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Improvement Activity Report Define Measure Analyse Improve Control 1. Project objectives. (What) 1. What to measure. (Data source?) 1. What is potentially causing problem? 1. List improvements. 1. Result of improvements. 2. Project Timescale. (When) 2. How to measure. 2. How to display? (C&E, Pareto, Tally) 2. Current status of initial 3. Set Targets. 1 IAR project started / IAR team created (wk15 2 Increased awareness of carriage costs (wk16) 3 Despatch Authorisation Form implemented (wk22 4 Sercom shipments reduced from B4 12 to next-d 5 Review of "timed" deliveries (wk24) 6 Autoliv ASG shipments now 2-day service (wk24 7 Sercom orders now 2-day pallet service (wk 33 8 9 Saturday shipment ceased unless customer requ 10 11 PROJECT CLOSED! Cust courier details must be present for EX- WORKS shipments (wk33) Backlog of August invoices from New UK couri included in Sept. figures (Parceline) Cust. Orders - ship to frequently "Timed" deliveries Incorrect coding of invoices Partial Shipments Production "missed" commits - Lates to despatch Initial quote stage (carriage not considered) General awareness of carriage costs within Worldmark UKI TAXI costs J a n - 0 6 M a r - 0 6 M a y - 0 6 J u l - 0 6 S e p - 0 6 N o v - 0 6 £500 £700 £900 £1,100 £1,300 £1,500 £1,700 £1,900 £2,100 £2,300 £2,500 £2,700 £2,900 £3,100 Taxi Invoice costs per month CARRIAGE WITHIN UK CARRIAGE TO IRELAND CARRIAGE TO EUROPE CARRIAGE TO USA / MEXICO CARRIAGE TO FAR EAST CARRIAGE TO REST OF WORLD EXCEPTIONAL CARRIAGE 72000 72001 72020 72030 72040 72050 72060 £0 £5,000 £10,000 Carriage costs by region Worldmark paying courier costs (DDP) - Should all shipments be Ex-works? "Hidden" duties & taxes Wrong courier choice / selected (Royal Mail docs.) No.4 / No.6 / R & D despatch processes (should these all be separate accounts?) Unauthorised shipments Use of incorrect courier account numbers Awareness of carriage terms / costs within Worldmark "SCUD" team J a n - 0 6 F e b - 0 6 M a r - 0 6 A p r - 0 6 M a y - 0 6 J u n - 0 6 J u l - 0 6 A u g - 0 6 S e p - 0 6 O c t - 0 6 N o v - 0 6 D e c - 0 6 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% £5,000 £10,000 £15,000 £20,000 £25,000 £30,000 £35,000 £40,000 £45,000 £50,000 % Carriage Costs v Carriagable Sales & Actual Carriage Costs Jan-06 Feb-06 Mar-06 Apr-06 £- £500,000 £1,000,000 £1,500,000 Total Sales v Carriagable Sales Jan-06 Feb-06 Mar-06 Apr-06 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% £5,000 £15,000 £25,000 £35,000 £45,000 % Carriage Costs v Carriagable Sales & Actual Carriage Costs 1. Define 3. Analysis 5. Control 2. Measure D M A I C 4. Improvements To reduce costs of the monthly carriage spend of Worldmark East Kilbride IAR NO: 007 Start Date: 10 May 2006 Team: J. McLaughlin, D. Crawford, S. McMichael, D. Thomson, M. Nikolaidou, P. Sinclair, J.Pioch Data Entry (incorrect courier details) IFS "Charges" section used incorrectly SERCOM - poor forecasting / scheduling Carriage costs too high Man Machine Method Material "Hidden" carriage costs (in Q&E) IFS cost calculations RMA process controls Reliabilty of courier vendor Change of customer delivery address (NABS) Security of EK courier account numbers Intercompany documents shipments Sercom consignment stock process Same-day shipments / Hand Carry IAR Start Intercompany order shipments Courier invoice terms are 30 days Incorrect coding of invoices
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Page 1: DMAIC   Freight Reduction Project

Improvement Activity ReportDefine Measure Analyse Improve Control1. Project objectives. (What) 1. What to measure. (Data source?) 1. What is potentially causing problem? 1. List improvements. 1. Result of improvements.2. Project Timescale. (When) 2. How to measure. 2. How to display? (C&E, Pareto, Tally) 2. Current status of initial problem.

