It has consultants with expertise in logistics and customer service in heavy manufacturing and transportation sectors. The consultants have over 90 years combined experience obtained in Sub-Saharan Africa countries including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa. The consultants have diversified experience having worked in railways, cement manufacturing and sales, fuel transportation as
well as industrial and road safety management systems and training. TALC was set up to provide logistics solutions to recurring and crippling challenges in transportation and manufacturing sectors in the developing world evidenced in high logistics costs and inadequate customer service. In the emerging Sub-Saharan Africa markets, unprecedented growth in logistics and manufacturing sectors have witnessed an intense competition and erosion of margins. Besides, logistics costs are substantial due to the inherent economic and physical conditions and to improve their bottom line, the firms in these sectors have had to review their strategies on cost and revenue drivers so as to achieve cost leadership and self differentiation respectively. To prescribe appropriate solutions, TALC focuses on its clients’ operations which impact on logistics costs, efficiencies, customer service and safety practices. The key consulting focus areas are;
1. Logistics –Movement of goods and people by land, water and air. key logistics concerns are mostly speed, cost, flexibility, responsiveness and safety. (Road Logistics, Road Safety, Rail Logistics)
2. Materials Handling – Materials management, whether it is raw, bulk or building materialswith key focus being costs, working capital tied therein and optimum stocking levels.(Bulk Materials, Building Materials, Stock Optimization)
3. Operations Optimization – Inbound and outbound logistics are fraught with inefficiencies which often lead to high freight costs, frustrated customers and suppliers (transport and goods) which is not good in the competitive business world of today.(Inbound and Outbound Logistics, Truck TurnAround, Facility Layout and Design)
4. Other Areas – Customer Service, Sales and Operations Planning(S&OP), Business Strategy Development
