by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 4, 2020 | Articles, Freight Management, Supply Chain, Transport
ARTICLE SUMMARY A common conundrum for companies is how to reduce their freight costs, which due to a recovery in demand following the Covid-19 pandemic have skyrocketed. Putting a lid on escalating freight costs has now become more important than ever. There...
by Rob O'Byrne | Nov 27, 2020 | Articles, Inventory - S&OP, Supply Chain
ARTICLE SUMMARY 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: 1) Observe ABC Classification It has long been shown that 20 percent of lines account for 80...
by Rob O'Byrne | Nov 20, 2020 | Articles, Logistics, Slotting, Supply Chain, warehouse
ARTICLE SUMMARY Product slotting can significantly improve warehouse productivity—and reduce labour costs by up to 30 percent. Simply put, product slotting is about putting the right product in the right place so you can pick it in the most efficient way. In...
by Rob O'Byrne | Oct 23, 2020 | Articles, Benchmarking
Well, I asked Steven Thacker, one of our benchmarking management experts, exactly that question! I hope his answers help you. What is Benchmarking? Benchmarking is essentially comparing; comparing one against another. When we compare different levels of...
by Rob O'Byrne | Oct 16, 2020 | Articles, Benchmarking, Performance Measurement - KPIs
In an attempt to help you keep your supply chain organisation from analysis paralysis, metric manipulation, or measurement misnomers, I decided to use this post to share nine important guidelines, or golden rules, for benchmarking your business and monitoring...
