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…
The main reason businesses often overlook these issues is that fixing them feels too complicated. Addressing loss-making products and customers requires a cross-functional approach, which means it’s not just about improving one area of the business. It’s a holistic problem that spans procurement, inventory management, customer service, and forecasting. Take low-margin products, for example. Companies often resist eliminating unprofitable products because they’re concerned about disrupting their product range or losing sales…
Small orders are a hidden cost center. Most businesses have a mix of small, medium, and large orders, but the small ones are the real culprits when it comes to logistics inefficiency. They tend to cost more to process and deliver than larger orders, making them a prime area for cost reduction. By reviewing your order patterns, you can identify where smaller orders are unnecessarily inflating your logistics costs…
How to identify and fix your profit leaks? Here’s a real-life example…
All Supply Chain leak profits. Some really badly! And most organizations don’t know how bad those profit leaks are…
Here are some tips and things to consider in routing your vehicle fleet…
In this video, Rob shares what he thinks are some of the reasons that businesses are nervous about carrying out Cost to Serve checks on their Supply Chains…
Here are the 5 Cost to Serve advantages from which your supply chain could benefit…
Why is it really important to understand the cost to serve on your supply chain business? Here is a case study we would like to share for you to explore the concept of cost to serve in greater depth…
These might seem obvious. But many (most) businesses don’t focus on this well enough. Find out here…