Though the concept of a Reverse Logistics Program is very simple, its process is exacting. Historically, organizations have invested heavily in managing the front side of the supply chain. Unbeknownst, there is tremendous benefit in cost avoidance and significant savings in automating and formalizing the back end of the supply chain. Extracting the value of a product at the tail end of its life cycle is straight forward and very pragmatic.
Process Diagram
MDSi is proficient at the following Reverse Logistics practices:
- Product and market knowledge specific to the products being supported.
- Expertise in managing inventory.
- Solid relationships and partnerships with the manufacturers.
- Systems that support this business model. Pickup, receipt, inventory utilization analysis, and many portions of this offering require integrated client and vendor processes/systems.
- Creating solid advocacy for de-installed assets is really an art that MDSi has fine-honed and it is today, our core business strategy.
MDSi has built an architecture that marries demand, network engineering policies, market value tools, and planning tools to provide relevant information to continually squeeze the supply chain. It should be noted that this tool set will always remain a work-in-progress and it will continually improve.
MDSi’s current process and systems development process is in how we interact with each client on an individual basis. The company is continuously improving web enabled tools and connectivity to each client’s tool sets. With environmental, regulatory and financial requirements becoming more and more stringent; MDSi is always seeking new and innovative ways to improve the client experience.
Though the concept of a Reverse Logistics Program is very simple, its process is exacting. Historically, organizations have invested heavily in managing the front side of the supply chain. Unbeknownst, there is tremendous benefit in cost avoidance and significant savings in automating and formalizing the back end of the supply chain. Extracting the value of a product at the tail end of its life cycle is straight forward and very pragmatic.
Process Diagram
MDSi is proficient at the following Reverse Logistics practices:
- Product and market knowledge specific to the products being supported.
- Expertise in managing inventory.
- Solid relationships and partnerships with the manufacturers.
- Systems that support this business model. Pickup, receipt, inventory utilization analysis, and many portions of this offering require integrated client and vendor processes/systems.
- Creating solid advocacy for de-installed assets is really an art that MDSi has fine-honed and it is today, our core business strategy.
MDSi has built an architecture that marries demand, network engineering policies, market value tools, and planning tools to provide relevant information to continually squeeze the supply chain. It should be noted that this tool set will always remain a work-in-progress and it will continually improve.
MDSi’s current process and systems development process is in how we interact with each client on an individual basis. The company is continuously improving web enabled tools and connectivity to each client’s tool sets. With environmental, regulatory and financial requirements becoming more and more stringent; MDSi is always seeking new and innovative ways to improve the client experience.