Benchmarking Success Blog
Logistics and Supply Chain news, articles, tips and insights
Here’s Why Supply Chain KPIs are Nothing Special
Business at Benchmarking Success is booming, despite the fact that many supply chain leaders and managers, after hearing over and over that supply...
Are You Confused About Supply Chain Measurement and Metrics?
If you're really not sure of the differences between KPIs, PIs, and other types of supply chain measurement, don't worry. The whole subject of...
How to Prevent Your 3PL Contract from Harming Logistics Performance
Many companies today are outsourcing to 3PL providers as a way to improve logistics performance. If it's done right, putting logistics in the hands...
4 Features of Meaningful Logistics Performance KPIs
Will you be reviewing your supply chain and logistics KPIs in 2017? As another new year rolls around, the importance of supply chain performance as...
How to Improve Supply Chain Performance With Best Behaviours
Perfect order, DIFOT, inventory days of supply; the list of operational supply chain metrics goes on. Google "supply chain metrics" and you'll be...
Is Your 3PL Partner Tardier Than You Thought?
If your company has outsourced logistics activity, the performance of your 3PL provider will influence how customers see your brand and ultimately,...
Technology as a Driver of Last Mile Delivery Performance
It may be a mile or two, or it may be a hundred miles or more, but the so-called last mile of the supply chain can account for more than 25% of...
Accountability: the Key to a High-performance Warehouse Workforce
Unless you're managing a fully automated warehouse or (network of warehouses), a high-performance warehouse workforce is as critical to success as...
After External Supply Chain Benchmarking: Innovate, Don’t Emulate
When employed properly and for the right reasons, external benchmarking can be the catalyst for valuable cost savings and progress toward supply...