Deliver-I: KPIs for the Logistics/3PL/4Pl vertical

Logistics is the lifeline for any Value-Chain.

It facilitates the seamless and effective movement of products and information throughout the Supply Chain. Logistics have proven to be ‘THE’ competitive edge for an organization in the value chain. As a result, organizations evaluate their logistical operations regularly.

Most organizations have not been able to measure how effective and efficient their logistics practices are at improving their bottom lines and customer experiences.

While tracking profitability, and competitiveness on one side, corporate goals sometimes become a moving target. To accomplish such goals, Operations & Logistics constantly need to re-evaluate their business strategies.

And again, the fact of

Without measurement, there can be no performance improvement.

could never be truer.

Logistics processes and operating practices need to be flexible enough to respond to changing markets and business conditions. Logistics functions incorporate assets, inventory, systems & processes., as well as, procured third party services.

Being an integral part of the value chain, organizations need to evaluate this portion of the supply chain constantly. Planning the integration of raw material supply, production, distribution, inventory, transportation, and information requirements is the key to successful optimization. The challenges include process implementations, cross-functional operation and co-ordination, while maximizing efficiency at all times.

Deliver-I provides logistics organizations to use knowledgeable approaches to manage and measure performance. Key Performance Indicator (KPI) categories include: customer, financial, internal, and innovative/developmental measurements. The KPI ‘s enable an objective evaluation of logistics functional performance in relation to the targeted goals. Deliver-I KPIs help define and establish objectives and responsibilities for meeting and exceeding customer expectations by incorporating metrics that involved all parties in the process- manufacturers, the logistics provider, the retailers and consumers.

Bianix’s advanced analytic tools, including Deliver-i are technology agnostic, and thus compliment your existing deployment, rather than replacement. Each of these systems provides relevant, measurable and actionable information to the appropriate level of the enterprise.

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