Supply Chain ADDING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE TO THE SUPPLY CHAIN - (EFFICIENCY UP - COST DOWN) Your supply chain is fundamental to your long term success. Correctly structured it becomes your competitive advantage. For long term success an organisation must consistently achieve the following critical success factors: The right product representing that brand A competitive price point representing that brand Product to the marketplace to meet customer requirements and marketing plans Product standard dictated by the brand Margin that adds value to the organisation However current economic conditions of: Pressure at point of sale placing strain on margins Extreme competition in terms of more branding and product offerings leading to a battle for retail space     and/or the retail dollar Immediacy of product, compromised by long lead-times placing stress on managing forecasts while minimising stock outs     are contrary to achieving those critical success factors. The traditional supply chain model does little to alleviate the issues of the current economic environment. In fact it can compound the problems. Organisations must look to add competitive advantage to its supply chain by increasing efficiency whilst lowering cost. This can be achieved through distribution to marketplace from source. Pacific Network has structured their capabilities vertically, not relying on "associated" agents using adhoc systems not tailored to your market, customers or requirements. This allows Pacific Network to be: Fully aware of the pre-requisites that must be established prior to initial launch Responsive to your specific requirements Leaders in this field Scanpack at Source Pacific Network has recognised the need for clients to add competitive advantage to their supply chain. In challenging the traditional concept of a supply chain we have recognised the need to: Make decisions closer to the marketplace To have stock store ready AND store delivered Eliminate double handling costs Eliminate duplication of freight costs Move to a variable cost model from a fixed cost model Add flexibility to the supply chain, delivering product to multiple markets without having to recreate the supply chain Lower the overall cost of the logistics equation From the suppliers facility to an offshore processing facility in either Hong Kong and Shanghai (currently), we process our clients orders at a SKU level by store, then deliver either directly to the customers shop front, or cross dock warehouse anywhere in the world. Benefits There is no longer the need to focus on one hub point at destination. Product can be delivered directly to where the demand is, already configured for sale. Our existing clients (retailers, and wholesalers globally) enjoy savings of over 25% when compared to the previously employed supply chain practices. Considerable savings are generated and distribution process time is significantly reduced, in some cases up to 14 days. System Enabler Pacific Network has developed an IT system which is both closed loop and flexible. We create key interfaces between our system and your ERP system, which delivers the following benefits: Stock control capabilities Uploading of your purchase orders and customer orders Transmission to you of receipted stock data and Advanced Ship Notice Full scan pack capabilities Carton label formatting compliant with Myer Group and David Jones requirements Detailed suite of reporting capabilities to ensure full audit trail Inclusion of consignment note number on labelling adding efficiency and making domestic distribution seamless Trading edi Gateway enabling cost effective interfacing to your ERP system, capable of handling all your edi traffic Visibility To answer the question of "where is my stock?" Pacific Network has created a supply chain tracking tool that allows our clients to have immediate visibility via web access of: Purchase order status Received into offshore processing facility Not received into offshore processing facility Pick slips Not commenced Completed The same web portal accesses: Full audit trail of transactions Shipping details Domestic delivery tracking Dashboard and management reporting Let us work with you to better understand your business model so we can deliver competitive advantage to your supply chain.