Why aren’t we using more rail freight in Australia? According to logistics theory, rail freight comes into its own over greater geographical distances. I seem to recall learning back in my Cranfield days that 600 km was the magic number above which rail...
What is Transportation? Well, I asked John Cole one of our transport experts, exactly that question, and a few others related to transport! I hope his answers help you. How Would you Define “Transport” and Transportation? In a supply chain, it’s...
Some Quick and Easy Tips for Supply Chain Cost Reduction I sat opposite the Marketing Director. She was a formidable woman, with a fierce reputation and did not suffer fools gladly. I felt like a school kid being dragged before the Principal… You know...
Is your company finding it difficult to increase productivity of your transport assets? If so, you might find this brief post of value. I thought I’d share a couple of ways in which a little IT investment might just help you to make inroads into better fleet...
Planning routes for a fleet of trucks has never been an easy task, except perhaps for very small logistics operations with a single-figure-sized fleet. If your company ships to hundreds of customers each day, using a multi-drop fleet of 50 or more vehicles, producing...
As freight transportation costs continue to rise year-on-year, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and any other organisations that are part of a supply chain must think smarter about pushing down the cost of moving goods from A to B. Every shipper’s challenge in...
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