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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

Have you conducted a cost-to-serve (CTS) analysis for your enterprise? And that is the sole purpose of cost-to-serve analysis. If you were going to say, “What is a cost-to-serve analysis?” When costs begin to spiral out of control, the result is usually a loss of revenue in proportion to sales.

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Resilience by Design: The Power of Simulation in Supply Chain Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

That strategy can lead to thousands of scenarios, and still no number of scenarios will answer all questions. Another strategy is to dedicate resources and build the best algorithm for demand forecasting. For example, Colorado should be serviced by the plant in Texas in certain months and by the California plant during others.

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5 Inventory Reduction Strategies to Drive Cost Savings

EazyStock

However, holding too much can have a number of negative implications, such as high carrying costs , over-investment in stock and poor cash flow. So it makes sense to look for ways to reduce inventory and keep levels under control! What are the potential cost savings from inventory reduction?

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Cost of Warehouse Management System Software

The Logistics of Logistics

Cost of Warehouse Management System Software. Original article: Cost of Warehouse Management System Software. You are Making Significant Logistics Strategy Changes : When you realize that your current WMS cannot support new processes effectively or at all. Wide Range of Options and Costs. Basic WMS Cost Categories.

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Top 5 Barriers to Supply Chain Network Design Adoption and How to Overcome Them

Speaker: Brian Dooley, Director SC Navigator, AIMMS, and Paul van Nierop, Supply Chain Planning Specialist, AIMMS

Want to build your internal capability, reduce costs and make better decisions? You may have recently had M&A activity, about to roll out a new product line or need to cut costs. When you finally have the analysis, everything has changed, and it is no longer relevant. It's easier than you think.

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No Supply Chain Strategy? Here’s How to Develop One

Logistics Bureau

As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.

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Energy and Labour Costs: 2 Top Warehousing Challenges in 2023

Logistics Bureau

Recent studies have shown that among the challenges frustrating warehouse and distribution centre managers this year, rising energy and labour costs are two of the most often cited. We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction.