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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

And, of course, I will also share how knowing your cost-to-serve will help you to solve those all-too-familiar performance gremlins. Excessive costs can hide anywhere in your company’s service provision or supply chain functions, including manufacturing, logistics, distribution, and customer service. I’d wager not. Well, you can!

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Building Brand Loyalty with Last-Mile Logistics

Morai Logistics

However, the movement of transporting product from the manufacturer, to the distribution center, to the end user, is far more complex. Over the course of the past several months, Morai Logistics has highlighted a significant rise in e-commerce shopping. This figure has significantly increased over the course of the last few years.

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How to Select the Right KPIs for Supply Chain Benchmarking

Logistics Bureau

The most appropriate portfolio will contain a mix of service-oriented KPIs, such as delivered on-time and in-full (DIFOT) or perfect order, and some focused on cost, like supply chain costs as a % of sales. Of course, you can have as many other metrics as you like, but the KPIs are the ones that should form a catalyst for action.

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Key Factors to Consider When Planning and Designing Warehouses

Logistics Bureau

Of course, it would be possible to write an entire book on this particular subject, so for the sake of keeping this article relatively brief, I’ll stick to a short explanation of crucial factors to consider when planning a warehouse network (even if it is a network of one). These are not in any order of priority. A-Accessibility.

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Energy and Labour Costs: 2 Top Warehousing Challenges in 2023

Logistics Bureau

Recent studies have shown that among the challenges frustrating warehouse and distribution centre managers this year, rising energy and labour costs are two of the most often cited. It’s a good idea to begin by gathering knowledge about the areas of high energy consumption in your warehouse or distribution centre.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 4-8, 2017)

Talking Logistics

My exercise plans for the weekend are set. So, without further delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: UPS, Overwhelmed by Online Orders, Warns of Delivery Delays (WSJ – sub. Surging online orders slow Wal-Mart delivery network (Reuters). Rake today, shovel tomorrow.

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

But, of course, what those circumstances are is for you to decide. For instance, automated order processing can reduce order processing time, while predictive analytics can help forecast demand more accurately, reducing the risk of stock-outs or excess inventory.