Whitepaper

The Economics of Downtime

A business case for emergency logistics: separate the downtime costs you can see from the ones you cannot, calculate your own number with a reusable model, and build a five-move emergency response system.

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The Economics of Downtime

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Who this is for

Finance, operations and supply chain decision-makers who have to defend an emergency logistics budget — or kill one — with a number rather than an anecdote.

What's inside

Downtime is a financial event · Direct vs hidden cost · Three scenarios, three structures · Anatomy of a downtime event · The cost model · Total cost of four modes · Building the response system · Value of one hour

What you'll take away

  • A reusable model for your own downtime cost, built from four variables you can pull from production and financial data.
  • A total-cost comparison of standard air freight, NFO, OBC and charter — where the cheapest rate stops being the cheapest decision.
  • Five moves that turn emergency response from heroics into a system.

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