by Rob O'Byrne | Aug 5, 2022 | Article, Supply Chain, supply chain management, Supply Chain Strategy
As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jul 29, 2022 | Article, logistics, Performance Measurement - KPIs, Supply Chain, Supply Chain KPIs
For many organisations, the reality of supplier performance management is that time and opportunity to track and react to dozens of complex KPIs simply doesn’t exist. Regardless of advances in business analytics therefore, I still advocate a measured approach...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jul 15, 2022 | Article, Business Improvement, Slotting, Supply Chain, warehouse
Slotting is the shorthand term for the process of allocating product, (SKU’s), to locations in the Warehouse according to business rules and product characteristics. It is normally restricted to the picking face or on-line locations only however it can impose some...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jul 1, 2022 | Article, Cost, Cost Saving, Cost to Serve, Supply Chain
Supply chains are complex entities. Even if you simplify your product range and your upstream suppliers, you still have to deal with the ramifications of diverse customers, their expectations, their location and the logistics needed to meet their requirements. While...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jun 17, 2022 | Article, Supply Chain, supply chain management, Supply Chain Strategy
Despite the apparent complexities involved in supply chain management, achieving excellence really doesn’t have to be too difficult. Just review and build on our three fundamental pillars of great supply chain management. In this post, we explain what...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jun 10, 2022 | Distribution Centre, Distribution Channels, Distribution Network Design, Supply Chain, warehouse
Warehouse and distribution centre (DC) design is a fascinating and absorbing topic, but alas, is often misunderstood. Regrettably, few people fully understand the discipline of warehouse design and because of this, literally thousands of facilities are...
