Gartner assisted a supply chain leader at a consumer goods manufacturer in validating and optimizing their operational expansion plans.
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Client Story
Supporting Distribution Build-out with Cost and Benchmarking Insights
Mission-critical priority
Facing high global inflation, a leading US consumer goods firm, with diverse clientele, sought to expand in Canada, needing help choosing a Distribution Centre (DC).
How Gartner helped
Offered current trends & data on labor, real estate, and transport for DC selection and provided a proven decision-making toolkit needing inputs from the supply chain.
Business impact
Toolkit examined DC cost, ensuring decision backs long-term strategy and completed the work 2 weeks faster than the client's team estimated.
Industry
Consumer Goods
Revenue
$10B+
Employees
10,000+
