What Common Supply Chain Problems Do Firms Face Regardless of the Economic Situation?

Monday, 19 December, 2011 10:05 Written by Richard Koch 0 Comments

In spite of the intense short term survival orientation apparent in many businesses today, everyone acknowledges that there will be a future. Indeed, most organisations know that when others retrench, they have a unique opportunity to build competitive advantage. For example, they know that they can’t tread water on developing their people, while their competitors [...]

What you can do about the 50% problem

Tuesday, 22 March, 2011 03:59 Written by Richard Koch 0 Comments

Every couple of years over the past 10 years now, Dan Gilmore, Editor in Chief of Supply Chain Digest magazine in the US, has written a series of articles on what he refers to as ‘The 50% Problem.’ As Dan describes it, the 50% problem is this:

Negotiating service level agreements – how to avoid common pitfalls

Tuesday, 30 November, 2010 00:02 Written by Richard Koch 0 Comments

The service level agreement (SLA) is a popular platform on which a company and their third party logistics (3PL) provider can build a mutually beneficial and harmonious working relationship.

Fuel levies – are you being served?

Tuesday, 30 November, 2010 00:02 Written by Richard Koch 2 Comments

While assisting a client recently with a freight tender, I was once again reminded that, in the case of fuel levies, what goes up doesn’t necessarily go down.

How to avoid costly mistakes when selecting a transport supplier

Monday, 29 November, 2010 23:39 Written by Richard Koch 0 Comments

I was chatting with one of the local dad’s at my son’s basketball game last weekend and he told me about his recent attempt to obtain delivery of a refrigerator he ordered online.

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How to avoid costly mistakes when selecting a transport supplier

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