3. Set Targets.

1 IAR project started / IAR team created (wk15)2 Increased awareness of carriage costs (wk16)3 Despatch Authorisation Form implemented (wk22)4 Sercom shipments reduced from B4 12 to next-day (wk 24)5 Review of "timed" deliveries (wk24)6 Autoliv ASG shipments now 2-day service (wk24)7 Sercom orders now 2-day pallet service (wk 33)8

9 Saturday shipment ceased unless customer request (wk37)10

11 PROJECT CLOSED!

Cust courier details must be present for EX-WORKS shipments (wk33)

Backlog of August invoices from New UK courier included in Sept. figures (Parceline)

Cust. Orders - ship to frequently

"Timed" deliveries

Incorrect coding of invoices

Partial ShipmentsProduction "missed" commits - Lates to despatch

Initial quote stage (carriage not considered)

General awareness of carriage costs within

Worldmark UKI

TAXI costs

Jan-06Feb-06M

ar-06A

pr-06M

ay-06Jun-06Jul-06A

ug-06S

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£500

£700

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£1,100

£1,300

£1,500

£1,700

£1,900

£2,100

£2,300

£2,500

£2,700

£2,900

£3,100

Taxi Invoice costs per month

C AR R IAGE W ITH IN U K

C AR R IAGE TO IR ELAN D

C AR R IAGE TO EU R OPE

C AR R IAGE TO U SA / MEXIC O

C AR R IAGE TO FAR EAST

C AR R IAGE TO R EST OF WOR LD

EXC EPTION AL C AR R IAGE

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20

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£0 £5,000£10,000

Carriage costs by region

Worldmark paying courier costs (DDP) - Should all shipments be Ex-works?

"Hidden" duties & taxes

Wrong courier choice / selected (Royal Mail docs.)

No.4 / No.6 / R & D despatch processes (should these all be separate accounts?)

Unauthorised shipmentsUse of incorrect courier account numbers

Awareness of carriage terms / costs within Worldmark "SCUD" team

Jan-06

Feb-06

Mar-06

Apr-06

May-06

Jun-06

Jul-06

Aug-06

Sep-06

Oct-06

Nov-06

Dec-06

0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.0%6.0%7.0%8.0%9.0%

10.0%

£5,000

£10,000

£15,000

£20,000

£25,000

£30,000

£35,000

£40,000

£45,000

£50,000

% Carriage Costs v Carriagable Sales & Actual Carriage Costs

Jan-06 Feb-06 Mar-06 Apr-06 £-

£200,000 £400,000 £600,000 £800,000

£1,000,000 £1,200,000 £1,400,000 £1,600,000

Total Sales v Carriagable Sales

Jan-06 Feb-06 Mar-06 Apr-060.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

£5,000 £10,000 £15,000 £20,000 £25,000 £30,000 £35,000 £40,000 £45,000 £50,000

% Carriage Costs v Carriagable Sales & Actual Carriage Costs

1. Define 3. Analysis

5. Control

2. Measure

D M A I C

4. Improvements

To reduce costs of the monthly carriage spend of Worldmark East Kilbride

IAR NO: 007Start Date: 10 May 2006Team: J. McLaughlin, D. Crawford, S. McMichael, D. Thomson, M. Nikolaidou, P. Sinclair, J.Pioch

Data Entry (incorrect courier details)IFS "Charges" section used incorrectly

SERCOM - poor forecasting / scheduling

Carriage costs too high

Man Machine

Method Material

"Hidden" carriage costs (in Q&E)IFS cost calculations

RMA process controls

Reliabilty of courier vendor

Change of customer delivery address (NABS)

Security of EK courier account numbers

Intercompany documents shipments

Sercom consignment stock process

Same-day shipments / Hand Carry

IARStart

Intercompany order shipments

Courier invoice terms are 30 days

Incorrect coding of invoices

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Total Sales Exceptions ExWorks "Carriage" Sales 6% Cost INTERNAL CARRIAGE FINANCIAL CODES

