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Views and comment from Logistics Manager and IndustryFear of empty bellies
The airline sector is in trouble. Losses this year could reach $6.1 billion, more than wiping out the $5.6 billion that airlines made...
Published: 03 October 2008
Gutter politics
You can hire the top supply chain planners, restructure your operations, install the most sophisticated systems and maintain the most modern equipment to maximise the performance of your supply chain and minimise the costs....
Published: 03 October 2008
UK drivers don't need training: Geoffrey Cave Wood
UK drivers don't need training: only a half-wit would agree with that statement, but that is exactly how one might try to justify the UK's response to the EU directive on driver training which comes into effect in 12 months time. The directive was...
Published: 03 October 2008
An idea whose time has come?
There's a lot of talk about supply chain collaboration but not nearly as much action. But rising fuel costs and growing environmental pressures are making it increasingly attractive. Malory Davies considers some of the latest thinking....
Published: 01 September 2008
Driver CPC, no sweat?: Mick Jackson
Five years ago, another piece of Euro-legislation emerged from Brussels and wended its way around Europe to all member states of the Union. ...
Published: 01 September 2008
Joined up thinking
From this issue we are strengthening Logistics Manager's market leading position so that it not only provides definitive coverage of logistics at an operational level but also addresses more strategic supply chain issues. To do this we are integrating...
Published: 01 September 2008
Resilience is the key
All across Europe, banks are writing off billions of euros as the credit crunch takes its toll. Deutsche Bank's last figures show that pre-tax profit for the quarter April-June at 642m euros was down from 2.7 billion euros the year before....
Published: 01 September 2008
Telematics to help cut fuel consumption
Rising fuel costs are the most significant pressure coming to bear on businesses this year, which means that service companies now need to reduce the miles that their engineers cover on the roads....
Published: 01 September 2008
Unsung hero of the industry: Geoff Dossetter
How many people do you know that rate more than 2,500 references in Google - or are quoted by newspapers all across Europe? I can only think of Geoff Dossetter, who retires on 26th September as director of external affairs at the Freight Transport...
Published: 01 September 2008
A foundation to please all the people?: Mick Jackson
In fairly equal measures, Skills for Logistics has been criticised over the years by some of the sector opinion formers for having too much of a focus on operatives at the expense of management and by others for focusing too much on managers at the...
Published: 18 August 2008
Sustainability - time to be a little more selfish?
A new study from the Global Commerce Initiative and Capgemini suggests that taking a collaborative approach to supply chain sustainability could not only be good for the environment but could have benefits for the bottom line. Malory Davies looks at the...
Published: 18 August 2008
Climate change regulation poses risk for business
Leading international companies see greenhouse gas regulation as a potential risk, according to a study by the Carbon Disclosure Project....
Published: 01 August 2008
Taking advantage of the credit crunch
More evidence of the impact of the credit crunch on supply chains comes from the Aberdeen Group, which suggests that adopting technology to improve productivity will help businesses in the supply chain weather the storm....
Published: 01 August 2008
Who owns the logistics industry?
Who owns the logistics industry? On the face of it, that might seem a bizarre question, but even a superficial survey reveals changing patterns of investment around Europe....
Published: 01 August 2008
How do you win the war for talent?
The rewards for employing top talent are well recognised. Extensive research confirms that high performing organisations achieve competitive advantage by having superior talent. So why can't we simply identify the characteristics of the very best talent...
Published: 01 June 2008
More than a set of tyres: Mick Jackson
I am privileged to have worked in the logistics sector for many years. While I don't quite go back to the days when Pontius was a pilot, I have been fortunate enough to work with and for some real characters whose working lives dated back to the post-war...
Published: 01 June 2008
The scene is set for e-procurement growth
Many companies are now using so-called e-procurement implementations to facilitate catalogue-based buying of indirect materials, such as office supplies. This is fine, but the savings on these types of deployments are rarely substantial. Shaving pennies...
Published: 01 June 2008
Come to a supply chain forum: Mick Jackson
When Skills for Logistics commissioned widespread research to find the issues of concern regarding training for the logistics sector, the two demands that kept being made were for training and qualifications to be relevant and consistent around the UK....
Published: 01 May 2008
Making life taste better…
A long time ago, I had an argument with a colleague about whether supermarkets were a force for good or a force for evil, logistically speaking....
Published: 01 May 2008
Shameful delay
In June last year, I criticised the government for failing to deal with the growing number of foreign vehicles in a dangerous condition or in which the driver had exceeded the hours regulations....
Published: 01 May 2008
