POS Materials Distribution
- Logistics
- Head of European Integration Projects
- Swatch Group
- 29354
Go Live : 2004
Results
Reduced logistics costs by 2 Mio CHF / Year
Objectives
Decrease logistics costs
Close local warehouses
Improve Accountability
Scope
Point-of-Sales Materials
Merchandising
Challenges
After the integration of Watches and Jewellery distribution out of the EDC the local subsidiaries kept their logistics operations to process the storage and shipments of merchandising to the stores.
I was tasked to find a solution in order to distribute all merchandising and point-of-sales materials from a central location.
Solutions
Establish a 3rd Party Logistics Distribution Centre :
- Write RFQs proposals to selected vendors
- Evaluate responses to RFQs
- Develop processes in cooperation with 3PL partner
- Develop interfaces between partner system and SAP ECC 6.0
- Change Management
- Trainings
- Pilot Implementation