Modelling halves number of warehouses, reduces costs 10%

With a legacy warehouse footprint across five divisions in Europe, a global manufacturer of decorative paints and coatings had three objectives in mind: Optimise the number and location of warehouses, maintain service levels and reduce costs. DSV’s experienced network modelling consultants used their chemicals sector experience, analytical skills and network modelling software to halve the number of warehouses to 16 and reduce total costs by 10% while maintaining service levels.