Warehousing

Outsourcing

Outsourcing benefits

• cost savings 
• freeing-up of capital 
• special expertise
• reaction sensitivity
• operational reliability

Reasons to oursource

• storage facilities prove to be inappropriate, are impractical for operations, or hamper efficiency
• growth brings about pressures for investment in space, equipment, machinery and personnel
• significant capital is already committed to facilities, equipment, machines and information systems upkeep
• substantial seasonal and volume-based fluctuations in operations
• major personnel-related costs

Outsourcing as a managed process

1. Contact
   - making client contact (client or sales personnel)
   - internal survey: client contact (specialist personnel)
   
2. Discussion
   - reasons for outsourcing, achievable benefits
   - information gathering, analysis, modelling and process description
   - examination of goals, client solution, letter of intent
   
3. Planning
   - planning for launching and implementing the project
   - quality milestones for conversion stage, continuous development targets, contractual negotiations, service pricing, operational descriptions and service agreement
   
4. Realization
   - producing information and preparing production
   - training and communication (Schenker, client)
   - operations in two environments, the move, info, production
   
5. Continuous development
   - client requirements, sales personnel, operational staff
   - reportage, quality and outlays
   - development of continuous operations

Last modified: 17.06.2011