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| Websites linked to from this page hopefully will provide a company useful information related to logistics, supply, and transportation costs. |
| A Management Accounting Information Center article “An Evaluation of Using Cost Rate Terms for Finding Cost Data on the Internet” suggests a search strategy for finding cost information on the Internet. Please click the home logo at the top left of this page to access this article. |
| A Management Accounting Information Center article “Cost-Related Information Relevant to Management Accounting on the Internet” attempts to help those involved in cost management, accounting, and decision-making use the Internet for needed information. Please click the home logo at the top left of this page to access this article. |
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| A Management Accounting Information Center article “Finding Cost Data on the Internet (2008)” identifies ways in which the Internet can be a source of cost data for businesses. Please click the home logo at the top left of this page to access this article. |
| A Yahoo Pipes Search Product Logistics This Yahoo Pipes Search Product is designed to use several strings of search terms related to logistics. Added to each string are the keywords you enter. The strings are used simultaneously in the search and then the results are fed into the pipe and filtered. Hopefully, this Yahoo Pipes Search Product identifies useful information that would have taken several hours to find by manually searching using Yahoo Search. Click here to go this Yahoo Pipes product. Right clicking should lead to being able to open in a new window. |
| The bar graph below was created using Google’s chart tools.
The bar graph shows ownership, operating, and total costs in owning and operating five vehicle sizes (small, medium, and large sedans; SUVs; and minivans). The ownership costs includes insurance, licensing and registration, and depreciation costs. The operating costs includes: gas & oil; maintenance; and tires. The operating cost is computed on the assumption that the vehicle is operated for 15,000 miles, and has the following operating cost per mile: small sedan – 13.3 cents per mile; medium sedan -15.5 cents per mile; large sedan – 16.8 cents per mile; SUV – 20.1 cents per mile; and minivan – 17.0 cents per mile. The total cost is the sum of the ownership and operating costs. Costs are annual costs. The graph visually indicates the expense of owning and operating vehicles and also show how substantially different the costs can be for various sizes of vehicles. The graph is based on data presented at the Victoria Transport Policy Institute website. Click here to go this website. |
| The graph to the left was created using Google’s chart tools.
The graph shows the percentage of sales for the logistics costs in 2005 (6.9%), 2008 (6.9%), and 2010 (6.75%). These logistics costs were incurred by members of the Grocery Manufacturers Association. Members of this association manufacture food, beverage, and consumer products to sell to groceries. The logistics costs as a percentage of sales were provided in a report on surveys conducted by the Grocery Manufacturers Association of its members. Members of the association rely on efficient and effective logistics for their success, so their logistical operations are likely well developed and represent best practices. Therefore, the logistics costs as a percentage of sales shown on the chart to the left represent benchmark goals. The data used in the graph was obtained from a Grocery Manufacturers Association report on the 2010 survey of its members. This report can be downloaded by clicking here (PDF file). |