Wonky ERP implementations, inconsistent data quality, outdated KPIs, and lax process standards all create profit sucking inefficiencies across supply chain, manufacturing, and wholesale distribution operations. The Lab is the undisputed authority and trusted implementation partner of business process standardization, data-driven process improvement, and workflow automation for supply chain operations executives around the world.
Our standardization solutions can quickly reduce process cycle times, time-to-market, and time-consuming employee rework while increasing profitability. To learn more, take advantage of our thought-leading manufacturing and wholesale distribution articles, case studies, and videos below. Then contact us to book your no-obligation 30-minute screen-sharing demo to learn even more!
Discover the three underlying assumptions that stand in the way of Knowledge Work Standardization® for your organization—and how The Lab is able to overcome each one—in this informative article, complete with fascinating five-minute video.
Read how wholesale distributors can rapidly boost sales efficiency and virtually eliminate low- or negative-margin quotes, thanks to specially programmed bots from The Lab. Insightful article includes demo video.
Learn how this client of The Lab—with the SVP of Operations as its sponsor—was able to reduce order-to-delivery cycle times by half, while reducing OpEx by 20 percent in this real-world case study which delivered a 12-month ROI of 4x.
Predict customer churn. Preempt unplanned downtime and materials shortage. Identify process bottlenecks. All the KPIs your manufacturing organization needs, clearly defined in this valuable reference, available for free from The Lab.
Your manufacturing/distribution operation isn’t un-standardized. But it is under-standardized. And that’s costly. Even the latest and greatest ERP, CRM, and other core systems and processes require detailed standardization to improve. Learn how.
Profit from reading this real-life, COO-sponsored client success story from the case files of The Lab. This wholesale reseller of IT products was trapped in an outdated paradigm; learn how we helped them, for example, reduce OpEx by 15 percent.
A sizable investment in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) technology wasn’t helping this respected branded-foods maker prevent production delays or errors. Read about how this CIO-sponsored engagement broke even in just six months.
Your consumer products wholesale distribution operation has literally hundreds of opportunities for robotic process automation or RPA. Inventory management, procurement, order fulfillment….you name it. You need to get automated, fast. Fortunately, there’s a quick, easy, and affordable solution just waiting for you: consumer products Wholesale Distribution RPA Six-Packs from The Lab!
You need to see where humans interface with systems. Where customers interface with your staff. Where data exchanges reside. Where customer orders go wrong. Where information gets mis-calculated or mis-applied. Where not-in-good-order conditions exist. At The Lab, we take a grassroots/frontline approach (vs. a traditional top-down methodology). We document employees’ daily, minute-by-minute, and even keystroke-by-keystroke (if we have zeroed in on an automation use-case) work activities for all end-to-end processes.
If you’re looking to slash leakage across margin, rebates, and revenue, while improving customer prospecting and delivering breakthrough CX gains, learn how The Lab’s underlying “nano-scale” standardization is your best first step.
