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Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?

Logistics Bureau

Whether your company is a big or small player in terms of shipping volumes, and regardless of your chosen transportation modes (road, rail, ocean, air), the health of your bottom line depends in no small part on the competitiveness of your freight prices. So how can you be sure you’re getting the best freight rates possible?

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How to Build an Ideal Supplier Scorecard

EC Sourcing Group

Read more – Procurement Software Guide Metrics for supplier performance analysis Let’s look at some of the key categories and associated metrics that can be used to assess supplier performance. QUALITY: The quality of goods and services provided by the supplier, as well as the supplier’s delivery performance and accuracy.

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Seeing the Bigger Picture: How a Global Trade Network Can Create More Accurate KPIs

Talking Logistics

The question becomes, “how are you comparing your transportation metrics to what’s happening around you?” If you only focus on the data in your own supply chain, you could be missing the bigger picture, and ultimately, misreading your KPIs. You need to explore the metric relationships to see the full story.

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