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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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

Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Negotiating Skills Negotiate Pricing 28

ShipLilly

OCTOBER 16, 2019

For example, it will help you to reconfigure your marketing strategy to suit the local context. From the way that you brand and market your products to the way that you negotiate with local businesses and retailers, everything you do will be influenced by different rules: rules to which you are unfamiliar.

Tips 40

Tips Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Resource Reduction 40

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. We find that a skill set in another discipline gives students a competitive advantage because it can enhance how they practice logistics and supply chain management.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 40

CLX Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

For suppliers and mid- to large-sized companies, supply chain visibility serves as the foundation for strategic decisions and tactical improvements across the entire transportation network. Much like any other strategic initiative or company-wide process change, leadership must start with the end in mind.

Optimal Sourcing 40

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Software 40

Shipping and Freight Resource

MAY 24, 2020

In 1990, the CMI adopted the Rules for Electronic Bills of Lading in order to establish a mechanism for replacing the traditional negotiable paper bill of lading with an electronic equivalent. The transformation that has taken place in the airline industry is an example of what’s possible if we work together.

Modeling Software 93

Modeling Software Cost Reduction Negotiating Skills Resource Reduction 93