Supply chain development

Our supply chain development team is made up of more than 50 experts located in 20 offices around the world. Backed by extensive experience in supply chain and project management, we use proven methods and analytical tools to implement solutions that help our customers maximise the value of their supply chain.

In 2008, we delivered 250 projects for Damco key customers within retail, electronics, FMCG, chemicals and reefer segments, identified USD 117 million in potential savings and realized USD 37 million in savings.

Our services include:

• Business process management and re-engineering
• End-to-end supply chain modelling and inventory optimisation
• Distribution network modelling and strategic recommendations
• Warehouse and distribution design and operation principles
• Green logistics analysis and sustainable recommendations

Our products include:

• SupplyChain HealthCheck™
• SupplyChain CarbonCheck™
• SupplyChain CarbonDashboard

Achieve full supply chain potential
Our SupplyChain Healthcheck™ delivers a detailed diagnosis of a customer’s current supply chain operations, including cost, product flow and lead time, supplemented by high-level process mapping. This proven, fact-based and practical approach helps us understand the supply chain and deliver value-driven solutions that meet business goals including:

• Revenue growth
• Increased operating margin
• Improved asset utilisation

Consultation and diagnosis
Our dedicated team of experts analyse and diagnose supply chains starting with high-level interviews to understand strategic priorities. Benchmarking against industry peers and best-in-class companies from other industries on key operational and financial performance indicators identifies the symptoms and focuses our data gathering and process reviews. The outcome is a detailed diagnosis of the customer’s current operations.

The prescription Based on the diagnosis, our teams of experts make recommendations, which are tested and prioritised using simulated future supply chain scenarios. The results form the basis of the implementation roadmap specifying practical solutions that help meet business goals.

The results On average, our SupplyChain Healthcheck™ leads to a 10% improvement in customers’ supply chain costs.

Reduce carbon emissions while lowering supply chain costs! Our SupplyChain CarbonCheck™ helps companies assess and reduce their supply chain carbon footprint. By increasing supply chain efficiency, Damco can reduce both carbon emissions and supply chain costs.

We have been conducting our SupplyChain CarbonCheck™ for companies around the world since 2007. Now we have taken our proven methodology one step further. Partnering with First Climate, we offer our customers the opportunity to offset their unavoidable CO2 emissions.

How does it work?

1. Estimate current supply chain CO2 emissions and costs
2. Simulate different supply chain scenarios and measure the impact of these in terms of CO2 emissions and costs
3. Evaluate the scenarios that have the highest impact and better fit strategy
4. Implement the agreed solutions and track progress in terms of CO2 emissions and costs
5. Offset remaining CO2 emissions

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About First Climate First Climate is an integrated carbon-asset management company offering products and services related to the trading of emission reduction credits and investing in greenhouse gas abatement projects. With more than ten year's of experience and a global coverage, First Climate is one of the leading and most accomplished carbon-asset management companies in the market.
Read more onwww.firstclimate.com

A clear overview of carbon emissions Damco’s SupplyChain CarbonDashboard gives effective management and control of carbon emissions. Through regular reporting, customers get an overview of their exact supply chain carbon emissions. By zooming in on specific emission levels, the CarbonDashboard immediately shows any carbon ’hotspots’. This is the first step to identifying and achieving long-term carbon reductions and cost savings.

The Damco approach to reporting carbon emissions
Our team of experts analyse supply chains and map cargo flows in terms of carbon emissions. The frequency and level of detail for the emission reporting is customised for each customer. At regularly agreed intervals, we provide an estimate of the customer’s current carbon footprint broken down into defined report findings, such as emissions per location, emissions per transport mode, or emissions per product type.