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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?” When costs begin to spiral out of control, the result is usually a loss of revenue in proportion to sales.

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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. We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction.

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Know Your Supply Chain KPIs – Procurement

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Competitiveness of Pricing. The price you pay your vendors for their products is a significant factor in your company’s ability to compete in its market. However, your company probably procures a wide range of indirect supplies, and this is where pricing can impact your competitive advantage. Emergency Purchase Rate.

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Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?

Logistics Bureau

Whether your company is a big or small player in terms of shipping volumes, and regardless of your chosen transportation modes (road, rail, ocean, air), the health of your bottom line depends in no small part on the competitiveness of your freight prices. The answer is to benchmark your freight, of course.

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Ways to Handle Excess Inventory in Retail

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Saving on costs whilst improving business efficiency Although the principles of “just-in-time” management are highly recommended for pressurized supply chains, it is increasingly difficult to fully implement them. Moreover, the industry was dealing with rising prices and a global economic situation that was far from stable.

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

If you’re a decision-maker with accountability for your organisation’s entire supply chain, and you’re just starting to think about outsourcing, perhaps to reduce costs or improve service, this post should prove well worth the few minutes it will take you to read it. What Can You Outsource, and What Should You Outsource?

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My Inventory Control at Home

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

For example, I decided to always have in stock at least 5 bottles of 8L of water or to have 1 kg of lentils. Some prices may not be accurate because of the inflation, I should update them soon. I also defined a safety stock for some products. Also, having a meal schedule is really useful.