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Representative illustration: An HVAC maker won a big-box retail contract that required new North American distribution for 2,000+ stores and four-hour metro service.

Case Study · Transportation & Logistics

An HVAC maker won a big-box retail contract that required new North American distribution for 2,000+ stores and four-hour metro service.

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1Challenge

Records were in disarray, with multiple brands and inconsistent item numbers, and the network had to support stores plus hundreds of installation contractors.

2Approach

  • Standardized item nomenclature and analyzed retail and historical sales to set preliminary distribution points
  • Forecast 1-, 3- and 5-year demand and modelled inventory, service and cost scenarios
  • Built a dynamic logistics model with LINCS® PAR to set the number and location of DCs

3Results

$14M

Saved through improved inventory management

2,000+

Stores supported

4 hr

Service in major metro markets

The client became the retailer's preferred HVAC systems supplier.

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