The disruption caused by the Icelandic volcano has highlighted the importance of having a flexible supply chain, but how well did European networks cope when the skies became a no fly zone? Lucy Tesseras investigates.
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The government is funding a new approach to logistics apprenticeships, with the creation of organisations to employ the apprentices and hire them out to “host employers”.
As software-as-a-service becomes more established it is fast becoming an option for large companies as well as small. Lucy Tesseras reports.
The only “EU 15″members with lower productivity than us are Greece, Spain and Portugal, and look where they are.
Dell has deployed Inovis’ outsourcing software on a cloud computing platform to help it deal with increased demand on its supply chain communications infrastructure.
Food packaging specialist, Ono, has received Class A certification for planning and control at its French plant, following a successful business improvement programme. The company has enjoyed 30 per cent growth, reduced handling, warehousing and freight c
Huhtamaki, the global speciality and consumer packaging company, has created £80,000 of savings in the first year after deploying Snapfulfil’s WMS at ts three southern area UK warehouses.
Developer Muse has started what is believed to be the first speculative big shed development in the country for nearly a year with its proposal for two warehouses of 92,000 sq ft and 67,000 sq ft on Plot F at its Eurocentral scheme in Scotland.
Focus is shifting from cost reduction to customer service improvement to increase revenue and reduce total cost across the extended supply chain, according to Mark Parkhurst of One Network. An approach which he says requires improved collaboration across
Cold store and distribution specialist Yearsley has snapped up the former Innovate logistics facility in Chesterfield for £6.3 million.
