Supply Chain Modelling for Consultancies
Barloworld Optimus offers strategic network design, optimization software and consulting services to leading consulting firms across the globe. The flexibility of the CAST modelling software and its ease of use ensures a seamless application for consultancies to utilise when advising their clients, in response to ever increasing supply chain complexity. Such supply chains often encompass global souring, manufacturing, multi-tier warehousing and multi-mode transportation options that cannot be considered holistically without specialized network optimization software such as CAST.
CAST – Highly Regarded By Consultancies
The CAST product set is widely used within the Logistics consultancy industry to support strategic supply chain reviews. Both the established management consulting firms, as well as smaller boutique supply chain consultancies often use CAST or our consultants to support their network design project engagements with their clients. Since CAST permits rapid and accurate supply chain model development, it is well suited to consultancies who must consider many different supply chain network scenarios in a short project time frame.
However, consultancies typically have difficulty maintaining the necessary in-house skills and resources in a specialized discipline such as strategic network design. This means that a consulting firm will often turn to Barloworld Optimus for our deep, domain expertise and knowledge to deliver the supply chain modeling phase of a project more efficiently than they might themselves, whilst they concentrate on the broader strategic elements of a client's supply chain operations. This is particularly the case when the project may be in developing markets where Barloworld Optimus will already have significant network design experience and knowledge of existing transport rates & warehousing costs.
Driving Consultancy Revenues
Consultancies also choose to take the CAST modelling capability in-house, as a network design study is often the 1st phase of a strategic supply chain review and usually results in opportunities for savings through changes in their client’s current supply chain strategy. CAST not only permits the consultancy to offer valuable analytical insights into their client's operation, as well as identifying cost savings, but it also typically leads to additional phases of analysis and/or implementation required to realize the savings. Subsequently, Barloworld Optimus has worked with many of the big consultancies such as Accenture, Deloitte and Cap Gemini, as well as more specialist supply chain consultancies in the UK, US, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Poland, Austria, Switzerland and Australia to support the analytical and modelling phases of their strategic supply chain review projects.
Customer Quote
"Our experience of using CAST for our clients is very favourable. It addresses a number of different aspects of the supply chain at just the right level of detail, making the software ideal for strategic reviews."
"Barloworld Optimus’ service is exceptional. The whole company appears to be fully committed to support, even at 4pm on a Saturday afternoon. As a consultancy we are (quite rightly) pushed very hard by our customers and so it is important to us that our suppliers can respond. Barloworld Optimus says that support is their top priority and that is certainly our experience."
Consultant, Logistics Consulting Partners
Consultancy Customers
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Accenture
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Cap Gemini
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Deloitte
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DALOG Value Added Services
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Gradus Management Consultants
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Groenewout Consultants & Engineers
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IG&H Management Consultants
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Kurt Salmon Associates
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Logistics Bureau Pty
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LCP Consulting
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Operations Associates
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Supply Chain Alliance
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West Monroe Partners (formerly LXLI)