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Procurement vs. Purchasing: What’s the Difference?

Procurement vs. Purchasing: What’s the Difference?

Feb 23, 2021 | Article, procurement, Procurement - Purchasing - SRM, Purchasing, SRM, Supply Chain

  The best way to understand the difference between procurement and purchasing in a business is to consider the process involved in buying a car, says Logistics Bureau’s procurement specialist, Trent Morris.   Procurement First, Purchasing Follows  ...
Raising Productivity in Logistics Operations: The BHAG Approach

Raising Productivity in Logistics Operations: The BHAG Approach

Feb 2, 2021 | Article, Logistics, Operations, Trends

Achieving business goals successfully is rather like working in a sports team. Some teams are really successful, some aren’t. Some have great coaches—and some just don’t seem to make it.   So what makes the difference? Why do some businesses and organisations...
10 Proven Principles for Best Warehouse Design and Operation

10 Proven Principles for Best Warehouse Design and Operation

Jan 26, 2021 | Article, Warehouse

In this article, Logistics Bureau’s Mal Walker, who has spent decades exploring all aspects of warehousing, offers some valuable tips on warehouse design and operation. Over the years, Mal has come to appreciate that there is real science behind distribution centre...
How to Deliver Customer Satisfaction and Service at the Lowest Cost

How to Deliver Customer Satisfaction and Service at the Lowest Cost

Jan 19, 2021 | Article, Business Improvement, Trends

  In this article we will look at the topic of customer service: getting it right in your business, understanding the implications for your distribution network, and how you can extract more value—and get more cost—out of your business. Do you have challenges in...
3PL Industry Insights

3PL Industry Insights

Dec 18, 2020 | 3PL, Article, Interviews, Logistics, Supply Chain, Trends, Vlogs

What is going on with the 3PL industry nowadays? What is the industry needs to do better? Let us hear the insights of an expert, Sarah Barnes-Humphrey. She comes from a 3PL family and she is now based in Canada.       Related articles on this topic have...
12 Smart Ways to Reduce Your Freight Costs

12 Smart Ways to Reduce Your Freight Costs

Dec 8, 2020 | Article, Freight Management, Supply Chain, Transport

One of the most common questions I get asked is, How can I reduce my freight costs? In answering this question I start by highlighting the wrong way to go about it. The first thing people try to do is attack the rate itself—the dollars per ton, the dollars per pallet,...
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