Study Of BI In Logistics Cost Management Of Retail Enterprises

With the continuous improvement of China's economic openness,some foreign retail giants have gradually entered China,exacerbating the already fierce domestic market competition.In such a business environment,if retail companies want to maintain or even increase their own profits,they must start from their own to minimize the cost of carrying out various businesses.As a relatively large part of the various costs of retail enterprises,logistics costs have the title “the third source of profits,” and naturally are the focus of attention.In the previous logistics cost management of retail enterprises,although there have been practices minimizing logistics costs through refined management,as the management tools used by enterprises cannot meet the requirements of fine management,companies can only Cost management is simply optimized.With the continuous development of business intelligence technology,its application in various industries has become more and more common.As a management tool,business intelligence technology can greatly enhance the company's ability in data collection and data analysis.Through business intelligence technology,retail companies can manage logistics costs more meticulously,and further optimize the logistics operations process,achieving the goal of reducing logistics costs as much as possible.This article introduces the application of business intelligence technology in logistics data collection,logistics data analysis and providing optimization solutions.In addition,taking a medium-sized retail company A as an example,it introduced its current status of logistics cost management from three aspects: function,process,and accounting.Through the business intelligence system,it analyzed various problems in logistics cost management and addressed These issues raise an optimization solution that relies on business intelligence.