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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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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?” Only a complete cost-to-serve analysis will expose these underlying issues unless they happen to be discovered incidentally.

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

There are different tools, goals, and market dynamics. An RFP is a data intensive exercise. This made the data analysis easier. This made the data analysis “painful.” Simmons has corrected this problem; they are now using a TMS from Kingsgate Logistics for inbound freight. We did not have a great spot tool.”

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Intelligent Automation, the Future of Supply Chain. Is the Logistics Industry Ready?

Blue Grace Logistics

When the retail and consumer goods industries, who have the most complicated supply chains, are envisaging intelligent automation as the future of the supply chain, then can logistics – the core of supply chain be left behind? How Intelligent Automation Will Benefit Logistics. Definitely not.

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Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?

Logistics Bureau

At Logistics Bureau, we want to help you with that, so we’re publishing this brief guide to help you if you haven’t already included freight benchmarking in your management strategies or want to benchmark more effectively than you are now. The Pros and Cons of Procuring a Benchmarking Tool.

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How to Protect Supply Chain from Cyber Attacks

3PL Links

People who operate in the supply chain ultimately communicate through alternative channels, even in the presence of dependable systems, applications, and other tools at their disposal. As a result, you must exercise extreme caution when selecting each partner, making sure they have sufficient security procedures and resources in place.

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How much stuff is enough?

Logistics in War

The key is effective data analysis, trusted modelling tools and a systematic approach that provides total visibility across the entire supply network. Air Commodore Hayden Marshall retired from the PAF in March 2018 after 36 years of service in a range of logistics roles.