Browsing: Logistics

Cargolux has reached a tentative agreement with Boeing over the delivery of two freighters it refused to take delivery of earlier this month

CHEP has invested 2 million euros in redesigning its service centre in Tiel, the Netherlands, including new machinery for increased automation, efficiency

A quarter of companies have taken some third party logistics work back in-house in the past year, and 58 per cent say they are reducing or consolidating the number of 3PLs they use, according to an annual review of the market

There can be few fields of business endeavour where change is so dramatic, or so rapid, as supply chain and logistics.

Consumers may want home deliveries at times to suit themselves but cost considerations will always limit the options so are there other ways of keeping them happy?

The cash-to-cash cycle is moving back up the corporate agenda in the wake of public spending cuts, rising inflation and jittery financial markets. Nick Allen looks at how supply chain professionals can respond.