Jan-06 £ 1,066,595 £ 650,543 £ 56,706 £ 359,345 £ 20,863 5.8%

6.0%70502 RENTALS / STORAGE

Feb-06 £ 1,153,796 £ 782,209 £ 172,159 £ 206,517 £ 11,490 5.6% 72000 CARRIAGE WITHIN UKMar-06 £ 1,355,144 £ 1,012,335 £ 49,112 £ 293,697 £ 27,216 9.3% 72001 CARRIAGE TO IRELANDApr-06 £ 1,282,523 £ 779,946 £ 43,394 £ 459,184 £ 15,569 3.4% 72002 CARRIAGE BREADMANMay-06 £ 1,240,357 £ 684,913 £ 32,475 £ 522,969 £ 23,379 4.5% £ 31,413 £ 8,034 72010 CARRIAGE WITHIN IRELANDJun-06 £ 1,285,742 £ 872,516 £ 51,925 £ 361,301 £ 19,230 5.3% £ 21,702 £ 2,472 72020 CARRIAGE TO EUROPEJul-06 £ 1,189,117 £ 795,643 £ 51,442 £ 342,032 £ 15,403 4.5% £ 20,545 £ 5,142 72030 CARRIAGE TO USA/MEXICOAug-06 £ 1,121,151 £ 768,817 £ 25,634 £ 326,700 £ 6,463 2.0% £ 19,624 £ 13,161 72040 CARRIAGE TO FAR EASTSep-06 £ 955,381 £ 471,259 £ 30,219 £ 453,903 £ 11,832 2.6% £ 27,265 £ 15,433 72050 CARRIAGE TO R.O.W.Oct-06 £ 1,056,824 £ 493,064 £ 19,864 £ 543,896 £ 11,732 2.2% £ 32,670 £ 20,938 72060 EXCEPTIONAL CARRIAGENov-06 £ 1,174,400 £ 764,920 £ 16,935 £ 392,546 £ 11,807 3.0% £ 23,579 £ 11,773 72070 CARRIAGE WITHIN HUNGARYDec-06 £ 1,009,051 £ 513,300 £ 7,949 £ 487,802 £ 11,060 2.3% £ 29,301 £ 18,241 84900 COST OF SALES - SUBCON OTHERS

£ 95,194 89300 COST OF SALES - CARRIAGE INWARDS

CARRIAGE COST PER REGIONAccount Description Jan-06 Feb-06 Mar-06 Apr-06 May-06 Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06

72000 £2,885.72 £1,875.99 £2,104.32 £3,291.42 £2,856.84 £4,242.58 £1,416.97 £2,995.62 £4,609.94 £4,694.71 £2,314.36 £3,245.06

72001 £4,882.22 £3,483.81 £5,509.00 £5,954.06 £3,990.52 £6,718.39 £3,522.24 £5,223.53 £1,416.44 £3,468.64 £2,750.71 £1,925.77

72020 £3,574.73 £5,163.05 £8,577.52 £4,898.95 £7,159.04 £5,178.26 £970.37 £3,985.59 £2,106.91 £1,329.95 £1,931.20 £2,502.32

72030 £4,802.66 £1,708.71 £4,574.64 £721.03 £1,233.49 £4,168.87 -114.86 £859.66 £1,235.52 £567.53 £1,112.57 £490.24

72040 £2,392.40 £680.80 £2,691.82 £2,713.44 £3,207.97 £4,396.74 £2,052.06 £3,265.36 £2,349.22 £1,670.94 £3,503.35 £2,896.55

72050 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00

72060 £1,084.53 £1,155.76 £1,492.14 £553.24 £1,487.93 £0.00 £6,418.85 £0.00 £113.67 £0.00 £194.34 £0.00£19,622.26 £14,068.12 £24,949.44 £18,132.14 £19,935.79 £24,704.84 £14,265.63 £16,329.76 £11,831.70 £11,731.77 £11,806.53 £11,059.94

Carriage Spend

Carriage "v" Sales %

Pre- IAR Average %

Cost Saving YTD

CARRIAGE WITHIN UKCARRIAGE TO IRELANDCARRIAGE TO EUROPE

CARRIAGE TO USA / MEXICOCARRIAGE TO FAR EAST

CARRIAGE TO REST OF WORLDEXCEPTIONAL CARRIAGE

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Total Sales Exceptions ExWorks "Carriage" Sales

Jan-07 £ 836,029 £ 597,228 £ - £ 238,801 £ 7,870 3.3%Feb-07 £ 778,476 £ 326,068 £ 1,568 £ 450,841 £ 6,824 1.5%Mar-07 £ 924,208 £ 513,221 £ 1,770 £ 409,217 £ 10,907 2.7%Apr-07 £ 876,747 £ 513,836 £ 500 £ 362,411 £ 10,480 2.9%May-07 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - 0.0%Jun-07 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - 0.0%Jul-07 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - 0.0%Aug-07 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - 0.0%Sep-07 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - 0.0%Oct-07 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - 0.0%Nov-07 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - 0.0%Dec-07 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - 0.0%

