Postal Hub podcast

Ep 321: Data driving delivery profitability


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Robert Jordan, CEO at the Information Factory, discusses how data can be used to drive profitability in delivery and logistics. We cover:

  • Harnessing logistics and delivery data
  • Data is not just about reporting
  • Falling letter volumes, volatile parcel volumes, labour pressures
  • Postal operators dealing with operational issues in the network and the last mile
  • Revenue optimisation
  • Using data for performance and sales reporting
  • Being price competitive in delivery and logistics
  • The importance of having a data strategy
  • Receiving and transmitting data
  • What to look for when it comes to data quality in logistics
  • Making sure data is fit for purpose
  • Creating a cost model (activity based costing)
  • Tying in with the general ledger
  • Allocation of costs
  • Ops cost per move
  • Assessing profitability of customers and lanes
  • Data underpinning optimisation of logistics operations
  • Ensuring data is fit for purpose
  • Observability

 

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