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Cost Reduction Strategies in Supply Chain: Guide

Logistics Bureau

If net profit on sales is 5%, for example, a reduction in supply chain costs from 9% to 4% (or from 12% to 7%) will double net profits. This is the big attraction and importance of cost reduction in a supply chain: profits can be increased without having to increase sales. The field for potential reductions is wide open.

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Resilience by Design: The Power of Simulation in Supply Chain Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

That strategy can lead to thousands of scenarios, and still no number of scenarios will answer all questions. Another strategy is to dedicate resources and build the best algorithm for demand forecasting. For example, Colorado should be serviced by the plant in Texas in certain months and by the California plant during others.

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Cost of Warehouse Management System Software

The Logistics of Logistics

You are Making Significant Logistics Strategy Changes : When you realize that your current WMS cannot support new processes effectively or at all. You are Facing New Omnichannel Fulfillment Requirements : The boom of ecommerce and direct to consumer demands require new strategies and cutting-edge WMS capabilities.

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Ten Ideas for Freight Cost Reduction in Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Every shippers challenge in freight cost reduction is likely to be unique, but the following ten ideas might provide some inspiration when youre seeking ways to move more for less. Often these services are just as reliable as air freight and theyll always be a whole lot less expensive.

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Top 5 Barriers to Supply Chain Network Design Adoption and How to Overcome Them

Speaker: Brian Dooley, Director SC Navigator, AIMMS, and Paul van Nierop, Supply Chain Planning Specialist, AIMMS

Want to build your internal capability, reduce costs and make better decisions? You may have recently had M&A activity, about to roll out a new product line or need to cut costs. When you finally have the analysis, everything has changed, and it is no longer relevant. It's easier than you think. We’ve all been there.

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Is Saint-Gobain Serious About Reducing Their Carbon Footprint?

Logistics Viewpoints

Let’s put a major multinational – Saint-Gobain – under the microscope to illustrate how this kind of analysis. It increases site productivity, reduces the usage of raw materials by up to 50%, but also leads to a more comfortable building. Who is Saint-Gobain? Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. and Data Science.

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Omnichannel Retail and the Cost to Serve Online Customers

Logistics Bureau

Let’s begin with a look at why, in general, retailers with multiple sales channels are more likely to experience difficulties in reducing cost-to-serve. Naturally, overall cost-to-serve will be higher for online than in-store sales due to the added expense involved in picking, packing, and delivering customers’ purchases.