Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Within this discipline, one of the toughest challenges is how to get visibility to problems arising across the extended supply network. The company had access to huge amounts of trade data, for example. They came back after three days and said “we’ve got the mapping for you.” Finally, the tool is a sales tool.

Supply Chain Software 124

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions 124

GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

Resiliency is the ability to withstand or recover from difficult conditions or snap back into shape after being bent or stretched. For example, many supply chain resiliency plans may have considered a health crisis in which organizations and key partners face lower-than-normal staffing levels. What do we mean by that? Overall, U.S.

Supply Chain Planning Software 75

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Manufacturing Procurement 75

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

You then set a sales price for that product. Your sales price minus your production cost is your overall profit or margin; at least, before allowing for further expenses. Sales organisation costs. A knee-jerk reaction to a loss-making sale might be to stop selling that way. Efficient order terms. Marketing costs.

Purchasing Skills 88

Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 88

Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

If you can only say “No”, I will not be surprised, because 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.

Negotiating Skills 89

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction Analysis 89

WorkWave

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Door-to-door sale techniques have become increasingly difficult in the era of online shopping. Still, there are particular tips and tricks for door-to-door salespeople that make connections, build networks, and, most importantly, boost sales. The first few words out of a salesman’s mouth can make or break the sale.

Resource Reduction 40

Resource Reduction Material Savings Cost Reduction Buyer Training 40

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

Improved ability to predict and manage trends: After you’ve spent a while working with freight benchmarks, you’ll get a feel for the directions of seasonal rate fluctuations and other pricing trends. It will also make it easier to determine, for example, if you should opt for contract rates over spot rates or vice versa.

Negotiating Skills 82

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software 82

247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

As the VP of Sales for a large national truckload carrier recently told me, “Today, our negotiation strategy is indifference. For example, because of time constraints, most transactionally-driven procurement events rarely—if ever—require prospective suppliers to stress test the systems they are considering. Don’t like our rates?

Optimal Sourcing 28

Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Negotiating Skills Negotiate Pricing 28

Logistics Marketing Advisors

JUNE 20, 2018

For example, if you regularly share information with your list using a marketing automation tool like HubSpot, you can easily determine who is and isn’t interacting with your content. This means, for example, no pre-selected checkboxes on forms. Now, let’s address the letter versus the spirit of the law using an example.

Procurement Solutions 40

Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Logistics Network Optimization Software Compliance 40

Conger

MAY 6, 2019

Later we transition the activity to dealer sales in order to engage and advise interested customers on their own lean journeys. Toyota Lean Management is a management philosophy that teaches team members how to solve problems in a way that is effective and sustainable. It was difficult to stock and exercise first-in first-out rules.

Waste Reduction 59

Waste Reduction Inventory Reduction Material Savings Sourcing Strategies 59

247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

After all, they want to make their money back as quickly as possible and then sit back as the profits from sales roll in. In other words, investors like to see a business’ sales revenue grow faster than its costs. The term doesn’t directly relate to sales revenue or to profit. Why is this important? Inside and outside.

Purchasing Skills 28

Purchasing Skills Negotiating Skills Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software 28

Conger

MAY 6, 2019

Later we transition the activity to dealer sales in order to engage and advise interested customers on their own lean journeys. Toyota Lean Management is a management philosophy that teaches team members how to solve problems in a way that is effective and sustainable. It was difficult to stock and exercise first-in first-out rules.

Waste Reduction 40

Waste Reduction Inventory Reduction Material Savings Sourcing Strategies 40

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

Vendor Managed Inventory Model : The manufacturer receives electronic data ( usually via EDI or the Internet) that tells him the distributor’s sales and stock levels. The manufacturer can view every item that the distributor carriers as well as true point of sale data. This example, the pencil, is already a high value item).

Vendor Strategies 96

Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Waste Reduction 96

Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

One example is the port of Los Angeles, which has worked with GE Transportation and last year introduced a cloud-based port optimiser that provides real-time information on cargo through a single portal that is made available to all the partners involved in the processing of it. Drivers go big. Q&A: Anu Goel, Volkswagen Group of America.

Supply Chain Planning Software 39

Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Software 39