Tips to Improve Inbound Logistics | Inovis-White Paper

Tips to Improve Inbound Logistics
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The complexity of inbound logistics makes it tough to get a handle on the process. Fortunately, there are strategic and tactical tools available to help companies boost the logistics performance of their trading partners. By putting in place a formal partner performance management program, organizations can dramatically reduce the number and impact of inbound-logistics problems and strengthen their competitive abilities.

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Although there is no one-size-fits-all solution to inbound-logistics problems, every effective PPM program, regardless of the industry in question, incorporates one or more of the following 10 strategies. By investing in a formal PPM program that includes these strategies, a company can go a long way toward improving its inbound logistics and thereby enhance its overall operating efficiencies and competitive position in the market. The top 10 strategies are:

1. certification as part of rollout
2. post-go live stabilization and monitoring
3. daily worklists for suppliers
4. proactive/predictive alerts
5. invoice deductions
6. scorecards
7. scorecard improvement programs
8. performance improvement incentives
9. catalog program integrated with PPM program
10. get audited

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