Would you like to find where money is draining out of your business? Cost to Serve analysis is a great way to spot these problem areas. I’m going to give you a very good idea how to do the analysis and you will be able to apply this approach to any function in the supply chain – transport, inventory, purchasing, customer service. So watch carefully and you might want to get your pen and paper ready for this very detailed...

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 video to develop your Supply Chain Strategy fast. Do please comment with any questions and don’t forget to subscribe. Check out the links below. There are lots of my sites...

Is your Distribution Network right?Do you have enough warehouses in the network?How many warehouses do you need in your Distribution Network? The primary factor to consider: Your customer service offer. How that relate to the number of warehouses you need? Listen to the explanation in this video. Do please comment with any questions and don’t forget to subscribe. Check out the links below. There are lots of...

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. Don’t know how? Watch this: Do please comment with any questions and don’t forget to subscribe. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in...

Why do so many outsourcing relationships end in divorce? Well, I think the blame falls pretty squarely on both sides of the relationship. I’d love to share with 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. I’ll start with the customer side first and halfway through this video is the 3PLs side. As mentioned in the video, here are some links to the blogs that...