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Procurement vs. Purchasing: What’s the Difference?

Procurement vs. Purchasing: What’s the Difference?

by Rob O'Byrne | Feb 19, 2021 | Articles, procurement, Procurement - Purchasing - SRM, Purchasing, SRM, Supply Chain

    The best way to understand the difference between procurement and purchasing in a business is to consider the process involved in buying a car, says Logistics Bureau’s procurement specialist, Trent Morris.   Procurement First, Purchasing Follows...
Raising Productivity in Logistics Operations: The BHAG Approach

Raising Productivity in Logistics Operations: The BHAG Approach

by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 29, 2021 | Articles, Logistics, operations, Trends

Achieving business goals successfully is rather like working in a sports team. Some teams are really successful, some aren’t. Some have great coaches—and some just don’t seem to make it.   So what makes the difference? Why do some businesses and organisations...
10 Proven Principles for Best Warehouse Design and Operation

10 Proven Principles for Best Warehouse Design and Operation

by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 22, 2021 | Articles, warehouse

In this article, Logistics Bureau’s Mal Walker, who has spent decades exploring all aspects of warehousing, offers some valuable tips on warehouse design and operation. Over the years, Mal has come to appreciate that there is real science behind distribution centre...
How to Deliver Customer Satisfaction and Service at the Lowest Cost

How to Deliver Customer Satisfaction and Service at the Lowest Cost

by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 15, 2021 | Articles, Business Improvement, Trends

    In this article we will look at the topic of customer service: getting it right in your business, understanding the implications for your distribution network, and how you can extract more value—and get more cost—out of your business. Do you have...
12 Smart Ways to Reduce Your Freight Costs

12 Smart Ways to Reduce Your Freight Costs

by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 4, 2020 | Articles, Freight Management, Supply Chain, Transport

One of the most common questions I get asked is, How can I reduce my freight costs? In answering this question I start by highlighting the wrong way to go about it. The first thing people try to do is attack the rate itself—the dollars per ton, the dollars per pallet,...
3 Common Inventory Management ‘Sins’—And How to Avoid Them

3 Common Inventory Management ‘Sins’—And How to Avoid Them

by Rob O'Byrne | Nov 27, 2020 | Articles, Inventory - S&OP, Supply Chain

Three rules are really important in inventory management. If you don’t get them right, you won’t be able to do a lot of other things. They are foundations in a way. Let’s examine each one in turn, likening it to commandment that shall free you from...
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