Parcel

Parcel service providers are constantly required to be responsive to change; change in economic conditions, customer trends and habits, seasonal fluctuations, and further acquisition and consolidation within the industry. At the same time, there is a need for parcel operations to remain efficient yet flexible to new challenges. We help parcel clients to meet the demands that their business and operation are facing: ensuring workload and demand are aligned, making better use of existing capacity, planning new capacity, achieving service standards, and optimising collection and delivery routes, to name some of the areas where we can help.
We identify where operating issues are present, where there are opportunities, and work with clients to achieve the best solution for their operation. Our team has broad experience of working with parcel service providers in director, line management, and consulting roles. One team member spent over twenty years at UPS, where his senior positions included Director of Engineering and Director of Operations.
What we offer
  • Facility operations layout and process design
  • End-to-end goods flow design
  • Vehicle operations design
  • Process reengineering for hub and sort centre operations
  • Capacity planning and modelling

  • Demand-driven workload, resource and equipment planning
  • Collection and delivery route planning and optimisation
  • Fleet efficiencies
  • On-road driver productivity improvement
  • Parcel sector expertise and advice

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