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Build a future-proof logistics and supply chain system

New demographic trends, rapid development of e-commerce, ever-evolving technology and sustainability are driving the innovation and development of logistics, warehousing and supply chain in China.

The core of building a future-proof logistics and supply chain system addresses the rising demands of businesses and individuals. It enables clients to develop appropriate strategies and make wise decisions based on their products, production, transportation, labor and distribution. It helps them achieve cost reduction, process optimization and great customer experience.

With deep market knowledge and understanding of business needs, we help clients discover new opportunities and achieve their vision in the complex and emerging environment.

What are your needs?

Strategic planning and design
Site selection and transaction management
Execution and project management

Supply chain strategy evaluation

Help clients strengthen their supply chain quality, cost, delivery and inventory through capacity diagnosis, resource concentration, non-core business outsourcing and strategic business alliances to seamlessly bridge the material, financial flow and information flow.

Supply chain network optimization

Help clients evaluate the cost, efficiency and resilience of their supply chain network based on requirement changes and volume changes in the future. Provide optimization consultancy and solutions to ensure the network aligns with their business strategies.

Supply chain outsourcing and self-operation evaluation

Help clients assess the advantages/disadvantages of self-operating logistics and outsourcing, considering clients’ core competitiveness, including assets, equipment and operations of warehouse and transportation.

Financing

Support clients in matching financing parties and making financing plans based on their needs of fund allocations.

Sustainability strategy and design

Help clients shape their sustainability strategy and ambitions. Formulate renewable energy solutions and provide LEED or green buildings certification consultancy for logistics assets.

Warehouse design

Help clients with overall and block layout design based on operation process, volume and land situation. Provide clients with the most appropriate warehouse operation flow, storage equipment layout including automation equipment to achieve balance between cost and efficiency.

Warehouse process simulation

Using software to perform digital twinning of warehouse operations, decompose and simulate each step of the operation process. Input various changes in cargo volume to find operational bottlenecks, and accordingly find optimization plans for clients.

Transportation optimization

Help clients achieve the balance between overall transportation cost and lead-time by analyzing the mode and rules of transportation, order consolidation, distribution logic, etc.

Inventory optimization

Help clients restore the inventory flow, configuration and true inventory carrying costs. Leveraging tools, optimize the inventory allocation process and setting logic to achieve balance between service level and the inventory level.

Warehouse/distribution center lease

Help clients analyze the market, recommend appropriate options, and negotiate for suitable warehouse renting.

Build-To-Suit (BTS) lease

For special needs and timetables, help customers negotiate customized leasing plans.

Comprehensive Site selection/land purchase

Provide a full range of consulting and agency services, including network planning, location planning. Implement complex location selection for distribution centers.

Joint land purchase/joint development consulting

Help clients plan and negotiate joint land purchase/joint development strategy in areas where land acquisitions are difficult.

Asset sale/leaseback

Help developers find suitable buyers and negotiate deals at different stages. Represent self-built and self-use clients, analyze the feasibility of sale-leaseback, and implement.

Transaction advisory and lease management

Provide lease management services to clients leasing multiple warehouses. Provide transaction advisory services to the asset purchaser.

Technical due diligence

Help clients with technical due diligence towards site selection, acquisition, and lease modification.

Implementation plan design/project management

Provide clients with general or customized solution design and follow-up project management services.

Logistics tender management

Manage the overall logistics outsourcing tender process for clients, from establishing standards and supplier selection to evaluation and final recommendation of the best supplier.

Construction/relocation management

Provide full menu services - from project initiation and planning to design and construction for logistics businesses. Provide full consulting services for tenants addressing their transformation needs before relocation.

Warehouse process optimization

Following best industry practices, help clients evaluate all aspects of warehouse operations and management, including operating procedures, storage equipment, MHE, personnel structure, WMS, followed by optimization solutions.

Energy saving and emission reduction advisory

Help clients evaluate energy consumption and sustainability performance in their daily operations and maintenance. Provide technical advisory on assets improvement in energy saving, emissions reduction and sustainability, as well as LEED or green building certification consultancy for existing assets.

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Richard Huang

Co-Head of Logistics & Industrial, China

Seaky Qian

Head of Supply Chain and Logistics Solutions, Greater China