Warehouse · Network · Material flow
Supply chain and logistics consulting for structures that hold.
Advanum plans and decides with you: analysis, target concept and implementation planning for warehouse and logistics network — measured against performance, cost, growth and what operations can absorb. At the end you hold a plan you can execute, not a study.
Services in supply chain and logistics consulting
Warehouse and logistics optimization
Advanum analyzes processes, inventories, costs, service levels and steering logic — from goods receipt through picking to shipping. Causes are separated from symptoms before a single measure is defined. What you get is a prioritized set of measures with a realistic estimate of the effect.
Warehouse planning — greenfield and brownfield
Layout, material flow, space, warehouse technology, staffing and process organization — for a new site on a greenfield and for a redesign inside a running brownfield warehouse. Greenfield planning starts from the target volumes; brownfield planning starts from what can be rebuilt while operations continue.
Network and site design
Sites, flows, capacities and costs are analyzed, then scenarios for the future logistics network are built and compared. Each scenario is measured against performance, cost, growth and implementability, so the comparison survives a management discussion instead of resting on one favorite.
Operating model and make-or-buy
A structured decision between in-house operations, outsourcing and hybrid models — with service profile, risks and business case. The comparison shows what each model demands of your own organization, not only what it costs on paper. Existing providers are assessed on the same basis as in-house operations.
Cost and performance steering
KPIs, cost-to-serve logic and steering models that improve the decisions of daily operations. Figures are defined so that someone owns them and they can be produced from the systems you already run, instead of from a spreadsheet nobody maintains.
Target concept and implementation planning
Advanum turns the analysis into an agreed target concept, concrete measures, clear responsibilities and a realistic transition plan. The plan says what changes when, who decides and what has to be in place beforehand. Where a system decision follows, the requirements are prepared at this point.
When is a logistics or warehouse optimization worth it?
A logistics or warehouse optimization is worth it as soon as cost, service level or capacity move in the wrong direction and the causes are not transparent. Six situations bring companies to Advanum.
- Costs are rising while volumes stay flat, and the causes are not transparent.
- Service levels, cycle times or delivery reliability are deteriorating.
- The warehouse is reaching its limits — in space, in technology or in organization.
- Growth, new products or new markets change requirements faster than the structure can follow.
- A site, a 3PL model or the logistics network needs an independent assessment.
- Before a system selection, the functional target picture is still missing.
How does a logistics project at Advanum run?
A logistics project follows the same four steps as every Advanum mandate. Every step ends with a decision, not with a document.
Understand
Data, processes, costs and operating reality are recorded as they are — not as the briefing describes them.
Structure
Causes, bottlenecks and cost drivers are separated from symptoms and made comparable.
Decide
Scenarios, target concept and business case are aligned with the people who decide.
Implement & hand over
The plan is prepared, steered where that helps, and handed to your team with responsibilities in place.
What you receive at the end
- An overview of the biggest cost and performance levers, each with estimated effect and effort.
- Comparable options with transparent advantages and disadvantages.
- A target concept covering layout, processes and steering logic that holds functionally and commercially.
- The business case behind it, with assumptions you can trace and defend.
- A prioritized roadmap with sequence, effort and responsibilities.
Questions about supply chain and logistics consulting
A warehouse optimization is worthwhile when capacity gets tight, costs rise, travel paths and processes have grown unnecessarily complex, or growth can no longer be handled reliably. Usually a structured assessment of processes, layout and steering is enough to show the potential.
Advanum analyzes processes, inventories, costs, service levels and steering logic, and on the warehouse side layout, material flow, space, warehouse technology, staffing and process organization.
Yes. Performance, interfaces, contracts and steering are assessed independently, and improvement measures are developed together with you and the provider.
Make-or-buy decisions are prepared in a structured way: in-house operations, outsourcing and hybrid models are compared with service profile, risks and business case, so the decision rests on evidence rather than on preference.
Often, yes. Processes, layout, steering and responsibilities usually hold significant potential. Whether a system change makes sense is decided after the functional assessment, not before it.
Yes. The scope can cover planning, tendering, selection, implementation and stabilization — as far as the result you are aiming for requires.
Let's look at your site.
A few lines about site, volumes and objective are enough for a first assessment — no documents and no preparation needed.
If the system decision comes next: WMS and SAP EWM consulting →
When implementation needs experienced leadership: project management and interim management →