Supply chain costs are set to rise, managers warn
28 August 2012
Years of continuous cuts to supply chain costs are coming to an end, according to a new survey by consultancy AT Kearney and the European Logistics Association.
Supply chain managers at more than 100 European firms reported that, as a percentage of sales, supply chain costs today are 65 per cent lower than in 1987. But more than three-quarters of respondents said costs would probably increase.
They blamed rampant logistics costs, the complexity of business and the demand for value-added services. These three trends were...