Supply Chain Solutions to Government Sector

Supply chains and associated management processes have been invisible to public sector clients as the government has highly focused on the contracting process with first-tier suppliers. The 2004 PAC Report on ‘Improving departments' capability to procure cost-effectively’ highlighted how only 17% of departments, agencies, and non-departmental public bodies analyze their suppliers’ supply chains as part of their criteria for selecting suppliers and thus suffer from a lack of assurances about the reliability and resilience of their key suppliers’ subcontractors.

Benefits of Supply Chain Management in the Public Sector

There are a number of clear benefits of professional supply chain management in the public sector to improve efficiency and transparency in the management.

Some of the Benefits are listed below

Better Risk allocation

In an increasingly complex delivery landscape, effective risk allocation is a critical consideration in procurement. Risk should always be allocated according to the party best placed to manage it, and a better understanding of the way in which the requirement can be delivered.

Greater Visibility

Better visibility of subcontracting opportunities for various organizations that bring increased competition, dynamism such as SMEs, VCOs, BMEs, women-owned businesses, and social enterprises. This can increase competition and allow organizations with particular skills or strengths to get involved in the public sector marketplace.

Greater Opportunities for Innovation

Supplier innovation in the Supply Chain can contribute to better quality, faster delivery, and reduced whole life costs. Effective Supply Chain Management offers strong potential for innovation to be released through the supply chain.

Better-defined requirements through early supply chain involvement in the shaping of the business need. The case for early Supply Chain involvement is likely to be stronger in output or outcome-based approaches or where the requirement is complex or innovative. The involvement of the SC at an early stage can be vital in establishing the right requirements and the approach to meeting them.

These benefits can lead to increased value for money and efficiency for an individual contracting authority. There are also wider benefits for the public sector as a whole:

Supply Chain Management can contribute to improved long-term sustainability and better capacity management of supply markets through the availability of a more competitive and diverse supply base at the subcontractor level.

Effective use of the Supply Chain contributes to the wider agenda of improving efficiency and value for money in the public sector’s commercial activities, by promoting competition, not just at the first-tier supplier level, but across the wider supply base and also encouraging more efficient management of suppliers. It is important that the authority takes appropriate steps to ensure that the first tier supplier(s) have the capability to manage their Supply Chain to the ultimate customer’s benefit, and to deliver value for money in public sector contracting.

Why Choose Our Service

AWL is India’s leading third party logistics with specialization in warehousing, handling, packaging and distribution of various logistics to their final destination. We manage all aspects of the retail and fashion industry through our advanced logistics solutions and put you ahead of your competitors. Our retail and fashion logistics services are designed to offer the following benefits:

Flexible and scalable warehousing for efficient inventory management
Operational efficiency with a quick turnaround time
Easy handling of the returns management process
Exclusive packaging of all your goods with high quality checks
Processing end of season returns by sorting and replenishment
Ironing, labeling and tagging as per customer’s requirements
Valued added service for special programs like promotional events, fashion shows, etc

Security

Irrespective of the type and volume of your shipments, they are vulnerable to theft. Maintaining high security at the warehouse, or at the port or during the transportation is extremely important to ensure accurate deliveries. AWL’s fine-tuned logistical approach helps retailers in numerous ways to ensure the safety of their shipments and reduce the risk of loss of business.

AWL offers retail consolidation programs, which are specifically designed to optimize your inventories and ensure complete visibility and tracking of your shipments. Proper locking systems and video surveillance facilities are provided for all the containers. We have adopted extra measures like an employee identification system and often do an extensive background check of each employee before hiring them.

Management

Maintaining your inventory at all times helps you meet the surplus demand during peak season. Having centralized inventory management helps you in sorting and stocking the goods in an efficient manner. It also helps you access the information easily for analyzing various tasks like purchasing orders, returns, high demand products, least ordered items, etc.

To handle all these challenges and to give your company a competitive edge in the age of globalization, you must have a high end logistics company. AWL with advanced facilities like IoT enabled smart warehouses and real time visibility will help you scale without any worries.