Three of the world’s leading car manufacturers have created a collaborative community. Here they talk about how it came about
Browsing: Logistics & Supply Chain
Supply chain has traditionally been the backbone of business, but new factors are shifting the boardroom focus, making it the hero of the tale, says Johanna Parsons
Strategies for managing global supply chains are changing fast. Unit price is no longer the overriding concern; proximity to the customer is becoming a critical issue. By Nick Allen
UK marketing chief John Stocker explains the automotive specialist’s strategy to Johanna Parsons
Any discussion of supply chain risk tends to focus on such things as natural disasters and supplier failures
As pressure mounts on major corporations to be seen to be operating in a sustainable way, it has opened up a world of opportunities to a new breed of organisation dedicated to helping them get their supply chains in order
The UK’s retail supply chains face major upheavals over the next five years with more than 60,000 shops closing down in the face of continuing austerity and the rise of internet shopping
The global market for supply chain software grew 7.1 per cent last year – pretty impressive given the disappointing performance of the world economy
Almost half of manufacturing executives globally admit that their companies currently do not have visibility of their supply chains beyond Tier 1 suppliers
Any discussion of supply chain risk tends to focus on such things as natural disasters and supplier failures.
