Distribution-intensive companies face the challenges of rising operating costs, expanding service requirements and constant changes in their capital-intensive distribution networks. Traditional approaches can sub-optimize the whole by focusing too narrowly on discrete components of the supply chain (inventory, logistics, warehouse management), limiting potential benefits and adding complexity.

A Holistic Approach

CSC's LEVEL IV™ facilitates discovery and effectiveness at the "Network Level" by taking a more holistic approach to the design, implementation and active management of a distribution network. LEVEL IV™ represents a very advanced stage of performance on CSC's Supply Chain Maturity Model, where companies and their key trading partners compete as an extended supply chain.

• Links customers, distributors and suppliers together with logistics operations to enable a single network centric view of demand and supply


• Assesses scenarios in order to optimize the flow of materials, information and cash to reduce lead-times and minimize cost


• Combines the disciplines of supply chain modeling, forecasting, inventory management, transportation and warehousing to provide breakthrough results

Taking this new approach can reduce total supply network costs by two to eight percent of revenue through better customer service levels, reduced inventory, transportation, handling and material costs.

For more information please contact one of our Supply Chain Practice Leaders:

The Americas:                        Brad Barton Phone: +1 (314) 692-3700
Europe, Middle East, Africa:   Peter Garnett Phone: +44 (0) 7917 790127
Asia:                                       Chew Mei Fong Phone: +603 2071 0810
Australia:                                Derek Millingham Phone: +02 9034 2119