Supply chain cost-cutting strategies

Companies in the process industries have had to cope with rising manufacturing and logistics costs over the past few years. To avoid a 7.96% increase in logistics costs (what the average company has experienced in the past two years), companies should follow the roadmap of best-in-class companies, which have been able to reduce costs or keep them flat via supply chain transformation. In the face of the steady run up in manufacturing and logistics costs, the old strategies for cost containment no longer have the same punch. Aberdeen’s survey found that 75% of all respondents have either recently redesigned or are in the process of redesigning their supply chains. Companies need to evaluate their operations and supporting technology.

Published:	2007
Format:	PDF
Length:	26 pages
Type:	Analyst Report
Language:	English

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