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  "How Do Your Company's Logistics Cost and Services Compare?"

 
   

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The Davis Logistics Cost and Service Database
Copyright © 2008 by Establish, Inc.

The Davis Logistics Cost and Service Database is an ongoing annual survey that manufacturers, distributors and retailers participate in to receive a customized benchmarking report of logistics cost and service. Participation is free and confidential.

The Database is an internationally recognized source of logistics cost and service information. The findings are presented annually at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals).

Participation in the Database is free and confidentiality is assured - we will not report that your company is a participant and will not share your data with anyone (except as part of group averages your data may be included in). We will provide you with a customized report comparing your cost and service against similar and competitive companies.


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Sample Logistics Cost and Service Comparison


Key Findings - 2012 Presentation

  • Logistics costs for the average company in the database are 7.87 percent of sales and $56.69 per hundredweight.
  • Logistics costs increased moderatly (1 to 2 percent) from 2011 to 2012 although there was a modest increase in warehousing costs.
  • Overall logistics costs are close to a ten-year low.
  • Companies with higher product values continue to have lower logistics costs
  • Smaller companies continue to have higher logistics costs.
  • Service performance levels have remained about the same for several years.
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Publications and Downloads

"Logistics Cost and Service - 2012"

"Logistics Cost and Service - 2011" presented at the 2011 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals conference in Philadelphia




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