The planning and design of manufacturing, warehousing, or distribution facilities, as well as transportation routes, with an emphasis on speed, efficiency. Sometimes it’s necessary to revise network architecture to account for changes in the consumer base, the supply chain, or business methods that are more sustainable.

The five elements of network design are as follows: Warehousing, Packaging, Inventory, Transport, Information and Control

Network design is a key component of any supply chain: It facilitates the reduction of transportation, working capital, and inventory costs. Additionally, a stable network design improves visibility, identifies chances for cost savings and minimizes risk.

The structure of the supply chain can reduce supply chain cost or boost responsiveness, which poses a substantial influence on supply chain performance.

The three levels of supply chain network design are the strategic level, tactical level and operational level.

1. The Strategic level involves the creation of long-term plans outlining the organization’s overarching objectives and goals falls within this level of supply chain management. It requires determining and evaluating the firm’s strengths and limitations, choosing strategically where to concentrate resources, and developing a vision for the future.
2. Tactical planning entails creating detailed strategies to accomplish goals within the parameters of the strategic plan. These plans could include identifying priorities, creating goals, and developing plans to reach those goals.
3. The Operational level is defined by putting the tactical strategies into effect to accomplish them. This often involves working with several business divisions to coordinate systems and processes that assist in execution and making sure that all stakeholders are always updated on the status.

The goal of supply chain network design is to strike a balance between service levels and expenses associated with manufacturing and purchasing, inventory carrying, facilities, transportation, and other costs.

A virtual warehouse is a type of data warehouse—a large store of data accumulated from a wide range of sources used to guide management decisions. In this case, the warehouse keeps tabs on companywide inventory data.

In general, virtual warehouses support faster order fulfillment while reducing transportation costs, labor costs and service times. Specific examples include automatic order fulfillment determination as well as aggregating low-volume stock across multiple locations to reduce inventory levels while meeting overall demand.

Yes, DBL’s strict compliance with established guidelines for workplace safety and cargo security help our customers maintain industry standards while operating distribution warehousing as efficiently as possible. Whether you’re moving cargo domestically or internationally, you can count on our decades of comprehensive transportation and logistics security experience.

Yes, and you can send your orders electronically via the EDI and API technology of your choice. If you want to make informed distribution warehousing decisions, reduce costs and grow your bottom line, you’ll need access to your shipping data. So, make sure any partner you choose for cargo shipments can deliver access to all your vital information.

From shipment confirmations to invoices, save money, improve data quality, eliminate your reliance on paper and boost office efficiency when you use data integration from DBL.

Benefit from our secure, scalable electronic data interchange system, which automatically generates audit trails and archives. Enjoy timely processing of business-critical data while reducing your carbon footprint and saving costs on printing, copying, filing, storage, and postage. Our system integrates with all business platforms and major logistics technology and transportation management systems, including enterprise resource planning, freight audit, payment, and more.

The myDBL online portal serves up all your shipment and logistics transportation technology information in one place, so you can find exactly what you need, exactly when you need it—right from your mobile device, too.