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How to Deal With the Complexity of Your Logistics
Logistics becomes complicated long before it becomes visibly chaotic. A business may begin with a handful of products, a small warehouse, a few suppliers, and a relatively simple delivery network. As sales grow, however, the number of variables expands. More products are introduced. Customers become geographically dispersed. Suppliers multiply. Delivery expectations become shorter. Returns increase. Regulations evolve. Data accumulates across multiple systems. Eventually, a process that once seemed straightforward becomes an intricate web of dependencies. One delayed supplier can affect inventory. Inventory shortages can disrupt order fulfillment. Fulfillment delays can create customer-service problems. Those problems can generate emergency shipments, which increase costs and further complicate transportation planning. This is why…
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The 10 Most Read Articles of 2018
The year 2018 was a fascinating period for technology, business, and society. Smartphones were becoming increasingly sophisticated, artificial intelligence was moving from experimental laboratories into commercial applications, cloud computing was becoming mainstream, and organizations were beginning to understand how profoundly digitalization could reshape traditional industries. Looking back at the most-read articles of the year provides more than a nostalgic tour through old headlines. It offers a snapshot of what people were curious about, worried about, and excited to understand. Some subjects have aged surprisingly well. Others now look like artifacts from a transitional period in technological history. The most popular stories of 2018 frequently revolved around innovation, digital transformation, automation,…
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Logistics and Marketing: a love story
Logistics and Marketing were born not only to understand each other, but to enhance each other. And it is that, strange as it may seem, there are still many companies that have not internalized the importance of both departments working hand in hand, in constant communication and cooperation. For those skeptics, we are going to analyze some of the key points in which Logistics and Marketing can excel if they cooperate or fail if they each work on their own. Logistics, Marketing and the ‘Four P’ Marketing schools have been teaching the concept of the Marketing Mix and the Four P’s for decades; that is, four fundamental aspects that marketing…
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Logistics Risk Management: bulletproof supply chain
Think about your worst logistical nightmare, the worst case you can imagine for your supply chain. Now make it real. Would you be prepared to fix it? If you’re not sure, the answer is probably no. And this is because you have not done adequate risk management of your logistics. Despite the fact that logistics risk management is the best lifeline for the most critical moments and can safeguard the future of the company, many companies have not yet developed a plan in this regard. According to a study by the University of Tennessee, 47% of companies have no planned plan for the closure of any company factory or distribution…
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Portrait of the perfect logistician
Like straight out of the Renaissance, logistics workers need to gather more and more skills and knowledge. As multidisciplinary professionals, they need skills that allow them to face an environment that is as demanding as it is changing. But what are these qualities? 9 qualities of a great logistics worker methodical Logistics is a science based on precision. That makes the ability to be thorough and exact highly valued. The desire for refined processes, for constant revision and for accuracy is highly appreciated in our sector. From the person in charge of designing a supply chain for a large multinational to the operations staff of a logistics operator in charge…
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11 logistics problems that bog down your company
SMEs account for 99.9% of all companies in Spain. With more than three million SMEs, according to the Ministry of Industry, it is easy to see that they are the industrial heart of the country. However, this does not prevent them from having to fight every day to overcome their difficulties. As logistics operators, today we wanted to focus on the most frequent problems that SMEs encounter when managing their logistics. Common logistical failures and problems in SMEs Lack of stock control Many of the difficulties that we are going to see are directly related to the lack of resources. Fortunately, advances in technology are making solutions such as warehouse…
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Introducing eLogistic, the trusted digital logistics
How can we make life easier for our customers? This is the question that we ask ourselves every day at Transgesa and today we want to present you the new answer we have given it: eLogistic, trusted digital logistics. eLogistic is thinking for those of you who want to save time and cost in your logistics. We have designed an online platform where you can make any type of material -products, advertising brochures, PVC, etc.- available to your own clients, your headquarters, your delegations… In addition, this platform will be fully integrated with our information and ERP systems. As soon as someone buys, our warehouse will start up, where we…
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Integral logistics: what it is and how it makes a difference
What is the difference between delivering a pallet or a package and managing a supply chain? While some companies still have a limited view of their logistics, without a true holistic approach, others are aware of how important their supply chain is to them, of all the elements it encompasses and how it can help them make a difference. These latter companies are the ones that can aspire to achieve what is known as comprehensive logistics. What is Integral Logistics Integral logistics encompasses and coordinates all the processes necessary for the flow of materials in a company. And it does so from a global vision. In other words, they know…
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The 10 best solutions against your logistics risks
We have already seen in our blog what are some of the main threats to the logistics risk management of companies. Problems such as the growth of inventories, natural disasters, quality failures, theft and economic instability are some of the enemies that keep those responsible for the planet’s supply chains up to sleep. But it will be of little use to know the problems if we do not also have the solutions at hand. For this we have collected the preferred solutions of companies for their logistics risk management, according to a report carried out by the University of Tennessee. Top 10 Risk Management Solutions 1.- Solvent suppliers Suppliers are,…
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Companies and international transport: main challenges for the future
International transport is part of the backbone not only of logistics, but of the world economy. Its ability to move goods on a planetary scale helps define what our world is like and how it will transform in the future. But, as a result of this importance and of its own nature, it faces specific and unique challenges and characteristics. What are these challenges for companies and international transport? Challenges of companies and international transport Longer supply chains The greater the distance, the more difficulty and the more likely problems will arise. Longer supply chains mean more intermediaries and more cogs; that is, more lights so that something can go…
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