CARRIAGE COST PER REGIONAccount Description Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Jul-07 Aug-07 Sep-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07

72000 £6,287.88 -£2,946.70 £3,129.36 £1,541.88 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00

72001 £1,394.89 £1,991.69 £1,324.99 £1,547.42 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00

72020 £1,960.99 £4,755.32 £1,889.24 £1,487.10 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00

72030 £636.41 £1,965.57 £3,235.33 £5,540.69 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00

72040 £153.98 £1,058.31 £1,328.34 £362.74 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00

72050 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00

72060 £435.47 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00£10,869.62 £6,824.19 £10,907.26 £10,479.83 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00

Carriage Spend

Carriage "v" Sales %

CARRIAGE WITHIN UKCARRIAGE TO IRELANDCARRIAGE TO EUROPE

CARRIAGE TO USA / MEXICOCARRIAGE TO FAR EASTCARRIAGE TO REST OF WORLDEXCEPTIONAL CARRIAGE

Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Jul-07 Aug-07 Sep-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 £-

£2,000

£4,000

£6,000

£8,000

£10,000

£12,000

0.0%

0.5%

1.0%

1.5%

2.0%

2.5%

3.0%

3.5%

% Carriage Costs v Carriagable Sales & Actual Carriage Costs 2007 Carriage Spend Carriage "v" Sales %

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IAR 007 Action LogKey: Green

AmberRedBlue

Ref Action Actionee Date Initiated Target Date Status Date Completed

1 IAR team created Jim McLaughlin 5/10/2006 5/12/2006 Closed 15/05/2006

2 Jim McLaughlin 5/22/2006 5/29/2006 Closed 05/06/2006

3 Investigate into why March 06 invoiced carriage costs look very high Jim McLaughlin 7/6/2006 7/14/2006 Closed 18/07/2006

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Discuss with Mick McCann the possibility of adding additional colunms to the

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On TrackConcern/SlippingBehind ScheduleClosed

Comments

Invoices were incorrectly "coded". All carriage invoices will now be coded by Logistics dept.

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High Priority (3) IAR # IAR Leader

007a Jim McLaughlinSERCOM consignment stock process

IAR # IAR LeaderIntercompany order shipments 007b Jim McLaughlinWorldmark paying courier costs (DDP) - Should all shipments be Ex-works?IFS cost calculations

RMA process controlsCust. Orders - ship to frequentlyPartial ShipmentsTimed deliveries

Medium Priority (2)

Taxi CostsAwareness of carriage terms / costs within Worldmark "SCUD" team

Low Priority (1)

Unauthorised ShipmentsGeneral Awareness of carriage costs within Worldmark UKIChange of customer address (NABS)Data entry (incorrect courier detailsUse of incorrect courier account Security of EK courier account numbersInitial quote stage (carriage not considered)IFS "Charges" section used Hidden carriage costs (in Q&E)Reliabilty of courier Same-day shipments / Hand CarryHidden duties & taxesWrong courier choice / selected (Royal Mail No.4 / No.6 / R & D despatch processes (should these all be separate accounts?)Intercompany documents shipmentsProduction "missed" commits - Lates to despatch

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COURIER COMPANY Jan-06 Feb-06 Mar-06 Apr-06BARSAN GLOBAL LOGISTICS LTD - - - - BAX GLOBAL - - BURNS EXPRESSDALPA INTERNATIONAL LTDBUSINESS POST EXPRESS 1,843.48 627.62 812.15 2,879.79 PARCELINEDHL INTERNATIONAL LTD - - 181.65 10.00 - ECOSSE WORLD EXPRESS LTD 805.60 498.20 2,671.20 940.50 EXPRESS CARGO FORWARDING LTD 231.00 57.75 142.80 - FEDERAL EXPRESS EUROPE 7,296.46 2,705.76 7,501.79 5,208.94 GEOLOGISTICS LTD 1,640.00 269.00 580.08 515.00 HAUSER LTD 93.51 98.71 INTERLINK IRELAND 52.70 SERCOM SOLUTIONS - - - 235.96 TNT INTERNATIONAL UK LTD 29.39 192.25 1,162.84 347.26 TNT UK LTD 110.80 812.12 524.95 107.70 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE 5,727.30 7,442.36 9,749.29 6,980.04 WEAVER PALLET / UNITED PALLETS 104.00 398.00 146.00 265.00 WORLDMARK HUNGARY - - - - WORLDMARK MEXICO 649.70 - - 5.37 - PARCELS DELIVERED BY TAXI - - - URGENT HAND CARRIED DELIVERIES 100.00 - 68.06 235.96

