Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

But if you and your team are perplexed over performance measurement and management, the following tips might help you get KPI selection right. Because you can find plenty of other articles on this blog and the Logistics Bureau blog if you’d like to peruse such lists. You’re in a good place. What Makes a “Right” KPI?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction. A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 3, 2016

With it, you will be able to apply for a line of credit with your bank but even more than that, your business plan is also an exercise in specifying which niche you will be targeting and who your customers are. In general, the best tip to reduce the price you have to pay for your freight broker bond is to work on improving your credit score.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you browse through the Logistics Bureau blog, you’ll find at least two or three articles—and about the same number of videos—that cover warehouse product slotting. It also stands to reason that when you undertake a slotting exercise, you should think about it from the perspective of these activities. 4 Bonus Slotting Tips.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

This is to avoid more costly routes such as the Panama Canal or taking the long haul around the tip of Africa or South America. To assist with the short-term solution, the answer is an extensive data-gathering exercise. Use data to improve operations.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

The tips in this article will help you know how to identify the customers, products, and processes that might be inflating your cost to serve (CTS) unnecessarily. That’s a strong indicator that improvements are there for the taking, but you need to exercise care in how you go about it. High Cost to Serve: It’s an Omnichannel Problem.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. Don’t get me wrong here; off-the-shelf KPIs can serve a useful purpose, for example, when used for external benchmarking exercises.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy that’s aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. Don’t get me wrong here; off-the-shelf KPIs can serve a useful purpose, for example, when used for external benchmarking exercises.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friends Magnatag Visible Systems. Get Your Exercise In Early. Consider the following: Regular exercise increases energy and serotonin levels the brain, which can increase mental clarity and focus for anywhere between four to ten hours. 3 Simple Routines That Will Help Kickstart Your Day.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Editor's Note: This guest contribution the Cerasis blog comes from our friends over at Fronetics an inbound and content marketing company who specializes in marketing for companies with a keen value adding business model for those in the supply chain and logistics industries. Do you feel that you worked to your highest potential?

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