Warehouse Benchmarking ShareGroup

New Online Format

Membership fee is $750 per company - receive a $50 credit card payment discount – see details below!

With the owners of businesses constantly asking their managers and executives to cut costs in the warehouse while increasing the productivity of employees; many are looking for a way to have immediate feedback as to whether a particular idea or strategy will work or not. The only membership that will offer that immediate peace of mind – as well as pertinent benchmarking metrics, cost comparisons, and hot topic issue discussions – is the Warehouse Benchmarking ShareGroups. We focus on the hot topics and issues that you as a manager or director face daily in the warehouse from receiving through shipping and beyond!

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What is an Online Benchmarking ShareGroup?

An Online Benchmarking ShareGroup has the following areas: 1) benchmarking metrics and output reports, 2) an online forum for hot topic discussions and strategic planning, 3) monthly conference call discussions focusing on member-suggested hot topics, and 4) online networking opportunities with other COOs, VP of Operations, and directors and managers of warehouse, distribution and fulfillment.

ShareGroup Overview, Format and Schedules

FCBCO is currently taking registrations and collecting the raw data necessary for developing the analysis and metrics with a due date for the initial group of October 23.  From the raw data collection, FCBCO will be developing a whole series of comparative analysis for each of the ShareGroup companies and will deliver these on October 30 to each member. Below you will find a selected list of the headings on the output reports that the companies will receive.

In addition, FCBCO will be scheduling calls with your company to understand your data better and to understand what your major distribution and fulfillment initiatives are and what "hot topic" questions you may have for the other members. These calls will occur prior to development and distribution of the final analysis and metrics.

Upon the distribution of the analysis and metrics, FCBCO will conduct a 2 hour online webinar to review and discuss the analysis and trends that we see within the data. This initial call to review the data and results is scheduled for November 4. 

FCBCO will also conduct a monthly conference call to discuss hot topics and issues submitted in advance by the various ShareGroup members. This will offer each member the chance to network with peers and learn from other companies, these will also be online in the members only discussion forums - including the results of the previous monthly discussions.  The online forums will also be used for members to communicate and ask questions to other members in between the calls. 

Benchmarking Metrics and Output Reports

FCBCO will be developing output reports and compare various metrics between online ShareGroup member companies. Below are a few output report headers that show examples of how you will be able to compare your company against others:

• Warehouse Costs Per Order Analysis
• Units Per Man Hour-Replenishment through Picking
• Total Warehouse Costs As a % of Net Sales
• Packing/Shipping Material Expense
• Occupancy Cost Analysis
• Major Fulfillment Costs Factors As a % Total Warehouse Costs
• Major Fulfillment Costs Factors As A % of Net Sales
• And more...

These metrics and benchmarks are to be used as a “barometer” at your company to identify where you stand at this particular time and where you should focus your attention to maximize improvements within your warehouse. The detailed data and profiles will provide actionable benchmarks for your warehouse operations. All of the required data will be collected via FCBCO’s proprietary data collection templates.

Online Forum Hot Topics Discussions, Strategic Planning, and Networking
The Online Warehouse ShareGroup has a new online format that allows COOs, VPs of Operations, distribution, warehouse and fulfillment managers and directors to discuss online benchmarking data and output reports; fulfillment hot topics and issues; and best practices in small parcel pick pack and ship operations. A ShareGroup is an online forum for peer-to-peer exchange of ideas and discussions where each member company can post and respond to as many questions as you would like to on the forum.

Each member company that pays the annual ShareGroup Membership fee can share the assigned username and password to all interested members within your organization. In order to protect your membership and the membership fee that your company has paid, we urge you to not share the username and password with anyone outside your organization.

In conjunction with the online forum, each ShareGroup member company is invited in participating in our monthly conference calls with all other members. Each member company is asked about their areas of interest prior to the call so that these hot topics can begin to develop the meeting’s agenda. The final hot topic list and conference call agenda will be available to each member company prior to the ShareGroup conference call. Specific areas that these phone calls focus on are:

• Labor and staffing
• Freight issues and cost
• Overall fulfillment strategic planningInventory control
• Pick methods
• Slotting
• Vendor compliance
• Warehouse management systems
• Measurements and reporting
• Many more…

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Who is Eligible to Participate in this ShareGroup?
ShareGroup Member companies of the Warehouse Benchmarking ShareGroup must have annual net sales of $10 million or higher, drop-ship less than 40% of your inventory, own their own warehouse and operations, and be able to share with the group in an open but confidential basis about industry best practices that work or don’t work at your company.

Who Should Be A Member Company to this Online ShareGroup?
This online ShareGroup is developed for COOs, VP of Operations, and directors and managers of warehouse, distribution and fulfillment operations; and anyone else concerned about appropriately managing your business’ warehouse and fulfillment operations.  

Membership in this Warehouse Benchmarking ShareGroup does not require that your company divulge any competitive information on merchandising, marketing, or pricing strategies. It does, however, require your commitment to actively and openly share data and hot topic issues discussions in exchanges with other members of the ShareGroup.
From the data collected, your company will be able to assess how your warehouse and distribution operations measures up to other companies.

You will also be able to discover and discuss, in the online forum and conference calls, ideas that will help you improve your warehouse and distribution operations and implement new methods and concepts with greater confidence.

What is the Warehouse Benchmarking ShareGroup Fee?

The fee is $750 for each member company. The fee covers the benchmarking output reports and comparisons, the use of the online forum discussions for one year from joining, and the participation in monthly hot topic discussion conference calls. After you register and receive our invoice for payment, you will receive a discount of $50 off the fee when you pay using your credit card. This payment must be received within 3 business days of registering for the ShareGroup.

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Please contact Jeff Barry via email or call him at 804.740.8743 with any additional questions you might have.

2009 Warehouse Benchmarking ShareGroup Registration

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Confidentiality Agreement This agreement is intended to cover the confidentiality of all information provided by the membership of 2009 Warehouse Benchmarking ShareGroup. The undersigned participant(s) agrees that all operational data, profiles, and other information received as a result of participant’s membership in the ShareGroups is to be deemed Confidential Information. Each participant agrees that Confidential Information will not be sold or shared with companies or individuals that are not active, participating members of the ShareGroup; except that such Confidential Information may be shared in an aggregate, non-company specific format. There will be No discussion by any ShareGroup participant concerning the areas of Marketing Data, Pricing Information, Art, Samples, Product Development or Customer Files. At the end of this Confidentiality Agreement, upon your review of all of the terms and conditions, you will be presented with an "I ACCEPT" button. By clicking on the "I ACCEPT" button you represent that you have reviewed and understand the Confidentiality Agreement, and agree to be legally bound by all its terms and conditions listed in the Confidentiality Agreement. In order to register and participate in this Benchmarking ShareGroup, you must click the “I ACCEPT” button.