Supply Chain and Logistics Blog
10 Minute Supply Chain & Logistics Strategy
Why do so few businesses have a supply chain strategy? If it's that important, I suggest that every business should have one that can translate up and down the organisation to fully understand. Besides, it's not rocket science to put one together! Watch this 10-minute...
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How Many Warehouses Do You Really Need?
Distribution Networks need to be checked every few years, to see if they still meet the Business needs. How many warehouses do you really need?
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Understanding Your Cost to Serve
What if I tell you, the profit that you make on your product doesn’t even cover the cost of delivery? Imagine selling a product at $10 but the actual cost of servicing or delivering is $30! See how unprofitable the scenario is. The solution? Do your own cost to serve analysis.
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Avoiding Outsourcing Disaster
I’d love to share to you 8 things that can go wrong on both sides – 8 things for the client to watch out for and 8 things for the 3PL to watch out for.
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Bottles, Barrels and the Business of Beverage Distribution
How many markets can you name that are worth 1.5 trillion dollars worldwide? Estimated at US $1,439 billion in 2017, the global alcoholic beverages market is forecast to grow to $1,684 billion by 2025 (2% CAGR)1. The global non-alcoholic beverage market size...
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Warehouse Automation & Robotics Part 2 with Mal Walker
From the previous episode, we saw a glimpse of the Promat expo that Mal Walker has recently been over to. Promat is a North America’s largest material handling equipment, and systems exhibition. Take a tour and learn about automation and robotics in warehousing....
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The Changing Landscape of Real Estate in the Logistics Industry
This article delves into the changes that new commercial business models, customer expectations, and technology are bringing about in the logistics environment, focusing particularly on how those changes are impacting the planning, procurement, design, layout, and...
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Warehouse Automation and Robotics with Mal Walker
Mal Walker has recently been over to Promat, North America's largest material handling equipment, and systems exhibition, and he is sharing with us his learning experience during the expo. Take a tour and learn about automation and robotics in warehousing. Let's watch...
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Asset Tracking Using Bluetooth with Stelios Trikoulis
Is it possible to lose an asset weighing 37,000kg and costing nearly between $75,000-$150,000? It happens! Some Logistics and Transportation companies are prone to losing trailer trucks, rail wagons, shipping containers, refrigerated containers, etc. Telstra created a...
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Spotlight on Triadic Distribution Centres Making Triadic, Dyadic and Monadic Sense of your Warehouse
This article, written by Mal Walker, Manager at Logistics Bureau, in the July-August 2019 issue of MHD Supply Chain Solutions Magazine. Are you ready for some mental gymnastics? Here’s my hypothesis! They are everywhere! Triadic and non-triadic distribution centres!...
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