It is not all growth in eBusiness. Courier, express parcel (CEP) businesses have been very happy with the growth in purchases over the Internet, because the parcel must be delivered. However, not all governments are happy about the loss of tax revenue and the potential downsizing of traditional retail jobs. Russia, with the most reported Internet users in Europe, has … Read More
Cost of Safety in Transport
Safety can cost a lot of money. Have you identified the cost of safety in your road transport businesses or have negotiated 3PL rates in which safety of the fleet has been discussed? It is difficult to quantify safety outside of insurance premiums and training time, so what figures have you used? As an indication that safety can cost a … Read More
Know the critical LSPs for your business
How important is each logistics service provider to your business? Your answer will depend on a range of factors, including the value of services purchased, the number of potential suppliers and the capabilities required of the service provider. The analytical approach to identify those LSPs which are strategic to your business is to segment the LSP contracts into categories … Read More
Where to make and where to sell
Shutting a factory. A real life situation – you have a profitable factory established for many years in a low growth mature market – in this case, Australia. You also want to grow your business in fast developing Asia. An option is to shut the established factory, build a new factory in Thailand and supply the mature market from the … Read More
Who will control your food supply chains?
Buying the farm. Demand for food (human), feed (animal) and fuel crops will continue to increase with a growing world population (especially in major cities), industrialisation in developing countries and rising incomes. Additionally, future reductions in the supply of oil will increase demand for plant based plastics and chemicals. Within this framework, Australia is currently experiencing some frantic manoeuvring in … Read More