{"id":99049,"date":"2019-07-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecnotri.com.br\/blog\/8-tips-to-reduce-logistics-costs\/"},"modified":"2019-07-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T03:00:00","slug":"8-tips-to-reduce-logistics-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecnotri.com.br\/en\/blog\/8-tips-to-reduce-logistics-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Tips to reduce logistics costs"},"content":{"rendered":"

To reduce logistics costs and make activities leaner and more profitable, it is crucial to have good logistics management. It directly influences the reduction of delivery times, ease of product availability and pricing, helping to attract more customers to the business.<\/p>\n

Logistics involves operations such as transportation, storage, stock, inventory, transit time, order processing, tax burden, among other factors. To increase productivity and profitability, companies need to take into account the costs of all these operations and seek to make processes more efficient and economical.<\/p>\n

1. Use cost management tools<\/h2>\n

Logistics cost management is done based on cost planning. It allows you to determine production cost standards, simulate different scenarios, choose the most appropriate production policy and determine the price.<\/p>\n

Problems such as low asset utilization can be identified by this type of tool. In supply, for example, a costing tool can define supplier selection criteria, purchasing lot sizes and inventory policy.<\/p>\n

The system must enable the simulation of different production policies, to check how costs behave in the face of each modification. Furthermore, it must allocate indirect costs in an undistorted way, so that it can cost the products and measure their profitability.<\/p>\n

2. Share costs<\/h2>\n

Cost apportionment allows the proportional division of expenses to be made according to the information provided by each sector. This way, it is possible to know more precisely the company’s expenses, calculate its profitability and plan its production cycle more efficiently.<\/p>\n

Numerical information is essential for decision-making, pricing of goods and making profitable investments. Service level measurement is related to product availability, operational capacity and quality of effort.<\/p>\n

To reduce logistics costs, it is possible to apportion costs considering direct expenses, which affect production directly and vary as it varies, or indirect expenses, applying proportional portions of indirect expenses to the value of each commodity.<\/p>\n

The accounting sector must consider not only fiscal and production aspects, but also the distribution of expenses, opportunity costs and depreciation. For example, money spent on a stock that is stagnant could be invested in a more profitable investment.<\/p>\n

3. Use distribution warehouses<\/h2>\n

The use of distribution centers in logistics operations is a good alternative to decentralize the management of deliveries across several units in which products are stored and then dispatched to the recipient, helping to reduce logistics costs.<\/p>\n

Advanced distribution centers are scaled to position inventory across multiple links in a supply chain. Its objective is to quickly meet the needs of customers in a geographical area far from production centers.<\/p>\n

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In addition to providing quick service, distribution centers make it possible to obtain transportation savings, as they operate as cargo consolidating centers. Transport to the customer can be done in fractional loads, over short distances.<\/p>\n

When used by multiple suppliers, distribution centers present additional advantages. In addition to greater ease and speed of transfer, final delivery can also be carried out in a consolidated manner, when customer orders from different suppliers are combined.<\/p>\n

4. Calculate demand forecast<\/h2>\n

Demand forecasting can be carried out based on data from the commercial area, considering the sales history and analysis of market behavior, and inventory management, based on product turnover. By crossing this information, you can create estimates of what customer demand will be in the coming periods and organize the acquisition of new products.
\nThe composition of stock must be based on the reality of the business, avoiding problems such as shortages, excesses and waste. All of this directly influences operational costs, reducing losses and optimizing the business\u2019s working capital expenditure.<\/p>\n

5. Use technology to your advantage<\/h2>\n

There are several technological solutions that can help improve logistics management and reduce expenses, such as ERP, WMS and TMS. ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is a system aimed at integrated company management, which contributes to improvements in logistics as it automatically exchanges information, improves communication, automates processes and increases productivity. With it, it is possible to monitor sales volume, balance stock levels and correctly size the need for delivery vehicles.<\/p>\n

The WMS (Warehouse Management System) is a tool aimed at controlling inventory routines. It allows the control of processes such as receiving, storage, order picking, material inventory and shipping.<\/p>\n

The WMS system is integrated with an ERP to optimize all operational and administrative activities of the storage process, resulting in better use of spaces and greater efficiency in organizing the flow and distribution of products.<\/p>\n

The TMS, in turn, is a transport management system that offers features such as cargo consolidation, delivery monitoring, incident management, invoice auditing and routing.<\/p>\n

6. Monitor performance indicators<\/h2>\n

Performance indicators (KPIs) are management tools that help identify process results and reduce logistics costs by identifying flaws and opportunities for improvement. Metrics that must be monitored include freight costs; inventory cost; rate of damage and loss; and number of re-deliveries.<\/p>\n

Based on this data, analyzes must be carried out before making decisions. This way, you will be able to avoid actions that reduce expenses, but compromise the quality of the products and services offered.<\/p>\n

7. Use palletizing resources<\/h2>\n

Palletization is the arrangement of products in layers, forming stacks and obtaining a parallelepipedal volume, the height of which is determined by the weight and available space.<\/p>\n

In the storage sector, pallets<\/a> and connected products contribute to smarter inventory management. Palletization facilitates and speeds up access to each stored pallet, optimizing stock control and adapting operations to any space, size or weight of the merchandise that will be stored.<\/p>\n

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The palletization of the storage system facilitates and speeds up access to each stored pallet, optimizing stock control and adapting operations to any space, size or weight of the merchandise that will be stored.<\/p>\n

Palletizing can be carried out in drive-in modes (by accumulation on surface or height), drive-thru (with two aisles for accessing the load, one on each side of the rack) or push-back (storage of up to four pallets deep on each level).<\/p>\n

In palletizing, the distribution and height of the racks are determined depending on the characteristics of the warehouse, the storage elements and the equipment used. This system allows the use of narrow corridors and greater heights, improving the use of physical space with the use of forklifts or automatic stacker cranes.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, it is possible to combine storage with manual picking racks, in order to increase the number of pallets stored, by installing double-depth racks or storing one pallet in front of the other, to allow access from both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n

8. See the advantages of using rotomolded plastic pallets<\/h2>\n

pallets<\/a> favor the rationalization of storage spaces, the reduction of damage to products and the better use of vertical spaces. Its structure provides direct and individual access to each load unit, facilitating product distribution.<\/p>\n

Produced in different colors, pallets allow for more efficient organization of products, with easy identification of goods, good use of physical space and ownership traceability. Furthermore, they are up to 70% lighter than wooden pallets, have a constant weight and require no long-term maintenance.<\/p>\n

Plastic pallets are versatile and can be configured for use on the ground, in sliding pallet racks, dynamic drive ins, racks and metal shelving. They have a modern system of interlocking beams that makes assembly and disassembly quick and easy.<\/p>\n

Due to its resistance, the pallet rack allows the storage of large and heavy products in a vertical position, optimizing the use of physical space and multiplying storage capacity.<\/p>\n

As we have seen, there are several resources and strategies capable of reducing logistics costs and making processes more efficient. These measures are crucial for a company’s competitiveness, but they must be carried out with planning and in a structured manner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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