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Cost-To-Serve Analysis Should be Core Planning Tool

Logistics Business Magazine

A new white paper from a supply chain consultancy suggests retailers are too fragmented in their approach to determining their Costs-To-Serve (CTS) and should instead adopt CTS analysis as a core, business-critical initiative for informing future decisions and direction. “In CLICK HERE to download the full white paper.

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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

But how to do this was very ambiguous. Initially, Mr. Beery found the technology intriguing, but he was not sure how to leverage their solution. The root cause analysis skill was developed to identify reasons for customer service level cuts and revenue losses. The analysis was not all that accurate.

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Supply Chain Cost Reduction Opportunities

Triskele Logistics

Whether you are managing them yourself, or have outsourced the management of your supply chain, it's a really good exercise to understand how it all works. Look at opportunities to consolidate your shipments and do a "truckload with stop model" vs. a Less-Than-Truck Model". Analysis paralysis can slow you down.

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Are your L&D programs reaping the outcomes you need?

UL EHS- Sustainability

But the most successful learning and development teams also understand how to measure the success of each training course and react accordingly. Traditional training models address performance issues only when there is a lack of knowledge and skills. The best training strategy in the world can’t fix operational issues.

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

Logistics Bureau

Step 2: Gap Analysis – Customer Requirements and Supply Chain Trends. Now you know what your customers genuinely expect from your outbound and reverse supply chain, so it’s time to undertake a gap analysis. Ideally, though, evaluating your position against competitors should not solely be a KPI benchmarking exercise.

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Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions

GlobalTranz

Below I will outline how a vendor managed inventory model, in conjunction with reverse marketing, value analysis, and collaboration will achieve supply chain cost reductions. Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions. Reverse marketing starts first with Value Analysis. What is Value Analysis?

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Sales and Operations Planning: The Interpersonal Element

Logistics Bureau

The need for any S&OP process to have an executive sponsor who actively participates in the process, albeit only by exercising final approval over plans and, of course, making any decisions that call for executive authority, cannot be overstated. The Executive Sponsor. Excluding Key People or Teams. It all starts with awareness.