Logistics

As part of supply chain, logistics management is getting more and more important, it covers warehousing control, inventory control, transportation by sea or by air or by train. It is a key process to make sure the clients needs are always satisfied, without running low stock for production or sales which may lead to potential big loss in turnover or even final market shares.

Altrad group has very big market shares in Europe, middle east, south East Asia, and Africa, but for most of Altrad products and services, there is load of competitions from the market, to avoid the risks of low stock to deliver the clients, or in the worst case that the production has to be stopped because of shortage of components for production. We are working with key factories for some solutions as below:

1. Safety stock agreement: for some key parts, we build up at least two months or even three months needs always in factory inventory, the factory has to arrange production for enough quantity to refill the stock if the quantity is lower than requested, maybe after the shipment due to the urgent needs.
2. Master order plan: to secure the production capacity with some key factories, the client will send a big order which covers 6 months or even 9 months needs, but every month, the factory will have to adjust the production to the updated needs from the clients. The master order plan will be around 70% to 80% accurate, but the rest 20% to 30% will be always changed monthly. In this case, we will always have enough product in process and delivery, in case of any urgent needs, we can react and respond than competitors in the market.

As for transportation, shipping space is booked to the requested delivery schedule, following documents are available for import custom clearance:

1. Bill of lading
2. Commercial invoice
3. Packing list
4. Certificate of Origin

Transportation by rail or air is available upon request of urgent needs from the clients.