Supply chains are complex entities. Even if you simplify your product range and your upstream suppliers, you still have to deal with the ramifications of diverse customers, their expectations…
Recent studies have shown that among the challenges frustrating warehouse and distribution centre managers this year, rising energy and labour costs…
All Supply Chain and Logistics operations leak profits. It’s natural. But are you aware of it? Sadly, normal reporting systems don’t report very well at a customer and product profitability levels. They tend to report aggregate figures. And so these very common losses are ‘hidden’ within the data. It’s very common to have at least 10% of your customers orders as loss makers. And I’ve seen as high as 81%…
Over a relatively short period, a transport or fleet manager’s ability to support an efficient distribution network through route and delivery optimisation has shifted from almost nil to almost limitless…
Many logistics professionals involved in distribution network design naturally strive to achieve the best possible results. However, for one reason or another, certain aspects are often overlooked or simply don’t receive enough emphasis during the design process…
Have you conducted a cost-to-serve (CTS) analysis for your enterprise? Many companies have never drilled down into the costs involved in selling specific SKU…
Effective inventory management has become increasingly crucial for businesses in this fast-paced and rapidly evolving era of ecommerce. Moreover, the ecommerce…
Is your company one of the many that take a minimalist approach to freight management? Yes… I did say minimalist, not lean…
If you’re a decision-maker with accountability for your organisation’s entire supply chain, and you’re just starting to think about outsourcing, perhaps to reduce costs or improve service…
Who would have thought that measuring the performance of supply chain processes like warehousing, procurement, or logistics could be so troublesome…