Denali Consulting identified capacity improvement options that allowed an increase in logistics capacity by 30% without adding new facilities or costs.
$2 Billion Manufacturer
Report Abstract: Landscaping Services
This Market Intelligence Report focuses on the landscaping services marketplace in the United States from a supply chain sourcing perspective. Landscaping services includes services ranging from commercial landscape installation and maintenance to irrigation systems, tree services, and chemicals application. Primarily a fragmented industry, landscaping services has a well developed supplier base. The landscaping services category has medium product segmentation and serves primarily industrial, commercial, and consumer markets. The demand for landscaping services is generated by various downstream industries with primary drivers including economic growth, disposable income, level of construction, and climatic conditions. Key costs around the landscaping services category include labor, plant materials, and fuel costs (transportation and equipment use). Major trends in the landscaping services industry include consolidation, and environmental regulations, among others. The risk outlook for the landscaping services industry is deteriorating based on the macroeconomic environment. Category management best practices around the landscaping services industry include strategic sourcing practices and green initiatives.
Starting with detailed background information to provide category context, this report provides insight into the market drivers around demand and key costs, including both historical and forecasted commodity pricing. The supply base section covers the top suppliers, including high-level overviews and market news. The report presents the NAICS category cost structure and historical, current and future pricing curves. The trend section reports new and emerging industry directions. Regulatory considerations include developing governmental initiatives. Risk outlooks offer a view into upstream drivers that could adversely affect the industry and category. Insights and Best Practices share winning strategies around the management and sourcing of this category.