Network Modeling in India India logistics is undergoing a major transformation as the Central Sales Tax (CST) taxation system is replaced by a new federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. Beyond Network Modeling… LCA is fully equipped to support our clients through the entire transformation of the distribution network. Warehouse design Warehouse commissioning & [...]

Even though the global oil price had dropped dramatically, governments have understandably been reluctant to reinstate the subsidies that they painfully removed in 2008. As a result, diesel costs in many Asian countries remain much higher than they have traditionally been – exerting inflationary pressure on product prices across all industry sectors. Proactive businesses can [...]

Most warehouses fail to maximize their potential Return on Investment (ROI). As consultants, we get to see dozens of warehouses every year. Some of these make us feel like crying! We see so many missed opportunities – where poor design has permanently undermined ROI – handicapping operational productivity, limiting flexibility and reducing storage capacity by [...]

Approaching LCA’s 10th anniversary, we’ve reviewed our client base by sector : The big shock was that we have only won 29 customers – 2.9 per year! We next checked projects per client: We’ve been saved by repeat business. At 62 projects, we are averaging just over 2 per client, which seems to keep us [...]

We recently celebrated LCA’s 8th birthday and while patting ourselves on the back, we got to talking (amongst ourselves and with a couple of our clients) about what has made our consulting practice successful – while so many others have come and gone. Without any science applied, we came to the conclusion that the key [...]

Costly design mistakes are all too common in one of the biggest investments companies will make. There has been a recent surge of enquiries for warehouse design assistance.  This is an encouraging sign as it indicates that Asian based businesses are investing in their supply chains and that they are recognizing the value of a well [...]