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Targeted Cost to Serve

argeted Cost to Serve (TCTS) gives warehouse operations and finance leaders a workload-adjusted metric for measuring true cost performance. Instead of relying on static budgets, TCTS adjusts targets based on actual workflow complexity, order mix, and operational demand. This helps organizations identify cost drivers, compare facilities fairly, and align operations and finance around one shared metric.

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Automating 3PL Profit Management

3PLs face rising labor costs, complex customer requirements, and rate structures that don’t reflect the true cost of service. Without visibility into daily operating margins, providers struggle to pinpoint which customers or workflows are driving losses. This brief outlines how real-time cost-to-serve analytics can transform how 3PLs manage profitability—featuring insights from the Profit Management, the Easy Metrics solution trusted by top logistics operators.

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Supercharge Your Warehouse Productivity

The challenge of improving an operation’s productivity can be overwhelming. Modern warehouse teams are expected to achieve high levels of performance, to meet budgets and run a profitable operation no matter how difficult the product mix – without sacrificing quality or safety.

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The Productive Workforce

If you had a hunch that you have some employees that are checked out, and disengaged from their work, you’re probably right. 70% of employees are not engaged. This causes many problems that spill into areas of safety, productivity, quality, absenteeism, and more. In a distribution environment, employee engagement is critical, and more importantly, achievable with the right plan.

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Already Have an LMS?

Labor Management Systems are designed and marketed toward increasing productivity in the workplace, and therefore reducing costs. Unfortunately, these systems only give you productivity data on direct processes–leaving other cost and time metrics invisible and unutilized. If the goal is to reduce overall costs, then looking purely at productivity metrics isn’t enough. This is why many companies aren’t seeing the cost savings they were expecting with an LMS alone.

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Peak Season Visibility

Recent years have brought dramatic shifts in distribution demands. Productivity needs to increase to keep up, but labor management Systems require change management. Peak season is the worst time to take on a labor management project. But many companies are rushing straight into labor management solutions and making costly mistakes.