18 practical calculations, worked examples and reference guides.
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Version 2 of the warehouse audit: five areas and over 200 checkpoints that give your warehouse an overall score, so you can compare sites and track progress over time.
A presentation on warehouse robotics and automation: the main types of equipment, what each suits, and the questions to ask before you invest.
Over 850 logistics-related acronyms covering 33 pages.
A really useful collection of common acronyms and logistics and supply chain terms used in business today.
Example of use of decision matrix analysis used for choosing a 3PL.
Assess your current situation and the feasibility of outsourcing using this 2-page table of 28 critical questions.
Example of simplex method being used to minimise the total cost of deliveries from 4 suppliers to 6 customers.
This example shows how a Gantt chart has been created following forward and backwards time analysis of the activities in a small project.
Example of how to construct a graph of inventory versus turnover and how to use it to determine the level of inventory required to support a given level of business.
Example of 3 ways of setting safety stock.
Example of how MAD and SD are used to measure demand variation.
Use this template to calculate the cost of holding stock in your business. Understanding the true logistics-related costs is the first step to improved logistics management.
Use this template to calculate the cost and effectiveness of your procurement department as a first step to calculating ordering cost. Understanding the true logistic-related costs is the first step to improved logistics management.
Comprehensive example of a mind map for inventory management.
This example shows the precedence network, forwards and backwards time analysis and identification of critical path for a small project.
Example calculation of ABC analysis for warehouse management using pick frequency.
Example calculation of ABC analysis for inventory management based on usage value.
List of key questions that you need to ask in your business to decide whether or not it would be useful to consider a 4PL.
