Mastering Logistics RFQs for Global Supply Chains – A Strategic Guide for 2026–2028

Global freight is entering a new era of turbulence.

Tensions in Ukraine, the Middle East, and potentially Taiwan are already reshaping trade routes and increasing supply chain risks.

For international shippers, importers, and exporters, building resilient logistics strategies is no longer optional.

My book “Mastering Logistics RFQs for Global Supply Chains” explains how to structure freight sourcing and supplier selection to balance cost, reliability, and risk in this new reality.

Available on Amazon – eBook $9.90

When global supply chains become unpredictable, the companies that win are those that structure their logistics strategy before the disruption happens.

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LOGISTICS COSTS CONTROL

There are many ways to control and reduce your logistics costs, but before any analysis, the most important is to understand how your company records these costs in your financial books… 

Making your transport and logistics Request for Quotation (RFQ) a MASTERPIECE!

Logistic costs are defined differently in companies.

In many cases, the reported logistic costs of companies even within the same business differ more than justified by their operations. 
Some companies do not count interest and depreciation on inventories as logistic costs. Others include the distribution costs of their suppliers or the purchasing costs.
In some cases, even the purchase value of the procured goods is included in the logistic costs.
The situation in logistic controlling and supply chain controlling is even worse, as only a minority of companies records and monitors logistic costs separately and continuously. 
Whereas in industry the total logistic costs range between 5 and 15% of turnover, in trade companies they make up between 10 and 25% of turnover. For retailers, logistic costs can use up more than one third of the profit margin. Despite this, it is still the exception for retailers to record. 

What are logistics costs? 

Logistics costs are all the expenses incurred moving product — from sourcing raw materials to delivering customer orders and every step in between.

How to reduce your Logistics costs?

Some methods used frequently or a combination of a few will definitely impact your logistics costs:

 

  • Use different modes of transportation
  • Explore opportunities to consolidate shipments
  • Automate your Logistics
  • Supply Chain visibility
  • Timely planning & scheduling
  • Consider warehousing services
  • Find a reliable Logistics Service Provider (LSP)

In logistic controlling, less is more

It is better to control a few meaningful key performance indicators (KPI) with adequate accuracy in longer time spans, than to monitor all possible performance, quality and cost data with precision permanently without knowing the demand.
For controlling, not the precision of the performance and cost data, but the practical use and application are decisive.
We can support you to implement the right KPIs for your company.
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