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Client Success Story
AIM&DRIVEŽ for Gift Box Packages
SITUATION:
- A major retail chain needed to reduce the cost of its gift box packages without jeopardizing its brand image as a provider of high quality goods and customer service
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HOW WE HELPED:
- Educated client & supplier to prepare for a collaborative strategic alliance using AIM&DRIVEŽ
- Conducted strategy building workshop to draw a road map with specific goals and action plans & timelines
- Facilitated the implementation of the action plans
- Developed and stored knowledge into a permanent user-friendly base that can be leveraged for other projects
BENEFITS:
- In the immediate term, the team reduced 3 gift box packages from the original list of 26. This afforded the supplier an increase in board utilization of 10%
- Reduced suppliers costs by changing its loading schedules through joint planning which in turn eliminated overtime and reduced freight costs
- The role of Purchasing was elevated through higher in-house visibility
- The involvement of a multi-disciplinary team laid the foundation for improved communication and planning with marketing and finance as well as the shop floor
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