At the end of October the 2019 edition of the Logistics Forum, the traditional meeting for the supply chain professionals, was held. How will logistics and supply chain management evolve?[…]
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[FREE WORKSHOP] Business profitability: reducing costs as a healthy carrier of EBIT in your company
Tuesday 19 November from 2.30pm to 6.30pm, in the conference room of Progetto Manifattura in Rovereto, Trentino Sviluppo proposes a seminar of in-depth study on the subject of cost optimization[…]
No-core costs: how to reduce the cost of meal vouchers (without starving workers!)
As an alternative to the company canteen, the meal voucher (or substitute canteen service) is provided by the company to its employees for the lunch break. The recent trend shows[…]
No-core costs: reduce insurance costs
It is recurrent for companies to rely on brokers (professionals whose job is to mediate between insurance companies and their customers) for the selection of insurance companies and the management[…]
Logistics Forum 2019
The Logistics Forum 2019 will be held in Gubbio from 23 to 25 October. Smart VCO will be present. And you?[…]
Purchasing fitness: reduce costs with spend visibility tools
A recent survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit has found that financial managers often complain of a lack of spending visibility. The result is a difficulty in correctly addressing cost[…]
What is better: a pricelist or spot quotations?
Companies adopt different systems for managing transport providers and routes assignment. The methods can be divided into two groups: 1. spot: a specific tender is organized for each shipment; 2. […]
No-core costs: it is possible to save money on the waste disposal tax
It is possible to obtain recurring saving opportunities on the Italian waste disposal tax. For information on TARI cost reduction projects, send un e-mail to info@smartvco.com, with the code “T01”[…]
Freight audit: what differences between a service and a tool?
To have a proper invoice verification is not easy: there are so many charge codes and every vendor show a unique tariff structure. Just add to this the large variety[…]
How to manage a cost reduction masterplan?
In the case of extended and complex projects in which the scope of activity is not limited to a single area, the execution of the works is coordinated in a[…]