nimble supply chains: why drop-ship changes everything, and nothing
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Nimble Supply Chains:Why Drop-Ship Changes Everything, and Nothing
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SOG 1.0
1986 - 2009 2007 - 2011
2010 - Present 2009 - 2012
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Who is SOG Today?
“We don't settle for ordinary. We never did, and we never will.” -- Spencer Frazer, Founder/Chief Designer
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Roadmap to Success• Company Sold In 2009 to Private Capital Group• GOAL – DOUBLE SOG IN 2 YEARS!!!• Develop Growth Support Plan• Hire VP of Retail Sales• Hire eCommerce-focused Rep Agency
• Build Brand Recognition• Leverage Existing Relationships with Big Box Retailers• Build Drop Ship and eCommerce Channel
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Dive Into E-Commerce
Are Drop Ship and eCommerce a Necessary Evil?
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New SOG Emerges• Economic Impact Clear• 2 Consecutive Years of Huge Growth = 40% each• Knife Industry Annual Growth Average = 8%• Reactive Versus Proactive• E-Commerce proves SKU demand• SKU Placement At Retail Expands Rapidly
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Dive into Drop Ship• Costco.com and Target.com • Drop Ship model only• No Inventory• Branded Consumer Experience• Order Processing Volume More Than Doubled• Hundred of Orders Received Each Weekend• Drop Shipping IS A Necessary Evil!!!
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But …
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Black Friday & Cyber Monday• Increased direct-to-consumer orders of 650%• Weekend Orders In The Hundreds• OOS On Top Selling Items• Low Fill Rate at 70%• Order Turnaround Was 5+ Days• DISAPPOINTED CUSTOMERS AND BUYERS• Best Holiday Season Ever
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SOG 2.0• Overhaul To Supply Chain• Supplier Diversification• Lean Implementation• Improved Forecasting Efforts• Created Early-Stage SIOP Process• Key Account Analysis• Annual Purchase Order Volume = 30,000
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SOG 3.0• Same Day Order Processing• Continued Process Improvement• Advanced Forecasting Methods• SIOP and SKU Rationalization • POS Analysis (TPI by SPS)• New Product Development Gate Stage Process• Annual Purchase Order Volume = 60,000
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Overcoming Obstacles• Seasonality
• Q4 – Christmas
• Fall – Hunting
• Spring/Summer – Outdoors
• Winter – New Product Launch
• Chinese New Year
• Asian Supplier Holiday
• Nothing In or Out
• Efforts Spent On Improving Business Processes• IT Improvements• Staff Training Sessions• Marketing Efforts• New Product Development
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Integration Story• BETA Participant with VSync (Accellos) and SPS• Began Testing In July • 14 Out Of 45 EDI Partners Already Integrated• Integrated Trading Documents Include:• Purchase Orders
• Functional Acknowledgements
• Advance Ship Notices
• UCC-128 Labels
• Custom Packing Slips
• Invoices
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EDI Transactions
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VSync and SPS• Previous Solution Took 6 to 12 Months • Currently Integrating 3 or 4 Partners Every 2 Weeks• 30,000 Touchpoints Eliminated Through Q4• Annual Savings = $50,000 (Estimated)• Eliminates 50 hrs/week Order Processing Time• Additional Benefits:• Increases Margins
• Increases Accuracy
• Decreases Order to Ship Time
• Decreases Customer Status Checks
• Reduced O/T Costs During Peak Times