What does Corporate Social Responsibility Really Mean?
What does corporate social responsibility really mean? For some companies it means ethical procurement, for others it involves supporting worthy causes.
CSR has specific characteristics and is not to be confused with the shrewd marketing ploys that some companies use to boost their public credentials…
Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services
Because 4PL providers handle a company’s entire chain, including challenges that are thrown up by advances in technology, they are increasingly being favoured over third-party logistics (3PL) providers, especially by big companies with complex supply chains…
Best Supply Chain Advice
“The things that matter most should never be at the mercy of the things that matter least” – Stephen Covey, author of the book entitled ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’…
Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain
For most people, the shared economy is best illustrated by the Uber and AirBnB concept of crowdsourcing and convenience services based on digital platforms…
Warehouse & Distribution Centre Benchmarking Case Study
BENCHMARKING IS A FANTASTIC BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT TOOL. John Monck, Manager Consulting at Logistics Bureau will demonstrate its use and explain more about it. Kindly watch the video below: Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on...
Supply Chain and Logistics KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
We get a lot of questions relating to KPIs than anything else on this blog and on our YouTube channel so here are some useful tips for that and hope you find this useful for your supply chain KPIs preparation. Do not have too many Do not go overboard to a 100-pager...
Distribution Center & Warehouse Operations Benchmarking with John Monck
What is this all about? “It’s an exciting tool that Logistics Bureau have to look at benchmarking warehouses or DC, so specifically for your warehouse…” – John Monck, Logistics Bureau’s Consulting Manager Get to know more about Benchmarking Distribution...
How to Get a Job in Supply Chain in another Country
Getting a job overseas and getting a job in supply chain, this is what Naveed has done, he is our young and talented Business Analyst in Logistics Bureau. It’s basically hitting two birds in one stone for this guy! How did he do it and how could you be successful too...
Cost to Serve Case Study that was Off the Scale! – with Steven Thacker
What are the three things that people get wrong with their supply chains? 1. Focusing on the wrong things 2. Understanding margins in your product 3. Not setting the bar high enough for cost reduction planning With us is Steven Thacker, Rob’s fellow director in...
#1 Supply Chain YouTube Channel
Thank you to Feedspot for voting my Supply Chain YouTube channel #1. Surprising and very humbling. Feedspot has a team of over 25 experts whose goal is to discover and rank popular blogs, podcasts, and youtube channels in several niche categories. With...
