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Know Your Supply Chain KPIs – Procurement

Logistics Bureau

On this blog and the one published by our sister company Logistics Bureau, we often receive questions relating to metrics suitable for monitoring procurement performance. To answer some of those inquiries, we decided to release the following brief overview of what we believe to be the most helpful procurement KPIs. Supplier Lead Time.

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BD Achieves End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

Kevin Nelson, a chief procurement officer and senior vice president at BD, agreed to be interviewed on this topic. Only through this extensive mapping can you see that it may be because there’s a Tier 5 supplier who is not able to get the rare earth mineral out of China that goes into the microprocessor (we purchase).

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Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?

Logistics Bureau

Firstly, if you plan to benchmark as a one-off exercise now and again, you might engage a specialist team of consultants to execute a project for you. Alternatively, you can procure access to a digital freight benchmarking platform. The Pros and Cons of Procuring a Benchmarking Tool. That’s the first question to ask.

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Being Adaptive Drives Resiliency and Margins in Collaborative Supply Chain Networks (CSCN)

Logistics Viewpoints

This article explores how adaptive supply chains can help businesses thrive. They underwent a thorough Network Optimization exercise to identify the roadmap of transitioning to a hybrid offshore/nearshore model. Traditional, linear supply chains struggle to adapt.

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Omnichannel Retail and the Cost to Serve Online Customers

Logistics Bureau

If yours is one of those businesses shifting from traditional to online retail, you’ve probably faced some of the logistical challenges arising from the need to deliver your customers’ purchases to them. These are the primary areas to begin identifying higher-cost elements and seeking solutions to tackle them. Equipment use.

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Outsourcing transport and warehousing: How to be Successful

Logistics Bureau

In this article I will outline, firstly, the reasons why organisations outsource logistics activities, and secondly, what the key drivers are for outsourcing success. It must be a joint exercise. In my next article I will be covering the different types of outsourcing relationships and issues to be aware of when entering contracts.

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

In this article, I will redress the balance by exploring outsourcing from a more holistic perspective, focusing on ways to consider outsourcing partnerships for improvement throughout the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.