Supply Chain and Logistics Blog
Logistics Bureau is 20 years old this month!
WOW! Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun. We’ll be doing a few things in the coming months to celebrate our Birthday. But this one is the most important. (read down to find your ‘gift’) Because without the support of our fantastic consulting clients, our...
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There’s a Less Frustrating Way to Negotiate Freight Contracts
What do planes, trains, trucks, and ships all have in common?... Unless you own them, you have to pay for space onboard. When you negotiate freight contracts though, there's a lot more to consider (and haggle over) than the price per unit/tonne/pallet that you wish to...
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Are You Sure You’re Out of Warehouse Space?
There's no doubt at all that a lack of warehouse space will impact your supply chain performance. Indeed, if any of your company's warehouses are running at more than 85% to 90% of their total capacity, you're probably finding it hard to operate them efficiently....
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Supply Chain Consultants in New Zealand: Boosting Business Performance
Supply chain consultants in New Zealand know that this far-flung corner of the world is replete with logistics opportunities and challenges, just like any other nation. However, they also know that few nations have the same combination of opportunities and challenges....
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Do You Know When it’s Time for a Freight Review?
Choosing freight carriers is not the easiest of tasks, so it's understandable why companies often overlook the need for a freight review, even when such an undertaking is long overdue. If your company uses any kind of carriers or freight service providers, this post...
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Supply Chain Automation – Is Australia Ready?
Supply Chain Solutions and Innovations at ProMat 2017:
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Supply Chain Principles in 11 Words
Yes, just 11 words Supply Chain Management can get really complicated! It can. We all know that. But all too often we get tied up with so many different initiatives we start to lose sight of some really basic principles. So I tried to encapsulate what good Supply...
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Supply Chain Automation at ProMat 2017
Our Warehouse Consultant, Mal Walker, shares some of the highlights from his ProMat 2017 experience. Mal got to see firsthand some of the materials handling innovations as well:
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Some Best In Class Supply Chains
How do you compare to these best-in-class supply chains?
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Why Your Supply Chain Isn’t Best in Class
Why aren't you there yet? We constantly strive for Best in Class Supply Chain performance, but only 20% of companies ever achieve it. And only 2% ever reach that exclusive 'club' of offering best in class service at much lower costs than their competitors! More on...
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