Supply Chain Management (SCM)
The right to exist of Van den Anker is the fact that it can provide solutions in the integral chain of our clients. This can be at the very beginning of the chain (supply of raw materials), somewhere in the chain (for example before or after production) or at the very end of the integral chain (to the customer of our customer). Van den Anker's services are not targets of themselves but provide SOLUTIONS for logistics issues.
The solutions in the (chemical) supply chain of our customers can be very diverse. Some practical examples:
- customers who decide to switch to outsourcing of warehouse operations
- customers who use JIT principles and store their supplies on demand by market
- customers who decide to switch to outsourcing of distribution activities
- customers who decide to switch from dedicated transport to network distribution
- customers who are looking for innovative concepts
- customers who want to close their own warehouses
- customers who want to deal with their own core business
- customers who want to realize central European distribution
- customers who, due to drop size reduction, are looking for parcel delivery
- customers who want comprehensive tracking and tracing facilities
- customers who want to manage their inventories central
These are some practical examples in which Van den Anker provides a part of the total supply chain solution. It is important that through continuous improvement of processes to build up a good cooperation in the supply chain. Companies that make the right strategic choices for their supply chain organization will not only be successful in short but on the long term they will secure the existence of their company in the future.