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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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SONAR Indices & Insights: Measure whether shippers or carriers have control of freight pricing with SONAR’s Pricing Power Index

FreightWaves SONAR

This week, learn how freight market participants are able to measure if freight pricing control lays in the hands of freight shippers or freight carriers. What is the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index? The chart above has an 80 reading which indicates that the control of freight pricing lies in the carriers’ hands.

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Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?

Logistics Bureau

Whether your company is a big or small player in terms of shipping volumes, and regardless of your chosen transportation modes (road, rail, ocean, air), the health of your bottom line depends in no small part on the competitiveness of your freight prices. So how can you be sure you’re getting the best freight rates possible?

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Implementing Last-mile Delivery Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

Technology for All In a retail era dominated by e-commerce giants, customer expectations have shifted towards instant product delivery at no cost. Previously, only large companies such as Amazon and FedEx possessed the network and scale required for cost-effective same-day and next-day shipping.

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Turvo Partners with Banyan Technology to Drive Cost Savings by Optimizing Transportation Management

Turvo

The volatility the market witnesses today has led supply chain stakeholders like shippers, carriers, and manufacturers to obsessively look at driving efficiencies into their workflow, while cutting costs. From finding the right 3PL partners, to eliminating the RFP process and lengthy negotiations, shippers have several ways to gain benefit.

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Procurement vs. Purchasing: What’s the Difference?

Logistics Bureau

Once you have done that, you move into getting prices on the vehicles. Purchasing: Once you know what you want, you go out and find what you want for the right price. But it’s not only the price. IT and other information services: This is a complex environment on its own and requires specialist knowledge.

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The Cost to Serve Bangkok Customers… And Why it Matters

Logistics Bureau

If so, do you really know the impact of logistics costs on your profits? In this short article, I’m going to explain why not knowing the cost to serve (CTS) is a mistake that could be limiting the profitability of your business operations in Thailand. SOURCE: Article by Cerasis Logistics. Many companies don’t.