How to reduce operating costs for an efficient logistics

Thinking about this, we prepared practical tips on how to reduce operating costs, giving your logistics more efficiency.

Have a strategy and avoid re-work

Developing more efficient work routines is really important for reducing costs. For example, even if a specific situation could happen, like trucks transporting the same product to the same region due to delays or other problems, it must be avoided. Another common situation is when trucks are driving without its capacity filled, resulting in more movement and trip costs. In these cases, doing small strategic settlements, like elaborating new routes, collecting points and unloading of products, can eliminate important transport costs and bring the economy to your pocket.

Invest in automation, but don’t forget your employees

At first, the cost can be high, but automating your business work process represents a big investment for the future. With a labor market more robotized and technological, the tendency is robots working in repetitive activities with more risks. But don’t think this means substituting all the human manpower. In this period, you can use resources to capacitate employees to work with machines and focus on more creative and emotional intelligence activities.

Take care of your fleet

Everybody needs some attention, right? Your trucks are the same. A breaking fleet prejudices your business image and compromises your workflow. Besides giving the workers a great headache, an emergency on the road will make the clients unsatisfied, because the product will not arrive within the deadline. Here in LOGBER, our fleet is equipped with technology and periodic maintenance, decreasing pollution caused by the fuels. If you want to give your fleet attention too, it’s simple: investing in a calendar of maintenance is a smart way to avoid emergency expenses and unwanted headaches.

Follow your KPIs

KPIs, the acronym for Key Performance Indicators, are logistics development indicators, metrics that will help you to have a general view of your business. They address topics about customer's requests, inventory management, storage and transport management. With them, you can identify flaws and prejudicial factors for your business in internal and external processes with more clarity. From here, it’s easier to define objectives to accomplish. But, be careful! Remember to follow your indicators and your business’ characteristics and perspectives.

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