Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

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.

Negotiating Skills 89

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

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. So how can you be sure you’re getting the best freight rates possible?

Negotiating Skills 82

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ShipLilly

AUGUST 5, 2021

Container shipping charges are high enough as it is without adding avoidable costs. Ships do not want to wait in the queue but waiting in the queue also increases costs. Each passing day increases costs, fees, and charges. This is not even considering the costs of losing operational time to these delays.

Negotiating Skills 98

Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Inventory Reduction Exercises 98

ShipLilly

AUGUST 5, 2021

Container shipping charges are high enough as it is without adding avoidable costs. Ships do not want to wait in the queue but waiting in the queue also increases costs. Each passing day increases costs, fees, and charges. This is not even considering the costs of losing operational time to these delays.

Negotiating Skills 52

Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Inventory Reduction Exercises 52

247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

Our rates are going up and the carriers are completely unwilling to negotiate with us—where did we go wrong?”. Because they are transactionally focused when they should be taking a strategic approach. In this market, your carriers know that they don’t have to “negotiate” with you. Don’t like our rates?

Optimal Sourcing 28

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

For example, as online sales reach a record high, B2C service provider Jet.com uses some creative logistics concepts to bring value to customers. Another trend is learning how to deal with the avalanche of data that supply chain managers have at their fingertips. But hard skills must be coupled with soft skills.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

Of course, that would be hard to do if the business in question needs to pile on costs just in order to increase its market share. In other words, investors like to see a business’ sales revenue grow faster than its costs. There is a point when average costs will actually rise as scale increases. Defining economies of scale.

Purchasing Skills 28

Purchasing Skills Negotiating Skills Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software 28