance determines the time of transportation, that's right. As shown in Figure 1. The overall transportation time of the Hub/Cross-dock operation mode is 7/11+3=10/14 days. The transportation time of the direct transport mode is 8 days.
But the customers think the delivery time is not equal to the time of transportation, the customer thinks that the payment should be shipped as soon as possible. This is a key point. Under the premise that the customer does not change the payment habit, the supply time under the Hub/Cross-dock operation mode is 3 days. The time of supply in the direct mode = 8 days of transportation. For the customers, it has been shortened by 4-5 days, the customer experience is greatly improved, and the opportunity to save the cost is also available. （A detailed calculation of the logistics network planning of an article of rhythm Logistics）
2. Q: a specific introduction to the methodology of setting up DC RDC
The location of A:Hub or RDC is not the key to the operation. Let's say it briefly here.
A RDC/Hub will serve more customers or sales as much as possible. First, take a look at the customer / sales map and the development trend of the next 3-5 years. As shown in Figure two,
The map shows a national distribution chart for the overall sales of 2015 and 2020. The deeper the red, the higher the sales, the lower the deeper the blue.
At the same time also can read: from 2015 to 2020 with a regional sales trend, which area from dark blue to light blue to red. This is a fast developing area for future sales.
When choosing the location of Hub or RDC, focus on deep red, and those areas that are reddened by blue.
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- There are at least two options for trunk transportation.
- The location is close to the port, the wharf, the highway, and the traffic limit.
- 3. Q: if there is only the same mode in the trunk transportation and direct transportation, can the Hub/Cross-dock operation still have the opportunity to save the cost?
- A: the only one - time transport of direct transportation, breaking off, turning into two times, is not the opportunity to see no money to do more. In the Hub/Cross-dock model, there is a chance to save the cost of logistics, even though the transportation and direct transportation are the same.
- Direct shipment delivery mode: from the factory / central warehouse (single point), a number of customers, formed a factory / central warehouse for the origin of the different radius of the park, it looks a bit like the sun casts a thousand beams. In addition, the general direct traffic is only started when customers pay in the same area. At the same time, due to different customers' payment rhythm, it is difficult for direct transportation to integrate multiple city customers into a shipment. Not full load will often become an important reason for delayed delivery.
- Hub/Cross-dock's shipping mode: the central warehouse trunk line is shipped to more than ->Hub/Cross-dock-> customers. This pattern looks a bit like a dandelion.
- The Hub/Cross-dock mode has absorbed all the rays of the sun into the handle of dandelion. At the same time, Hub/Cross-dock mode can not wait for the customer to pay, so long as the production is finished, it can be shipped. So the amount on the trunk is the integration of the direct transportation in a certain direction (not just the same city), so there is an opportunity to optimize the price.
- How to deal with the 4. Q:FC (factory completion) with low accuracy and mismatch of the customer's single product.
- A: that's a good question. The inaccuracy of the factory's completion time will affect the customer's payment terms. So in actual operation, even for a customer, it is possible to combine two ways. Here is a precise calculation and comparison (as shown in Figure 1), to see the relationship between average stock days, main line transportation time, two short barge time and Hub operation time. To balance the straight or go Hub/cross-dock. To choose a better way for the customer.
- At the end of the description: the core of this operation is that,
- For the goods sent to Hub as far as possible with order (Cross-dock mode), this point needs to work closely with the order plan and allocate the commodity resources as soon as possible.
- Under the Cross-dock mode, the commodity is fast and fast, and has little demand for storage capacity. At the same time, it can be launched quickly according to seasonal and market demand, and it can also be cancelled quickly.
- Using the idle period of warehousing, early shipment saves central storage costs. At the same time, the idea of further saving warehousing cost by using the free stack period of terminals and platforms is put forward.
- Due to the change of the original transportation of the sun type to the dandelion type transport (trunk + two times), the integration of the trunk lines has a chance. At the same time, there are many modes of transportation, which will bring two opportunities to save the freight.
- Objective: in order to improve customer satisfaction, we need to adjust the pace of internal logistics and shorten the delivery time (delivery time) that customers can perceive without affecting the business rhythm of customers.
- Today, see two paragraphs, the first paragraph: "give me 400 thousand gallons of gasoline, I promise to bring you into Germany in two days." This is Normandy after landing, Barton's heroic utterance; second paragraphs: "continue to bet on O2O, pure online war has ended, the future battlefield online." This is the warning of a "investment Godfather". Muzi's interpretation is "logistics is very important, the competition in the future lies in controlling the rhythm of logistics and landing!"
- Source: Muzi's rhythmic Logistics
- Author: Muzi