The Challenge

Review the structure and management of the container management function in order to develop an improvement strategy to reduce costs and improve asset utilisation.

What we did

Collaborated with a leading strategic development consultancy firm to engage client staff in value stream mapping the current business, identify bottlenecks and opportunities to reduce complexity, and produce a blueprint for the improved future state, with supporting benefits calculations and business plans.

Result

Delivered a solution to optimise the asset management function which included a new operational model, optimised logistics, systems, network structure, and business case supporting annual savings of c£3m per year over five years.