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…
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3 Practical Metrics for Supplier Performance Evaluation
For many organisations, the reality of supplier performance management is that time and opportunity to track and react to dozens of complex KPIs simply doesn’t exist…
Talking Circular Supply Chains with Deborah Dull
If you follow the Logistics Bureau blog, you might recall that we have, once or twice, made passing reference to the concept of the circular supply chain, primarily in our articles focused on developing trends in the supply chain and logistics sector…
9 Steps to Follow When Preparing for Supply Chain Project Management
What does it take to prepare for managing a supply chain project? A comprehensive step-by-step guide would be a welcome start, indeed.
So here it is… Ten steps to successful supply chain project preparation.
Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions
Effective inventory management has become increasingly crucial for businesses in this fast-paced and rapidly evolving era of ecommerce. Moreover, the ecommerce explosion has brought new and unique challenges that complicate inventory management for enterprises selling online…
Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?
Whether your company is a big or small player in terms of shipping volumes, and regardless of your chosen transportation modes (road, rail, ocean, air), the health of your bottom line depends in no small part on the competitiveness of your freight prices…
Inventory Management Excellence: Some Companies to Learn From
Inventory management is a crucial aspect of supply chain management, and effective strategies can help businesses reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profits. But what does a great inventory management strategy look like?…
Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It
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 categories, individual SKUs, or providing particular services connected with those sales, to specific customers or customer categories. And that is the sole purpose of cost-to-serve analysis…
10 Freight Management Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Is your company one of the many that take a minimalist approach to freight management? Yes… I did say minimalist, not lean.
When I say minimalist, I’m talking about the many companies which, while reliant on freight to keep supplies coming in and products going out, don’t see freight management as a core competency. In many cases, quite rightly so…
The Big List of Supply Chain KPI Mistakes to Avoid
Who would have thought that measuring the performance of supply chain processes like warehousing, procurement, or logistics could be so troublesome?
The impacts of some of these errors can mask the KPI’s involvement, leading managers on a wild goose chase looking for other causes. But we’re determined to enlighten you about their existence because, with that knowledge, you can avoid making KPI mistakes in your supply chain.