{"id":1753,"date":"2023-11-14T00:28:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T00:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keypractices.viagointernational.com\/?page_id=1753"},"modified":"2023-11-14T01:48:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T01:48:29","slug":"the-challenge-of-increasing-productivity-having-a-lower-cost-base-than-your-competitors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keypractices.viagointernational.com\/?page_id=1753","title":{"rendered":"The Challenge of Increasing Productivity: Having a Lower Cost Base Than Your Competitors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1753\" class=\"elementor elementor-1753\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae1ff10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae1ff10\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4523fd8\" data-id=\"4523fd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9e5be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a9e5be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Current  Reality - Having a Lower Cost Base Than Your Competitors<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ba0cfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ba0cfd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9817d95\" data-id=\"9817d95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84318a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"84318a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p>Many business owners or managers claim that&hellip;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"text-center\"><em>&ldquo;The only way to enhance productivity and grow a business is by investing in having a lower cost base than your competitors&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><b> Case Study<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><i>Freight forwarders and logistics companies commonly report they struggle with:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Missing cut off dates and deadlines<\/li>\r\n<li>Incurring too many penalties and charges<\/li>\r\n<li>Staff that are overloaded<\/li>\r\n<li>Quoting rates being a balancing act<\/li>\r\n<li>Sales being constantly under pressure<\/li>\r\n<li>Low margins<\/li>\r\n<li>And much more.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>In freight forwarding, you compete for clients and sometimes make a loss from penalties when a cut-off date is missed. Consequently, there is significant pressure to take on extra staff to meet the surges in jobs that are caused by the individual ship and plane cargo loads. Costs rise as a result and profit drops. 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