Why the Procurement Team Should Understand Inbound Freight Costs

Why the Procurement Team Should Understand Inbound Freight Costs

If you work in a procurement or purchasing role, you’re probably involved in purchasing inbound materials. These might be raw materials for a manufacturing facility or perhaps finished goods (if you work for a retail organisation). In any event, you and your team can...
6 Steps Your IT Department Can Take Towards RFID Readiness

6 Steps Your IT Department Can Take Towards RFID Readiness

Are you an IT guy or girl in a logistics or supply chain organisation? If so, radio frequency identification (RFID) might become a feature of your project activity in the future—that is if your company hasn’t already implemented RFID.     The adoption of...
Lift Truck Maintenance Tips That Matter

Lift Truck Maintenance Tips That Matter

In many supply chain organisations, the warehouse workhorse, otherwise known as the lift truck, doesn’t receive the maintenance attention that it deserves.     While many logistics companies wouldn’t dream of letting goods-vehicle maintenance schedules slip,...
Who Should Care About Financial Risks in Your Supply Chain?

Who Should Care About Financial Risks in Your Supply Chain?

Running a supply chain or even running part of one, is a risky business today and there are two main reasons why that’s so. Firstly, the strategic partnerships often brokered to take advantage of raw material access and low-cost labor, distribute modern supply chains...
Is The Cloud on Your Supply Chain IT Shopping List?

Is The Cloud on Your Supply Chain IT Shopping List?

It’s that time of year again when supply chain leaders start to think about business technology and which new trends they should incorporate into supply chain IT strategy. If you’re in an IT management role, this probably means you’ll soon be called upon to put...