Supply chain news

It has always been an ongoing challenge to manage costs across the supply chain.  Outsourcing to a 3PL is a big ticket item, but the benefits to your business can optimise service and cost while you focus on driving your business, product development, growth, and expansion plans.  Ongoing management of these costs, however, hangs over […]

It may not be a “Hallmark” holiday, but World Customs Day is a great opportunity to step back and consider how you structure and support compliance with customs requirements.   International trade is critical to the survival of most companies. Frequently, however, knowledge of the work of customs teams is hidden from view.  That is, of […]

And where do you get the information? One of the most frequent requests that we get after one of our customs training sessions is for a copy of the commercial invoice requirements.  It may well be because even when using third party brokers to clear shipments, this is one of the key documents that companies need […]

In the coming weeks, we will be publishing the sixth report in our Health Systems Supply Chain Insights series.  Since 2012, we have worked with supply chain leaders in Health Systems to chart developments in how they manage the physical flow of products to support their patients’ needs and to highlight the challenges and opportunities […]

Whether you are an advocate of New Year’s resolutions or not, some quiet time over the holiday period presents an opportunity to reflect on the year past and to consider changes that you would like to make in the following 12 months.   In the supply chain world, we are never short of a crisis to […]

Sourcing and Shoring Global supply chains have been strained by unprecedented demand and limited effective logistical capacity.  A global supply chain is core to the organisation’s competitiveness, and its success depends on the synchronisation of relations, activities, and agreements in order to be flexible, dynamic, high quality, and cost effective for customers. Firms are extremely […]

As COP27 drew to a close in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, this blog post intends to reflect on what happened over the past few weeks, take stock of recent progress and setbacks, and extrapolate the potential implications of international climate change discussions for global supply chains. What is COP27? COP is the UN […]

The eCommerce brand experience that starts online continues through order confirmation, payment experience, order tracking, delivery and subsequent support.  The package that is delivered to your customer’s door is the first physical introduction to your brand, so it is worth paying attention to the message it delivers. Fit the packaging to your product Choose packaging that […]

As we enter the peak retail season for many companies, it is useful to reflect on the impact of supply chain on in-store activities. Receiving supplier deliveries, managing purchase orders, repricing items, adding security tags, replenishing shelves, merchandising items, picking eCommerce orders and picking products for returns are just some of the supply chain activities […]

For many companies, particularly those with high eCommerce volumes, we are in the final countdown to peak season.   With a disproportionate level of revenue dependent on the coming weeks, it is important to ensure that operations can scale to the task.  To give fulfilment operations the best chance to succeed, there are a few tips that […]