Reduce spending in your business. Are ‘savings’ in maintenance expenditure real savings? In a future time, when the original decision maker has moved to another job, additional expenditure will be required to keep the items or equipment operational. A recent court case in Australia found an electricity utility guilty of causing a devastating fire that killed a number of people … Read More
Logistics Service Providers can improve their business
What do shippers require of their 3PL suppliers? A third party logistics (3PL) service provider is unlikely to be equally good at every part of their service offering. So what aspects of the service should 3PL businesses and their shipper clients aim for? The events firm Eye for Transport has recently asked shippers and retailers in North America to rank … Read More
Government policy can affect your supply chains
When governments want to make money. Your business has shipped through a port for many years. Suppose the port is owned by the government and they have decided to substantially increase the rent paid by stevedores. The reason is to make the port attractive for sale to private operators. Of course, to cover the rent increase, stevedores will increase their rates … Read More
Bad products are not worth supply chain & logistics costs
Know your imported products supply chain risks. If your business imports products, there are additional supply chain risks, depending on the country, that must be identified and managed. In Australia, frozen berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries etc.) are being pulled this week from home larders, school canteens and supermarket shelves. The reason is Hepatitis A, contracted when consumers eat the thawed … Read More
Supply Chain Risk is number one now and for the future
Supply Chain risks in your business. You know that supply chains are complex and they are becoming even more complex. This is due to: more multi-national businesses; increasing interconnections between organisations and a greater reliance on global specialist suppliers. 2015 Business Risk Barometer is a recent international survey by Allianz Insurance. It highlights that complexity in supply chains is increasing business … Read More