BARSAN GLOBAL LOGISTICS LTD

BAX GLOBAL

BURNS EXPRESS

DALPA INTERNATIONAL LTD

BUSINESS POST EXPRESS

PARCELINE

DHL INTERNATIONAL LTD

ECOSSE WORLD EXPRESS LTD

EXPRESS CARGO FORWARDING LTD

FEDERAL EXPRESS EUROPE

GEOLOGISTICS LTD

HAUSER LTD

INTERLINK IRELAND

SERCOM SOLUTIONS

TNT INTERNATIONAL UK LTD

TNT UK LTD

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

WEAVER PALLET / UNITED PALLETS

WORLDMARK HUNGARY

WORLDMARK MEXICO

PARCELS DELIVERED BY TAXI

URGENT HAND CARRIED DELIVERIES

-2,000.00 - 2,000.00 4,000.00 6,000.00 8,000.00 10,000.00 12,000.00

B18
j_mclaug: PAYMENT TO UPS FOR CARRIAGE FOR DEL
A19
Weaver pallets have now changed their name to United
B23
j_mclaug: Craig Livingston - Hand Carry to Cz
D23
j_mclaug: C Livingston - Inter Sales Courier
E23
j_mclaug: Urgent deliveries to Sercom Limerick. This cost may be charged back to Mexico
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BARSAN GLOBAL LOGISTICS LTD

BAX GLOBAL

BURNS EXPRESS

DALPA INTERNATIONAL LTD

BUSINESS POST EXPRESS

PARCELINE

DHL INTERNATIONAL LTD

ECOSSE WORLD EXPRESS LTD

EXPRESS CARGO FORWARDING LTD

FEDERAL EXPRESS EUROPE

GEOLOGISTICS LTD

HAUSER LTD

INTERLINK IRELAND

SERCOM SOLUTIONS

TNT INTERNATIONAL UK LTD

TNT UK LTD

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

WEAVER PALLET / UNITED PALLETS

WORLDMARK HUNGARY

WORLDMARK MEXICO

PARCELS DELIVERED BY TAXI

URGENT HAND CARRIED DELIVERIES

-2,000.00 - 2,000.00 4,000.00 6,000.00 8,000.00 10,000.00 12,000.00

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May-06 Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 431.70 - - - - - - - - 359.15 - - - - - -

59.74 119.48 1,214.37 1,312.22 716.88 1,252.48 - - - 395.00 - 550.00 595.00

2,054.26 2,442.85 2,095.50 1,672.60 - 262.99 - - - 699.21 4,902.48 4,298.95 2,215.93 2,740.77

- - 165.76 24.17 - 122.04 122.04 39.87 - - 1,351.50 -1,227.60 715.50 - 715.50 1,431.00 - - - 4,783.86 9,000.65 - 160.72 4,142.82 3,721.74 2,239.05 4,519.02 3,397.87

348.00 - 209.00 385.00 - - 99.18 - - - 78.30

12.59 12.89 30.90 - - - - - - - - - 974.72 1,511.93 437.14 641.29 13.84 - 829.68 606.62 191.97 - 55.06 104.72 9,257.05 9,034.78 4,237.21 7,929.69 1,770.10 3,064.05 2,181.33 2,485.16 104.00 - - - - - - - 101.86 - - - - 337.67 - - - - - - 56.70 106.83 129.87 65.88 194.34 54.18 - - 1,035.60 - -

BARSAN GLOBAL LOGISTICS LTD

BAX GLOBAL

BURNS EXPRESS

DALPA INTERNATIONAL LTD

BUSINESS POST EXPRESS

PARCELINE

DHL INTERNATIONAL LTD

ECOSSE WORLD EXPRESS LTD

EXPRESS CARGO FORWARDING LTD

FEDERAL EXPRESS EUROPE

GEOLOGISTICS LTD

HAUSER LTD

INTERLINK IRELAND

SERCOM SOLUTIONS

TNT INTERNATIONAL UK LTD

TNT UK LTD

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

WEAVER PALLET / UNITED PALLETS

WORLDMARK HUNGARY

WORLDMARK MEXICO

PARCELS DELIVERED BY TAXI

URGENT HAND CARRIED DELIVERIES

-2,000.00 - 2,000.00 4,000.00 6,000.00 8,000.00 10,000.00 12,000.00

H8
j_mclaug: INCLUDES PAYMENT TO DHL BEIJING 12.07.06
H18
j_mclaug: UPS credit received for £84.78. ADJUST CODING TO UPS INV 200603928
H23
j_mclaug: Wei Zho took parts to Hong Kong
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BARSAN GLOBAL LOGISTICS LTD

