Your supply chain costs you money. Supply chain
management and logistics arrangements account for a significant
proportion of the cost of providing goods and services.
Are you getting bang for your buck? In our
experience advising clients across various sectors in connection
with their supply chain management and logistics arrangements, we
see a number of trends and common themes in terms of the challenges
they face – and how businesses deal with them, with varying
degrees of success.
Here's our list of the top 10 things that anyone with a
supply chain needs to be thinking about right now.
- Outsourcing is the new normal. Almost everyone
outsources some part of their supply chain, from raw materials and
component sourcing, manufacturing, assembly and packaging to
customs clearance, freight consolidation, transport across all
modes, warehousing and returns and repairs. You name it, someone
out there can provide it.
