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The difference between supply chain and logistics explained

Unleashed

The life of coffee begins with growers in the likes of Brazil or Vietnam. A lean business looking to build efficiencies would do well to try and improve this metric. A metric to determine how many days it would take to run out of supply if you did not replenish your stock. Freight bill accuracy. E.g. 35 DOI + 31 DOR = 66.

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6 Supply Chain Trends That Could Truly Shake You Up (2018 Update)

Logistics Bureau

Offshoring cost advantages were often a delicate matter in any case: lower worker wages had to be balanced against increased freight charges, duties, taxes, and damages during transit. Unlike financial trading where performance is measured as a price, a magic one-number supply chain metric does not exist.