BAX GLOBAL

BURNS EXPRESS

DALPA INTERNATIONAL LTD

BUSINESS POST EXPRESS

PARCELINE

DHL INTERNATIONAL LTD

ECOSSE WORLD EXPRESS LTD

EXPRESS CARGO FORWARDING LTD

FEDERAL EXPRESS EUROPE

GEOLOGISTICS LTD

HAUSER LTD

INTERLINK IRELAND

SERCOM SOLUTIONS

TNT INTERNATIONAL UK LTD

TNT UK LTD

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

WEAVER PALLET / UNITED PALLETS

WORLDMARK HUNGARY

WORLDMARK MEXICO

PARCELS DELIVERED BY TAXI

URGENT HAND CARRIED DELIVERIES

-2,000.00 - 2,000.00 4,000.00 6,000.00 8,000.00 10,000.00 12,000.00

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COURIER INVOICE COSTS PER MONTH - 2006

Jan-

06

Feb-06

Mar-0

6

Apr-06

May-0

6

Jun-

06Ju

l-06

Aug-06

Sep-06

Oct-06

Nov-0

6

Dec-0

6 -

1,000.00

2,000.00

3,000.00

4,000.00

5,000.00

6,000.00

7,000.00

8,000.00

9,000.00

10,000.00

BUSINESS POST EXPRESS - 2006

Jan-

06

Feb-06

Mar-0

6

Apr-06

May-0

6

Jun-

06Ju

l-06

Aug-06

Sep-0

6

Oct-06

Nov-0

6

Dec-0

6 -

1,000.00

2,000.00

3,000.00

4,000.00

5,000.00

6,000.00

7,000.00

8,000.00

9,000.00

10,000.00

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE - 2006

Jan-

06

Feb-06

Mar-0

6

Apr-0

6

May-0

6

Jun-

06Ju

l-06

Aug-06

Sep-06

Oct-06

Nov-0

6

Dec-0

6-500.00

1,500.00

3,500.00

5,500.00

7,500.00

9,500.00

FEDERAL EXPRESS - 2006

Jan-

06

Feb-06

Mar-0

6

Apr-0

6

May-0

6

Jun-

06Ju

l-06

Aug-06

Sep-06

Oct-06

Nov-0

6

Dec-0

6

-1,500.00

-1,000.00

-500.00

-

500.00

1,000.00

1,500.00

2,000.00

2,500.00

3,000.00

ECOSSE WORLD EXPRESS - 2006

Jan-

06

Feb-0

6

Mar-0

6

Apr-06

May-0

6

Jun-

06Ju

l-06

Aug-0

6

Sep-06

Oct-06

Nov-0

6

Dec-0

6 -

500.00

1,000.00

1,500.00

2,000.00

2,500.00

3,000.00

TNT UK LTD - 2006

Jan-

06

Feb-0

6

Mar-0

6

Apr-06

May-0

6

Jun-

06Ju

l-06

Aug-06

Sep-06

Oct-06

Nov-0

6

Dec-0

6 -

500.00

1,000.00

1,500.00

2,000.00

2,500.00

3,000.00

TNT INTERNATIONAL UK LTD - 2006

Jan-

06

Feb-0

6

Mar-0

6

Apr-06

May-0

6

Jun-

06Ju

l-06

Aug-0

6

Sep-0

6

Oct-06

Nov-0

6

Dec-0

6

-500.00

-

500.00

1,000.00

1,500.00

2,000.00

GEOLOGISTICS LTD (Tocanna) - 2006

Jan-

06

Feb-06

Mar-0

6

Apr-0

6

May-0

6

Jun-

06Ju

l-06

Aug-06

Sep-06

Oct-06

Nov-0

6

Dec-0

6 -

50.00

100.00

150.00

200.00

250.00

300.00

350.00

400.00

450.00

500.00

WEAVER PALLET EXPRESS - 2006

Jan-

06

Feb-0

6

Mar-0

6

Apr-06

May-0

6

Jun-

06Ju

l-06

Aug-06

Sep-06

Oct-06

Nov-0

6

Dec-0

6 -

500.00

1,000.00

1,500.00

2,000.00

BURNS EXPRESS - 2006

Jan-

06

Feb-06

Mar-0

6

Apr-06

May-0

6

Jun-

06Ju

l-06

Aug-0

6

Sep-06

Oct-06

Nov-0

6

Dec-0

6 -

1,000.00

2,000.00

3,000.00

4,000.00

5,000.00

6,000.00

7,000.00

8,000.00

9,000.00

10,000.00

PARCELINE - 2006

Jan-

06

Feb-06

Mar-0

6

Apr-0

6

May-0

6

Jun-

06Ju

l-06

Aug-0

6

Sep-06

Oct-06

Nov-0

6

Dec-0

6-50.00

50.00

150.00

250.00

350.00

450.00

550.00

650.00

