In 2008, there were a few reports around the world regarding logistics costs, respecti
vely warehousing costs. The first one, done by Establish Incorporation, emphasised costs as the
strongest force in driving decisions in logistics. The warehousing costs decreased d
ue to rationalisation of locations. In 2008, warehousing costs were about 20% of the total
logistics costs in North America. The same study suggests that in Europe warehousing costs were higher
.
The European Logistics Report 2008 considered the reduction of costs essential in warehousing.
In the Central and Eastern Europe there was a strong construction activity last year, but despite
this fact, the direct investment in warehousing property decreased by 38%. Warehouse
construction increased in Romania because of low cost, a growing consumer market and the
growing activity around
the Constana port.
The European Distribution Report
(2008: 5)
revealed the rent for warehousing purposes, the land price and the building costs in m
ajor cities
from Romania. These studies emphasise the importance of logistics and warehousing cost
s at
international level. That is why we consider improving management best practi
ces regarding
logistics, in general, and warehousing, in particular, a must for Romanian managers.
The structure of the article is as follows: the first part is a literat
ure review for warehousing
performance management (the goal is to present several indicators used at inte
rnational level),
then we try to solve the problems related to a warehouse from Romania, belonging to
S.C. TUDOR S.R.L