1. Expense Reduction Analysts Success Stories
Visible savings
for Vision Alert
Vision Alert has designed and Ian Partridge, Finance Director, engaged profile to the capabilities of the leading
manufactured effective and innovative Neill Summerfield and his team at Expense suppliers. Finally they examined our
lighting solutions since 1994, providing Reduction Analysts to review the complex management of the supply chain and put
customers with enhanced visibility and cost areas of parcel and pallet distribution. in place a monthly reporting structure on
increased safety worldwide. As part of savings realised and service levels
the ECCO Group, one of the world's Vision Alert Automotive relies upon achieved.
leading manufacturers of reversing dependable and sustainable distribution
alarms and lighting products for the to enable them to offer a next day delivery Mick Lodge, Despatch Supervisor,
emergency services, Vision Alert can service to the valuable after sales market. and Linda Hiley, Customer Services, are
draw on years of specialist expertise delighted with the service received from
in the industry. Expense Reduction Analysts undertook their new suppliers. The support systems
a rigorous cost analysis of our expenditure put in place by Expense Reduction Analysts
Vision Alert's comprehensive incorporating each parcel and pallet weight, to alert Mick and Linda to any mis-directed
product portfolio consists of: dimension and destination over the shipments are simple to use and enable
Beacons, Lightbars, Worklamps, Reversing previous 12 months to build a profile of them to contact their clients in many cases
Alarms, CTV, Blaze Bars, LED Accessories, our usage. They then looked at how we before their client is aware of the problem.
Warning Lights, Sirens and Speakers. were purchasing and matched our buying
Table of Savings
Category % Saving £ Saving
UK parcel distribution 4% £12,106
EU parcel distribution 45% £96,970
UK pallet distribution 27% £5,810
EU pallet distribution 11% £18,128
Total 19% £133,014
Left to right: Mick Lodge Despatch Supervisor, Ian Partridge Finance Director,
Neill Summerfield Expense Reduction Analysts Consultant, Linda Hiley Customer Services
Mick Lodge says Ian Partridge says
“When first asked to work with Neill Summerfield and the Expense “Expense Reduction Analysts offered an unobtrusive approach
Reduction Analysts concept by my finance director I was unsure to the review of our operating expenditure with 95% of the work
about the whole thing. I must admit however that the process and carried out off-site. The depth of market knowledge in combination
results were excellent. We are realising very good savings and the with a buying influence of £22 million in logistics and over 45 hours
suppliers recommended are in my opinion better than our previous of free resource assured us of best market value without sacrificing
ones. I would say for certain that the exercise was excellent value the quality of the service provided.”
to pursue.”
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