Channel 5 documentary “Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers” will return to screens on Friday, for a third series charting the progress of the Eddie Stobart transport and logistics business
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Volatility, complexity and global shifts will be the focus of Professor Alan Braithwaite’s seminar on The Future: Supply Chain 2020, at the Extended Supply Chain Conference which takes place in London in April
Transport for London has renewed its call for operators to plan ahead to mitigate disruption in Games transport ‘hotspots’ during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games
Honda Trading Europe has extended its contract with Norbert Dentressangle for three years
204 million heavy goods vehicle miles have been taken off UK roads by food and grocery companies, according research by IGD
Maersk’s Liner Business made a loss of $600 million last year compared to a profit of $2.6bn in 2010 as a result of low freight rates on the Asia–Europe trades
Deutsche Post DHL has unveiled five visions of the future and their impact on trade, business and society. DHL chief Frank Appel said: “In a world that is becoming harder to predict, we have to expand our horizon and think about alternatives…”
One in twelve large businesses is substantially reliant on high-risk suppliers, according to research commissioned by procurement advisors Achilles
The past year has seen some major challenges for supply chain professionals with natural disasters such as tsunamis and floods disrupting operations. Not surprisingly mitigating supply chain risk has moved sharply up the executive agenda
GPS system supplier TomTom has called for better education for drivers after research suggested that GPS jammers are responsible for anything up to 450 jamming incidents a day