750.00

DALPA INTERNATIONAL - 2006

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3. Set Targets.

1 IAR project started / IAR team created (wk30)2 Sercom shipments reduced from B4 12 to next-day (wk 24)3 New despatch operator/did not consolidate shipments (wk33)4 Sercom shipments now on 2-day pallet service (wk 344)5 Project Closed6789

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Poor forward planning

Poor courier options

Dynamic changes in Dell forecastingNo formal procedures /

documentationSame-day shipments / Hand Carry

WM scheduling system / Poor visibility

Dell delivery expectations

WM / Dell supplier agreement

Limited access to IFS system for Sercom Account Manager

Awareness of carriage costs

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1. Define 3. Analysis

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D M A I C

4. Improvements

To reduce costs of the carriage spend of Worldmark East Kilbride for shipment to Ireland (Sercom Solutions)

IAR NO: 007aStart Date: 18th July 2006Team: J. McLaughlin, D. Crawford, Joanna Pioch

Poor planningPoor Communication

Sercom consignment stock process

Man Machine

Method Material

Daily shipments

Partial Shipments

Production "missed" commits - Lates to despatch

Initial quote stage (carriage not considered)

Worldmark paying courier costs (DDP) - Should all shipments be Ex-works?

Awareness of carriage terms / costs within Worldmark "SCUD" team

Data Entry (incorrect details)

IFS "Charges" section used incorrectly ( flyer costs amotised into label unit price)

SERCOM - poor forecasting / scheduling

Sercom Carriage too

high

Man Machine

Method Material

Poor Focus

Defective labels returns from Sercom

Defective labels returns from Sercom

Raw material suppliers (lates)

Re-prioritisation of Sercom orders

(Production)

IARStarted

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DATA SECTION

Invoice date Sales Value UPS Shipments Burns Shipments Irish Costs Percentage 3% Cost29-May £ 42,409.20 £ 1,186.39 £ - £ 1,186.39 2.8%

3.0%

5-Jun £ 20,541.56 £ 715.70 £ - £ 715.70 3.5%12-Jun £ 20,065.38 £ 837.15 £ - £ 837.15 4.2%19-Jun £ 27,111.58 £ 920.33 £ - £ 920.33 3.4%26-Jun £ 27,823.98 £ 1,224.83 £ - £ 1,224.83 4.4%3-Jul £ 37,083.64 £ 847.05 £ 59.74 £ 906.79 2.4%10-Jul £ 51,354.22 £ 768.41 £ - £ 768.41 1.5%17-Jul £ 35,242.51 £ 770.37 £ - £ 770.37 2.2%24-Jul £ 13,385.09 £ 206.37 £ - £ 206.37 1.5%

#REF!

£ 407.88 £ 201.51 31-Jul £ 39,854.16 £ 659.14 £ - £ 659.14 1.7% £ 1,214.45 £ 555.31 7-Aug £ 18,092.53 £ 420.88 £ - £ 420.88 2.3% £ 551.32 £ 130.44 14-Aug £ 49,983.23 £ 1,710.42 £ 96.82 £ 1,807.24 3.6% £ 1,523.11 -£ 284.13 21-Aug £ 25,950.51 £ 236.37 £ 58.00 £ 294.37 1.1% £ 790.77 £ 496.40 28-Aug £ 28,574.37 £ 49.73 £ 116.00 £ 165.73 0.6% £ 870.73 £ 705.00 4-Sep £ 25,850.23 £ 39.42 £ 116.00 £ 155.42 0.6% £ 787.72 £ 632.30 11-Sep #REF! £ 376.95 £ 116.00 £ 492.95 #REF! #REF! #REF!18-Sep #REF! £ 167.52 £ 174.00 £ 341.52 #REF!

#REF!

