Managing distribution costs

Section 1 : Reassess your routes

Distribution costs can creep up when inefficiencies hide in plain sight. Are your routes optimised? If not, every kilometer driven unnecessarily adds up. Analyse your delivery patterns and routes for opportunities to consolidate shipments, reduce travel distances, or even use technology like route optimisation software.

But don’t stop there. Evaluate if all destinations are worth the cost. Are low-profit orders pulling resources away from higher-value ones? Sometimes, managing distribution costs starts with rethinking where you deliver and why.