Supply Chain & Logistics Insights
What is RFP in Supply Chain? RFP vs RFI vs RFQ
A Request for Proposal is a formal invitation to potential suppliers to submit proposals for complex goods or services. An effective Request for Proposal (RFP) for a supply chain project needs to clearly define operational needs to attract accurate vendor bids. Within...
Logistics Disruption and their Impact
A supply chain disruption is any unplanned event that negatively changes the expected flow of materials, information or money across the entirety of your supply chain. This could be at any stage of the product's lifecycle anywhere in the world. That's the simple...
Small Warehouse Design: 8 Things to Consider with Less Space
A small warehouse is not simply a smaller version of a distribution centre. It has fewer doors, tighter aisle space, more shared labour, less automation and less tolerance for mistakes. Manufacturers, importers, e-commerce retailers and wholesalers use small...
Cold Chain Logistics in Australia: Guide
Key Takeaways Cold chain logistics underpins Australia’s fresh food, pharmaceutical and healthcare supply; failures quickly become product loss, regulatory compliance breaches and customer dissatisfaction. An unbroken cold chain means maintaining validated specific...
Five Supply Chain Trends in 2026: What Really Matters for Your Business
Key Takeaways Artificial intelligence, data analytics, and cloud computing are now mainstream tools in demand planning, inventory management, and global logistics. Supply chain resilience, risk management, and sustainability are no longer side projects; they are...
10 Supply Chain Improvement Essentials for Your Company
An efficient supply chain strategy is one that takes every aspect of your supply chain into account, from inventory management and warehouse design to freight tendering and transport optimisation. Let's look at some of the best ways to make your supply chain more...
Supply Chain Automation – Is Australia Ready?
Supply chain automation refers to the tools and technologies we can use to make manual tasks automated, reducing the need for human workers. It's sometimes misunderstood, but it's actually integrated into almost all supply chains nowadays in a variety of different...
The Most Common Supply Chain Acronyms & Abbreviations
Like any industry, in Supply Chain and Logistics we have a lot of acronyms and abbreviations. Here is a starter list. If you add some more in the comments section we'll add to the list and see how big it grows. 3PL 3rd Party Logistics — A company that provides...
What is a Fat Supply Chain?
Indeed. Most Supply Chains are overweight. Nevertheless, they can improve their service and cut their costs by up to 24%. How? Through Supply Chain Benchmarking…
Cost to Serve – A Smarter Way to Improved Supply Chain Profitability
Supply chains are complex entities. Even if you simplify your product range and your upstream suppliers, you still have to deal with the ramifications of diverse customers, their expectations, their location and the logistics needed to meet their requirements…