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Know Your Supply Chain KPIs – Procurement

Logistics Bureau

On this blog and the one published by our sister company Logistics Bureau, we often receive questions relating to metrics suitable for monitoring procurement performance. To answer some of those inquiries, we decided to release the following brief overview of what we believe to be the most helpful procurement KPIs.

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7 Reasons Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success

Logistics Bureau

Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth. 2) According to a 2012 report into corporate insolvencies by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, 44% of businesses in Australia failed because of poor strategic management. Supply Chain Costs.

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8 Reasons Why Your Business’ Success Depends Upon Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth. 2) According to a 2012 report into corporate insolvencies by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, 44% of businesses in Australia failed because of poor strategic management. Supply Chain Costs.

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Energy and Labour Costs: 2 Top Warehousing Challenges in 2023

Logistics Bureau

Of course, switching to more efficient lighting requires significant investment, especially if you choose induction lights, which are particularly expensive to procure. A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities. Such a program can be simple and inexpensive to implement.

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Continental commitment by African Governments to school feeding

World Food Programme Logistics

21 countries in the region have home-grown initiatives which link local agricultural production to purchase for local school feeding, with a clear intent to benefit farmers and communities as well as children. Purchasing locally grown foods for school feeding programmes helps the wider community.

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Cost To Serve – A Smarter Way to Improved Supply Chain Profitability

Logistics Bureau

Even if you simplify your product range and your upstream suppliers, you still have to deal with the ramifications of diverse customers, their expectations, their location and the logistics needed to meet their requirements. Orders can be evaluated in terms of their true Cost to Serve, and either accepted, declined, or modified on that basis.

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Supply chain trends to watch out for in 2023

Logistics Business Magazine

As more consumers are becoming aware of sustainability and human rights issues within the industry, purchasing trends may shift towards higher-quality products for those who can afford them or second-hand items. Historically, this product ‘footprinting’ exercise was both tedious and expensive.