Ship Monk

APRIL 5, 2024

When was the last time you thought about your business’ relationship with its suppliers? The last time they raised prices? So much attention is paid to negotiating the price of the goods and coordinating the delivery that very little thought goes into the quality of the relationship and how improving it might help you both.

Negotiate Pricing 104

Negotiate Pricing Negotiating Skills eCommerce Purchasing Skills 104

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?” Only a complete cost-to-serve analysis will expose these underlying issues unless they happen to be discovered incidentally.

Negotiating Skills 90

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction Analysis 90

MTS Logistics

MAY 27, 2022

Last year was marked with capacity issues and high prices, but today, freight prices have decreased, while capacity has increased. Of course, we may still experience more factories in Asia not operating at 100 percent capacity, further trucking shortages, port issues, etc. They also agreed demand spikes caused higher pricing.

Global logistics 90

Global logistics Analysis Negotiate Pricing Negotiating Skills 90

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Suffice it to say that, generally, it’s wise to hold service as the non-negotiable element of inventory optimisation, thereby seeking to keep the right amount of stock to meet required service levels while minimising the inventory costs as much as possible. 3: Supplier Lead Time. 2: Forecast Accuracy.

Inventory Reduction 115

Inventory Reduction Inventory Optimization Modeling Optimization Software 115

Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

Once again, this lack of analysis or structure in freight mode selection protocols is a mistake that often arises when a company under-resources freight management activity. In addition, TMS operators can often negotiate the best possible freight rates. TMS: Is it the Same as Outsourcing?

Negotiating Skills 62

Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Resource Reduction Price Reduction 62

Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

per chip were bearable for units selling for $100, but the price of the new chip was a fraction of that, at about $20. The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, achieving a considerable portion of that growth by way of acquisitions. Supply chain costs of around $5.50

Cost Reduction 66

Cost Reduction Inventory Reduction Expense Reduction Price Reduction 66

The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Darren Prokop, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA): As in the academic world in general, there is a trend to online course delivery. We also provide frameworks for effective interactions with others in courses such as purchasing, negotiation, professional selling, and team-based assignments. What can be measured can be managed.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

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