#REF! #REF!25-Sep #REF! £ 83.34 £ 116.00 £ 199.34 #REF! #REF! #REF!2-Oct #REF! £ 392.54 £ 58.00 £ 450.54 #REF! #REF! #REF!9-Oct #REF! £ 345.14 £ 116.00 £ 461.14 #REF! #REF! #REF!16-Oct #REF! £ 154.85 £ 604.00 £ 758.85 #REF! #REF! #REF!23-Oct #REF! £ 148.06 £ 290.00 £ 438.06 #REF! #REF! #REF!30-Oct #REF! £ 376.95 £ 116.00 £ 492.95 #REF! #REF! #REF!6-Nov #REF! £ 219.66 £ 58.00 £ 277.66 #REF! #REF! #REF!13-Nov #REF! £ 152.62 £ 174.00 £ 326.62 #REF!

#REF!

#REF! #REF!20-Nov #REF! £ 152.44 £ 174.00 £ 326.44 #REF! #REF! #REF!27-Nov #REF! £ 104.92 £ 232.00 £ 336.92 #REF! #REF! #REF!4-Dec #REF! £ 39.06 £ 168.00 £ 207.06 #REF! #REF! #REF!11-Dec #REF! £ 387.23 £ 232.00 £ 619.23 #REF! #REF! #REF!18-Dec #REF! £ 106.17 £ 290.00 £ 396.17 #REF! #REF! #REF!25-Dec #REF! £ 73.98 £ 174.00 £ 247.98 #REF! #REF! #REF!1-Jan #REF! #REF! £ - #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF!

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Pre- IAR Average %

Cost Saving YTD

R65
j_mclaug: 29/8/06 Invoice # 46679 had incorrect value of £80. Buirns to issue credit note for overcharge
R74
Cost included a same-day flyer from Belfast as P.J. required parts that were shipped originally on a 2-day service -COST £310
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3. Set Targets.

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Improve control of EX-WORKS shipments

IAR NO: 007bStart Date: 28 August 2006Team: J. McLaughlin, D. Crawford, D. Thomson, M. Nikolaidou, P. Sinclair,

Poor Control Of Ex-Works Shipments

Man Machine

Method Material

Poor awareness of Delivery Terms

Poor Personnel Disciplines (not checking details)

Pre-arranged Shipment Agreements in IFS

Inadequate Training for Internal Sales

Sales Work Instructions Inadequate / not updated

Delivery Terms not considered at Qoute Stage

Worldmark Inter-Company Shipping Agreements

Courier Rates lower for Worldmark EK

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Glossary of Shipment TermsEXW EX WORKS WORLDMARK PAY NO COSTS TOWARDS CARRIAGE AND DUTIES & TAXES

DDP DELIVERED DUTY PAID WORLDMARK PAY ALL COSTS

DDU DELIVERED DUTY UNPAID WORLDMARK PAY CARRIAGE / CUST. PAYS DUTY & TAXES

CIF COST INSURANCE AND FREIGHT

FCA FREE CARRIER

FAS FREE ALONGSIDE SHIP

FOB FREE ON BOARD

CFR COST AND FREIGHT

“Ex works” seller (Worldmark) makes delivery to the buyer (Customer) at his factory. This means that the buyer is taking responsibility for all the carrage costs and risks of transporting the goods from the seller’s factory. The buyer

MUST also nominate c

“Delivered duty paid “ means that the seller delivers the goods to the buyer at a named point of destination and takes responsibility for payment of all duty and other import and clearance costs for the import of the goods into the country

of importation.

“Delivered duty unpaid” means that the seller delivers the goods at a named place of destination. However the buyer is responsible for the costs of unloading the goods and paying for any import duty. Risk of loss or damage to the

goods passes to the buye

“Cost, Insurance and Freight” means that the seller is responsible for the costs up to the point at which the goods are unloaded in the port of destination. The buyer takes responsibility for all risks of loss from the point at which the

goods pass acros

“Free Carrier” seller delivers the goods to a carrier named by the buyer at a place nominated by the buyer (this may be the sellers premises). This term can relate to all means of transport.

“Free Alongside Ship” means that the seller at his cost is responsible for delivering the goods to the quayside in the exporting country at a time and place nominated by the seller.

“Free on Board” means that the seller is responsible for the costs of getting the goods to port and loading them on board the a named ship at a time and place nominated by the buyer

“Cost and Freight” means that the seller is responsible for the costs up to the point at which the goods are unloaded in the port of destination. The buyer takes responsibility for all risks of loss from the point at which the goods pass

across the ships

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3. Set Targets.

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Man Machine

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