Need an index on logistic costs ?
Posted by Céline on mars 9th, 2007
Logistic companies dreamt about it, TLF and TL&Associés made it true : the index on the logistic costs exists and is updated every quarter. It gives a general trend (with seperate heading of costs) on the economic model of a warehouse and covers the whole of the logistic activities (transport excluded).
The index itself is made of three sub-indexes:
- the STORAGE index that gathers the costs related to the surface dedicated to storage (cost of the building, loads, maintenance, guarding, tax, equipment of the warehouse)
- the SERVICES index that relates to the costs depending on the level of activity (materials handling, direct personnel costs, consumable, local overheads (indirect staff))
- the SUPPORT index that covers the expenses with structure (staff and others)
there is also a COMPOSITE index that gives an overall trend.
11 companies take part in the panel: Samada, STEF-TFE, DHL, HEPPNER, GEFCO, DAHER, LAHAYE, MORY LOGIDIS, TMF, EASY DIS, KUEHNE+NAGEL
TLF: national federation of transport companies website
TL&Associés : independant cabinet in consulting in transport & logisticswebsite