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Know Your Supply Chain KPIs – Procurement

Logistics Bureau

Purchase Order Cycle Time. Purchase order cycle time is a KPI that measures the elapsed time between raising a requisition request and the transmission of the purchase order to the vendor. Cost per Purchase Order and Cost per Invoice. Calculate it as a ratio of emergency purchases to total purchases for a given period.

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My Inventory Control at Home

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

I created a list of the goods that I buy and the frequency of ordering (they include food and drugstore products). Of course, it used to be much cheaper when I lived with my parents… In conclusion, this small inventory control exercise showed the benefits of keeping track of the stuff you buy, even though they are essential goods.

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ShipMonk Summits Enhance 3PL Mindsets

Ship Monk

And, of course , that the page they’re on is informed, thorough, and forward-thinking. Yes, there are also cute company dogs present, warehouse tours, and the occasional lighthearted team-building exercise, but overall, employees keep their eyes on the prize of enhancing our 3PL’s ability to kick eCommerce butt.

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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

And, of course, I will also share how knowing your cost-to-serve will help you to solve those all-too-familiar performance gremlins. Of course, it’s always possible to factor estimates of those costs into your product or service pricing, but then you can find yourself overpricing them. Are Your Profit Margins Declining? I’d wager not.

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Building Brand Loyalty with Last-Mile Logistics

Morai Logistics

Over the course of the past several months, Morai Logistics has highlighted a significant rise in e-commerce shopping. This figure has significantly increased over the course of the last few years. This is the final step in the delivery process and efficiency is critical in order to meet the rise in online purchases.

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Ways to Handle Excess Inventory in Retail

ShipLilly

Of course, this is only possible with goods with a long expiry date. Businesses are realizing that they ordered more than they needed Another option is to cultivate customers through aggressive marketing. Historical data, as well as informed projections, can be useful in this exercise.

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. All militaries enjoy large-scale exercises, simulations and desk-top analyses but very rarely do they focus upon the logistics process.