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"In today’s global village, your supply chain is a key element of competitive advantage and the leverage to either support or inhibit growth. But it is usually not the core business function and hence most often does not get the emphasis and time it deserves, and yet it underpins all other business functions."


Making Logistics Work for You 

Engagement
Our aim is to partner with you, enhancing your business through our supply chain experience and skills set. Given our personalized approach, the extent of our involvement is dictated by your business and its specific needs, and our aim is to become your valued long term logistics partner.

The types of service engagement offered are illustrated in the diagram below.

 

Logistics Architects

 

Service
Our service deliverable is ensuring your logistics structures are optimally aligned with the strategic objectives of your business. This enables you to leverage growth and profitability off your logistics operations, providing an invaluable competitive advantage in your particular industry. In this way your supply chain becomes an asset rather than an overhead.

By using the right service providers for the right jobs, and by structuring the perfect fit of services and support structures, you can rest assured in the knowledge that your supply chain is working for you rather than against you.

The main focus areas that we cover include: Forwarding, Customs Clearance, Cartage, Warehousing, Materials Handling, Distribution, Marine Insurance, Courier, Currency Hedging, Trade Finance, Government Subsidization etc.  

The solutions which Logistics Architects designs always take 4 key pillars into consideration: profitability, service delivery, risk and cash-flow.

We work with companies of all sizes, and consult to a diverse range of industries including retail, construction, manufacturing, chemicals and agriculture to name but a few.

Case Studies
Some examples of our different engagements and services with clients to date:
  • Reducing the import cost of a fashion buying house by 30%
  • Advising and implementing the import logistics structure for a boutique linen start-up business
  • Structuring the export logistics into Australia and Africa for a Chemicals business
  • Appointed on a monthly retainer to manage the international and local logistics for special projects for a niche construction company across Southern Africa.
  • Advising and optimizing exports into Africa for a major retailer
  • Structuring and implementing the logistics for import and distribution of Automotive spare parts for a new business